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Posted on: Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Cooking up kugel with yogurt

 •  Celebrate with hospitality
 •  Preparation intense for Passover

Associated Press

A potato, onion and mushroom kugel made with kosher yogurt can be a side dish for Passover.

Dannon via Associated Press

The emptying of pantries and refrigerators of certain foods to make their homes kosher for Passover can affect the recipes home cooks use for the holiday, of course.

Nice to think that sometimes it can be easy. Yogurt that's kosher for Passover is a simple ingredient that can be part of traditional favorites. Here it's used in a vegetable kugel, for the Seder table and beyond:

Yukon gold, sweet onion and mushroom kugel

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil plus 2 teaspoons for greasing baking dish
  • 1 cup diced sweet onion
  • 2 cups sliced baby bello mushrooms, or other mushrooms
  • 3 cups shredded Yukon gold potatoes, or other potatoes
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 3/4 cup plain yogurt (nonfat, low-fat or regular, as desired)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease 9-inch round (or similar size) glass baking dish.

Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a 12-inch nonstick frying pan. Add onions and mushrooms and saute for 5 minutes or until onions and mushrooms are softened.

Remove from heat; add potatoes, salt and pepper, and stir in yogurt. Pour into prepared baking dish and bake for 60 minutes, or until potatoes are browned on top and cooked through.

Makes 6 servings.

• Per serving (using plain nonfat yogurt): 130 calories, 4 g total fat (0.5 g saturated), 0 mg cholesterol, 130 mg sodium, 19 g carbohydrates, 2 g dietary fiber, 4 g protein.

• Per serving (using plain low-fat yogurt): 130 calories, 4.5 g total fat (1 g saturated), 5 mg cholesterol, 130 mg sodium, 19 g carbohydrates, 2 g dietary fiber, 4 g protein.

• Per serving (using plain yogurt): 140 calories, 5 g total fat (1 g saturated), 5 mg cholesterol, 125 mg sodium, 19 g carbohydrates, 2 g dietary fiber, 4 g protein.

Recipe for The Associated Press developed by Dannon Yogurt.