Chicken Matzo Ball Soup Recipe for Passover

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Homemade, Easy to Make

Chicken soup is delicious any time of year but I can't imagine not serving it to my family with matzo balls for the holiday of Passover. If you're not familiar with them matzah balls are a traditional Jewish European boiled dumpling made with matzah meal, eggs and oil. Long story short, you don't even have to be Jewish to enjoy them. The recipe below includes the how to for making the most flavorful homemade chicken soup you've ever tasted as well as to make the light, fluffy matzo balls that are a hallmark of the season.  

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From Scratch in Just 3 Steps

Try this easy-to-make chicken soup made from scratch in just 3 steps, along with super simple Mazot Balls from a store-bought mix such as Streit's Matzo Ball Mix or Streits Whole Wheat Matzo Ball Mix available online and in the kosher aisle at markets, to enjoy the best Matzo Ball Soup ever year-round.

 

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Recipe

Chicken Matzo Ball Soup

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Chicken Soup

Time to Make: 3 hours - Overnight
Makes 16 Servings

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken
• 4 carrots peeled & cut in 1-inch pieces
• 4 stalks celery & green tops sliced
• 3 sprigs fresh parsley
• 1/2 onion, no need to chop
• 2 t. ground sage
• 2 t. ground thyme
• 1 t. marjoram
• 2 bay leaves
• 5 whole cloves
• 3 whole allspice
• Kosher salt & fresh ground pepper

Directions

1. Place all ingredients in a tall soup pot, add water to cover plus 3-4 inches more

2. Bring pot of soup to a boil slowly, uncovered -- to keep broth clear, immediately after it starts to boil turn down heat to medium/low and cover

3. Simmer for at least 3 hours or overnight as I do for a rich chicken stock

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Matzo Balls

Time to Make: 45 minutes
Makes 16 Matzo Balls

Ingredients

• 1 box Your Choice: Streit's Matzo Ball Mix or Streit's Gluten-Free Matzo Ball Mix or Streit's Whole Wheat Matzo Ball Mix 
• 4 large eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• Salt
• Fresh parsley for garnish

Directions

1. In a bowl mix the eggs and oil with a fork by hand just until blended, do not beat

2. The matzo ball mix comes with two bags inside the box, empty both into the egg/oil mixture and gently mix with fork until uniform -- let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes

3. Meanwhile, in a large pot bring 4 quarts of water to a boil, add salt

4. Wet hands with water and form matzo balls about the size of a walnut in the shell, these will double in size when cooked

5. Drop balls one at a time into boiling water, then cover pot with lid and reduce heat to a simmer - cook for 30 minutes without opening the lid

6. Remove matzo balls from pot with slotted spoon and set aside -- add one to each bowl of hot chicken soup immediately before serving and garnish with a fresh sprig of parsley

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Easy Deviled Egg Easter Chicks Recipe Fun to Serve at Spring & Summer Parties

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These Deviled Egg Chicks from the April issue of Woman's Day would be fun anytime you're serving children, but they are really perfect whoever you'll be entertaining this Easter -- young and old alike. These are insanely easy to make in just four easy steps. Just think how much your holiday guests will be impressed when they see your creative take on an old-fashioned food that has been enjoyed in Spring & Summer for generations.

Recipe
by Kat Teutsch

Deviled Egg Chicks
Time to Make: 45 minutes
Makes 12 Chicks
Cost per Chick 34 cents

Ingredients

• 12 large eggs
• 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp mayonnaise
• 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
• 2 tsp Dijon mustard
• Kosher salt & pepper
• 1 large carrot, very small capers, fresh dill & chives for decorating

Directions

1. Place the eggs in a large saucepan, add enough cold water to just cover and bring to a boil. Remove from heat, cover the pan and let stand for 11 minutes.

2. Drain the eggs and return them to the saucepan. Gently shake the pan to crack the eggs all over. Run under cold water to cool, then peel the eggs, discarding the shells.

3. Cut the top third off each egg and reserve. Carefully remove the yolks from the bottom two thirds, transfer to a small bowl and mash with the mayonnaise, lemon juice, mustard 1/4 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp pepper. If necessary, slice a thin piece off the bottom of each egg white so they stand straight.

4. Using a 1-inch cookie scoop, scoop the yolk mixture onto the top of each egg white. Very thinly slice the carrot into strips, then cut into feet, wings and beak shapes. Use the capers for eyes and the herbs for beards, hair, and eyebrows, gently placing each in the yolk mixture to make a face. Use the reserved top third of the egg for a hat.

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Passover Free Kids Printables Crafts

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Free Printables & Paper Crafts for Pesach

Passover begins this Friday night, April 3, at sundown. Here's a whole bunch of free and fun printables to download and print out this week to keep the kids busy during the holiday break and to beautify your Pesach Seder table and celebration.

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Foldable Paper Pyramid Box Craft

I especially love this foldable pyramid box by Shala Kerrigan of Don't Eat The Paste that is about 2-1/2" tall at its highest point and so easy to make. The uses for this are many: it could be a name card at each place setting at your Seder table, a party favor filled with candy to send home with each your guests, something for the kids to play with during the holiday, or even used in multiples down the center of the table as a centerpiece. 

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And that's only the tip of the pyramid, as they say. Scroll down below to see lots more fun printouts to make with kids for Pesach.

Frog Origami Craft

Though not really a printable, this is a paper folding craft I just had to include it. All you have to do is follow these directions using a green sheet of origami paper to fold a flat piece of paper into a frog. Why not make a bunch of these and pass them out at the Seder when you get to the part about the frog plague?

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Passover Coloring Pages

From plagues to playful Seder plates, there are lots of coloring sheets available online for you to print out. These are a few of my favorites for Passover this year. Click on each coloring page to download it

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Paper Plate Sheep Craft

This simple kids art project from Crafting The Word of God requires just a few materials including a paper plate, markers, glue, cotton balls and the free downloadable template to make the sheep face and body parts.

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Printable Animal Masks

A great site for printable animal masks including a frog, sheep, lion, tiger, bear and other beasts associated with Passover is CoolestFreePrintables.com. The lion pictured is just one of 20 masks that are waiting for you to download and print.

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Passover 10 Plagues Finger Puppets Craft

Print these out and easily turn the cutouts into finger puppets representing all 10 plagues. Kids love these and they'll look forward to you bringing them to the Seder table every year from now on. A brilliant craft from ToriAvey.com

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Passover Coloring Sheet

From Creative Jewish Mom, here's another free Passover printable below 

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Egyptian Pharoah Head Dress Printable

What would the Seder be with that big bad guy Pharoah? Print this head dress out from First Palette, a site which also offers other ancient Egyptian printables like a man's collar and a woman's headband. Then cut it out so your child can time travel back to ancient Egypt during the Seder. 

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