The cooking-ahead-and-freezing life may not work for everyone. Maybe you don’t have a ginormous freezer just waiting to be filled with soups, appetizers, roasts, fish, kugels, and desserts. Maybe you’re a last-minute person by nature, or time just got away from you this year. Maybe you prefer to cook on Yom Tov so your food tastes fresher! Whatever the reason, we’re here to help with 35+ winning recipes you can prepare on Yom Tov and serve right away.

And because we’d all rather spend time with our families than in the kitchen on Yom Tov, we’ve selected recipes that require just a few minutes of prep time. (Just remember to leave on your stovetop or oven before Yom Tov, or you’ll be really stuck.)

For more on the practical halachot of cooking on Yom Tov, watch OU & You.

Enjoy, and Chag Sameach!

Savory:

1. Asian Peanut Chicken Salad by Jamie Geller

   

2. Best-Ever Carrot Loaf by Rivky Kleiman

   

3. Kale and Sweet Potato Sauté by Jill Hillhouse and Lisa Cantkier

   

4. Farfel from the Nitra Cookbook

   

5. Broccoli Salad by Miriam Zupnik

   

6. Brach’s Famous London Broil by Rivky Kleiman

   

7. Butternut Squash Fries by Rorie Weisberg

   

8. Best-Dressed Quinoa Veggie Salad by Brynie Greisman

   

9. Roasted Cauliflower with Dates and Pine Nuts by Elky Friedman

   

10. Honey-Mustard Chicken by Leah Schapira

    

11. Rib-Eye Steak by Brynie Greisman

    

12. Broccoli Pastrami Sauté by Chanie Nayman

    

13. Cauliflower Poppers by Esther Ottensoser

    

14. Savory Zucchini Balls by Estee Kafra

    

15. Maple-Mustard Salmon by Rivky Kleiman

    

16. Savory Chili Basil Chicken by Rivky Kleiman

    

17. Shredded Kani Salmon by Estee Kafra

    

18. Beer Brisket by Rivky Kleiman

    

19. Savory Flanken from the Dining In Cookbook

    

20. Soft and Savory Chuck Roast by Chanie Nayman

    

21. Green Trio and Duck Fry Sauté by Rivky Kleiman

    

22. Pastrami Bruschetta by Chana Schapiro

    

23. Lychee Lime Fish Skewers by Michal Frischman

    

24. Succulent Chicken with Squash by Ashira Mirsky

    

25. Sweet and Tangy Spare Ribs by Renee Muller

    

26. Savory Pickled Dark Turkey Roast by Rivky Kleiman