Delicious and Skinny Passover Noodle Kugel
This deliciously sweet and creamy noodle casserole is a traditional Jewish dish. Kugel is a baked pudding usually made with noodles or potatoes combined with an egg mixture and sometimes cottage cheese, milk, or even meat and vegetables. Some kugels, like this one, have raisins, pineapple, and cinnamon. During Passover, matzo is normally used instead of noodles. It’s not my favorite way to make kugel so I was excited to discover a Passover-approved noodle to use instead of matzo in this dreamy dish. I’ve cut way down on the fat and calories by using the reduced-fat cottage, fat-free sour cream, some egg whites, and adding no margarine or nuts used in a regular recipe. Each slice has 216 calories and 2 grams of fat. It’s great for brunch, lunch, or a side for dinner. You don’t have to celebrate Passover to fall in love with this yummy dish!
Helpful Tips About this Recipe
Makes 16 slices (each serving, 1 slice)
Food Facts
Kugel is a baked pudding. The first kugels were made with bread and flour and had a savory not sweet taste. Years ago in Germany, they replaced the bread mixture with noodles or farfel. Later, eggs were incorporated. Today anything goes. From savory to sweet, noodles, potatoes, matzo, and dairy, there are so many varieties of kugel.
Healthy Benefit
Cottage cheese and sour cream provide lean sources of calcium.
Shopping Tips
Passover-approved noodles are available in most supermarkets during Passover. During the rest of the year or if you don’t celebrate Passover, use “no yolk” noodles. There are several brands available in the pasta section of the market.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 9–Blue
WW SmartPoints 9-Green
Food Facts
Kugel is a baked pudding. The first kugels were made with bread and flour and had a savory not sweet taste. Years ago in Germany, they replaced the bread mixture with noodles or farfel. Later, eggs were incorporated. Today anything goes. From savory to sweet, noodles, potatoes, matzo, and dairy, there are so many varieties of kugel.
Healthy Benefit
Cottage cheese and sour cream provide lean sources of calcium.
Shopping Tips
Passover-approved noodles are available in most supermarkets during Passover. During the rest of the year or if you don’t celebrate Passover, use “no yolk” noodles. There are several brands available in the pasta section of the market.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 9–Blue
WW SmartPoints 9-Green
| SKINNY FACTS: for 1 slice 216 calories, 2g fat, 1g sat. fat, 52mg chol, 9g protein, 41g carbs, 2g fiber, 225mg sodium, 24g sugar |
| FACTS: for Freestyle SmartPoints 205 calories, 1g sat. fat, 7g protein, 24g sugar |
Delicious and Skinny Passover Noodle Kugel
Ingredients
- 1 package Manischewitz Passover Gold egg noodles (12 ounces) see shopping tips
- 1 pint reduced-fat cottage cheese
- 1 pint fat-free sour cream
- 1¼ cup sugar
- 2 eggs, I like Eggland’s Best eggs
- 2 egg whites
- 1 (8 oz.) can crushed unsweetened pineapple, drained
- ¾ cup raisins
- 2-3 teaspoons cinnamon for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 13×9 pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- Cook the noodles as directed on the package. Drain and rinse in cold water.
- In a large bowl, mix together cottage cheese, sour cream, sugar, eggs, and egg whites, pineapple, and raisins. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in noodles. Mix thoroughly. Pour into the prepared pan and sprinkle cinnamon evenly over the top.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes until light golden brown on top. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 216kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 9gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 225mgFiber: 2gSugar: 24gBlue Smart Points: 9Green Smart Points: 9Plus Points: 6
Tried this recipe?Let me know how it was!
Epic failure. In 55 years of marriage, this was my second experience with Passover noodles. Gefen noodles (the only ones we could purchase; and only in 9 oz!) cooked at 12 min. turned into a clogged mess that could not be rinsed like egg noddles. The result after baking was a mush. One serving for a lunch meal was enough to toss out the entire pan (which was enough for an IDF company!).
OH WOW what a nightmare. I’m so sorry it turned out horribly! I’ve made this casserole for years using Manischewitz Passover Gold egg noodles. Maybe the noodles you used were not the same plus it would make the casserole mushy since you were missing the 3 ounces of noodles.
All the best to you,
Nancy
Not for Passover!!!
This recipe is made with 1 package Manischewitz Passover Gold egg noodles. I’m not sure why you think this recipe is not approved for passover. Please share. Thank you!
My best,
Nancy