Pressure Cooker Jewish Noodle Kugel also known as Noodle Pudding, is a favorite Holiday, Shabbot, Chanukkah side dish. It also makes a great dessert.
Pressure Cooker Jewish Noodle Kugel
As long as I can remember my Grandma Rose always had a Kugel in the house.
I used to help her make Kugel, as a kid. Wide Egg Noodles are standard and traditional for this recipe but sometimes I like to jazz it up and use different colored noodles or even pasta.
My famous Grandma Rose’s Jewish Noodle Kugel recipe has been converted to the Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker and let me tell you, it is fabulous!
Cast of Ingredients for Pressure Cooker Jewish Noodle Kugel!
Ingredients for Pressure Cooker Jewish Noodle Kugel
- Egg Noodles
- Cottage Cheese and Sour Cream
- Eggs
- Raisins and Cinnamon
- Sugar, Butter, Lemon Juice
What I love about the Pressure Cooker Jewish Noodle Kugel is that you can easily brown the top without ever turning on the oven!
Soak Raisins in Water to Plump
After the kugel cooks in the Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker, all you have to do is use a Mealthy CrispLid (buy from Mealthy) / (buy from Amazon) and brown and crisp up the top! See photos below!
Why Soak Raisins?
- Soaking raisins will plump them up and keep them from being very chewy.
- The texture after cooking is much better.
If you do not want to soak the raisins, you do not have too. This is just a personal preference.
Add the pasta to the Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker
The egg noodles will cook super fast, so don’t leave the kitchen.
To avoid the sputtering that sometimes happens when doing a quick release, use short, intermittent movements to release a little steam at a time. Keep your hand to the lever, next to the valve opening, making sure NOT to put your hand on top of the opening.
Running the cooked noodles under cold water will stop the cooking process. They need to be al dente since they are going back into the
Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker to cook with the filling.
Beat Six Eggs Well
I use a Cuisinart Electric Hand Mixer as it is so easy to just mix all the ingredients together and get them blended really well.
For all you who love to beat your eggs hard in my Pressure Cooker New York Cheesecake recipe, which you shouldn’t, here is your chance!! Hahahahaha.
Dump in Filling Ingredients
Add in the cottage cheese, sour cream, cinnamon, sugar, lemon juice and the rest of the ingredients to the Large Mixing Bowl and beat it really well so that there are no chunks of cottage cheese.
Beat the filing until smooth!
You will want a nice and smooth consistency.
Drain Noodles, Rinse under Cold Water
By this time the noodles should be finished cooking. Drain the water and run the noodles under cold water.
Dump in the Egg Noodles into Filling Mixture
Gently fold the noodles into the Large Mixing Bowl with the cottage cheese mixture and combine well.
Gently make sure all noodles are coated with the luscious filling
Can Other Noodles Be Used?
- Yes. Very often when I make Pressure Cooker Jewish Noodle Kugel, I’ll use various shapes of pasta. For Chanukkah, I have used pasta shaped like dreidels.
- For Christmas (oh, you would be surprised at how popular this kugel is at Christmas pot lucks) I use pasta in the shape of Christmas trees.
- You can even use plain old spaghetti and make a kugel.
Another wonderful recipe to bring to a potluck is my Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake, which is to die for…..really!
Drained Raisins
Can Other Dried Fruit be Used?
- Yes, be creative. I love all the different colors.
- Both Black Raisins or Golden Raisins can be used at the same time.
- The noodle kugel can be colorful by using Dried Cranberries or Mixed Fruit!
- Dried pineapple or dried mangos is terrific too!
- Very often, I have used a mixture of diced dried fruit.
Use a good dried fruit, not a candied dried fruit, For instance, the fruit you use in a Fruit Cake that has been dried with sugar, would not be a good match.
Gently fold in the raisins
Kugel is a Jewish dish, but so many of my friends who are not Jewish, use this dish for Christmas dinner. I have seen them use Santa shaped pasta and cranberries!
Pour half the mixture into the Push Pan
Generously, butter your Push Pan so that the kugel will easily release.
Since the posting of this recipe, I have switched to using this cake push pan with handles. It makes is to easy to get the pan in and out of the pressure cooker.
Pro Tip: DO NOT USE PARCHMENT ROUNDS for the Kugel. While Parchment Rounds are great when making cheesecake, it is not for making Kugel, as it will adhere and become one with the Kugel. Trust me on this! Don’t do it.
Pressure Cooker Jewish Noodle Kugel
This is how the noodle kugel looks right out of the pressure cooker. Because I love the crispy top, here is what you do to make it nice and brown and crispy as if baked in the oven.
Place the CrispLid on top of the Instant Pot
If you want the corn flake topping, add it now, otherwise, the Mealthy CrispLid just goes on top.
Only a few minutes to perfection!
Crisped Up Pressure Cooker Jewish Kugel
Alternatively, you can put the pan under the broiler, but using the Mealthy CrispLid is just so easy.
My preference is without the topping, but most people LOVE the topping. See how much nicer this Pressure Cooker Jewish Noodle Kugel looks now?
Removing the Pressure Cooker Jewish Noodle Kugel
How to Eat Jewish Noodle Kugel.
My favorite way to eat Kugel, is at room temperature. You certainly can serve it directly from the Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker, if you like, but I suggest allowing it to get to room temperate.
You can also make Kugel the day before and refrigerate it to serve with your meal.
How to Remove Kugel from Pan.
Before removing the sides from the Kugel, allow it to set up a while, about an hour. It may be fine to remove the pan right away; I just never tried, so I can’t speak to that…..
Take any can or jar and place the Push Pan on top and pull the ring down. The Kugel will appear like magic. I use a really Thin Slotted Turner to remove the Kugel off the bottom of the Push Pan and on to a plate.
Yummy Pressure Cooker Jewish Noodle Kugel
Yummy Pressure Cooker Jewish Noodle Kugel can be served hot, warm, room temperature or cold. My favorite way is room temperature. For those who do not keep Kosher, but love Jewish food, Instant Pot Kugel goes great with my Friday Night Shabbos Brisket.
This Pressure Cooker Jewish Noodle Kugel goes great at buffets or at a BBQ. It is also great as desert or just for a snack.
It is a great “make a head” dish!
Besides brisket, Kugel goes really well with London Broil or Grilled Tri-Tip! Enjoy.
More Jewish Recipes to Make:
- My Air Fryer Chanukkah Latkes are totally yummy and only a little oil is used!
- For bites, try my Air Fryer Potato Latke Bites.
- Pressure Cooker Jewish Sweet and Sour Stuffed Cabbage Holishkes
- Pressure Cooker Friday Night Shabbos Brisket.
Kitchen Equipment and Essentials
- Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker
- Mealthy CrispLid (buy from Mealthy) / Mealthy CrispLid (buy from Amazon)
- di Oro Living Silicone Spatulas Set
- Porcelain & Bamboo Salt Box with Spoon
- Salbree Steamer Basket
- 3.5 Quart Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl
- Cuisinart Electric Hand Mixer
- Cake Push Pan with Egg Bite Molds Set
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Here is your handy printable recipe:
Ingredients
- 8 oz Wide Egg Noodles drained/rinsed
- 1/2 Tablespoon Butter
Filling
- 3 large Eggs
- 1 cup Cottage Cheese
- 1/2 cup Sour Cream
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1/2 cup White Sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon Lemon Juice
- 1/2 cup Raisins White or Black
- 1 Tablespoon Butter for dotting
Optional Topping (if using topping, omit cinnamon in filling)
- 1/4 cup Corn Flakes
- 1 teaspoon White Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 Tablespoon Butter
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Instructions
- Soak raisins in a bowl of water to plump.
- Add egg noodles and water to just barely cover the noodles to Pressure Cooker cooking pot.
- Lock on lid and close Pressure Valve. Cook at High Pressure for 1 minute. When Beep sounds, do a Quick Release by carefully using intermittent movements to toggle the Pressure Valve open and close, to avoid spewing liquid.
- Immediately, rinse under cool water to stop the cooking. Set aside.
Filling
- Beat or whisk eggs. Add cottage cheese, sour cream, sugar, cinnamon, salt, lemon juice and beat well. Fold cooked noodles into mixture.
- Drain water from raisins and fold into mixture.
- Generously grease your Push Pan, Pour noodle mixture into Push Pan and dot with butter.
- Add 1.5 cups of water to Pressure Cooker cooking pot and place in a trivet. Place Kugel on top of trivet.
- Lock on Lid and close Pressure Valve. Cook at High Pressure for 20 minutes.
- When Beep sounds, allow a 15 minute Natural Pressure Release.
- Open lid and if using topping, add it now.
- Place Mealthy Crisplid on top of pressure cooker. Set temperature to 375 degrees and cook for 5 minutes.
Topping (optional)
- Crush corn flakes and mix with sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over the top of noodle mixture and dot with butter prior to crisping.
Notes
Nutrition
PIN this Pressure Cooker Jewish Noodle Kugel (Luchen Kugel)!
Pressure Cooker Jewish Noodle Kugel (Luchen Kugel)
OMG, this is fantastic! I made it without the topping and it was a big hit at my house. My husband, who usually doesn’t say things like this, said “You need to mark that one as a do often dish”. He, also, said it was like having desert of dinner 🙂
Thank you, JoAnne. Jill
Are the ingredients the same if you do it in the oven the old fashion way? If not can you please give me the ingredients for the kugel? It sounds Delicious. Thanks so much.
Jill,
Why does it say pour in half the mixture. But in the directions it doesn’t. I poured all in. It seems ok but I am letting it sit. I did not use a spring form or push pan but a greased oven safe dish. Really nervous. Pls respond 🙂
I don’t see where it says half. Are you following the recipe card? Jill
My mom made luchen kugel as a side dish, so this one was different, but oh so good.
Satisfied this gal’s sweet tooth for sure. I actually looked up and said, “ hey mom! Look what I did!”
Thanks for a lovely treat Jill, but even more, thanks for the memories.
Awww, thanks so much, Anne. What a sweet note. Jill
Thank you for making tried and true recipes available for the Instant pot. I am not able to locate the pressure or time for grandma roses noodle kugel. Can you please let me know? Thank you
Jill, Another delicious recipe, reminiscent of the sweet kugel I like to make. I’m looking forward to making it in my Instant Pot! Likewise with your brisket recipe, which is quite different than mine. One small note: I see you as an excellent food educator, and as such I’ve no doubt that you’d want anything you publish to be accurate. For your non Jewish readers, and any others who might not be familiar with Jewish dietary laws (kashrut), those who observe the laws of kashrut would never serve a dairy dish with a meat dish, as the mixing of milk and meat is forbidden. I no longer keep strictly kosher, nevertheless I take care to disseminate accurate information, as I’m sure you do, too. I understand that you’ve shared your own family tradition, and I respect that!
Everything sounds wonderful!
How would I convert this to pressure cooker. I have made this a long time ago.
I have a recipe for Kugel: (oven version)
1 Can Crushed pineapple(undrained)
1 pkg wide egg noodles
1/4 c melted butter
1# cottage cheese
1pt sour cream
1 c milk
1/2 sugar
2 tsp salt
What is the cook time for an 8 inch push pan? Thanks!
Can u give instructions for making in the air fryer
Any chance you have a savory kugel recipe? My grandma Rose used to make sweet but my grandma Esther made a savory kugel. Thanks.
Hi Claudia~
My Grandma Rose used to make a Savory Kugel too and I believe I have her recipe. I will get to it shortly. I remember it having a lot of pepper.
Jill
I have wanted to try Kugel for years, and your photos and recipe just increased the want to! I noticed in the directions you said to not use parchment paper, yet there was a photo right above that showing the paper in the push pan…or am I confused? Thanks for all your great recipes!
Hi Nancy~
You are not confused. The reason I said trust me, don’t use parchment, is because I did and it stuck to the Kugel. I was trying something new to see what would happen.
Jill
My dad loved this with cherries.
Hi Pam~
Cherries is a nice touch!
Jill