Passover seder for 9 guests
A sit-down Passover seder for 9: 6 dishes, about 828 g of food a guest (16.5 lb in all), 26 lines on the shopping list and around 30 drinks. 40% of the cooking can happen before the day.
- Dishes
- 6
- Food
- 16.5 lb
- Drinks
- 30
- Shopping lines
- 26
Sized by the planning engine
The menu, amounts and kitchen check
- · We set food for 6:30 PM — change it if your timing is different.
Menu for 9
Starters
- Matzo ball soup1.5 batches · 12 servingson the day
Mains
- Tray-roast chicken & lemon2 batches · 10 servingson the day
Sides
- Cold green salad, sharp dressing1 batch · 8 servingson the day
- Charoset1 batch · 8 servingson the day
Bread
- Grissini, rosemary & sea salt1 batch · 10 servingsday before
Dessert
- Lemon posset1.5 batches · 12 servingsday before
About 828 g of food a guest. 40% of the cooking can be done before the day.
Shopping highlights
- Chicken thighs7 lb
- Apple4 ea
- Carrot1.3 lb
- Citrus for garnish2 ea
- Garlic10 clove
- Lemon11 ea
- Rosemary1 bunch
- Salad leaves15 oz
- Cream4.3 cup
- Egg5 ea
10 of 26 lines. The full list comes with the plan.
Kitchen check
RECOVERY WINDOW — Clear
Recovery window is the busiest part of this starting kitchen.
Checked against a starting kitchen of 1 oven and 4 burners — not yours yet. Seats are not counted here: the planner asks for your real number rather than guessing it.
Drinks and cost
- Drinks, all kinds
- 30
- Ice
- 14 lb
- Food, estimated
- $255
About $28 a guest — a planning estimate from typical supermarket costs, not a price.
Countdown
The seder timeline, condensed
4 weeks before
- · Send the date, the start time, and a question about what people do not eat.
- · Brisket, matzo balls and charoset are a common Ashkenazi shape. Sephardic tables differ, and this planner does not certify kosher for Passover.
2 weeks before
- · Order the things that sell out. Leave the greens for the week of.
- · Decide the table before you buy anything for it.
1 week before
- · Cook whatever is better the next day. Leave the last fry for the day.
- · Count the zero-proof and the water with the rest of the drinks.
Day before
- · Clear the surfaces you will actually serve from.
- · Label what is already done so a helper does not redo it.
Day of
- · Finish only what cannot wait. Put the rest out before people arrive.
- · Keep one person out of the kitchen once guests are in the room.
Day after
- · Cool leftovers in shallow containers. Note what actually ran out.
- · Eat the food that keeps. Throw out the food that does not.
Other sizes
Seder for more or fewer
Questions hosts ask
How much food for a Passover seder for 9?
About 16.5 lb of finished food, or 828 g a guest across 6 dishes, with tray-roast chicken & lemon as the main. The amounts are sized by the planning engine and include a small margin.
Should a Passover seder for 9 be a buffet or a sit-down meal?
A sit-down meal works for 9 if you have a chair for everyone. Count your seats first — the planner never assumes them — and switch to a buffet if you are short.
How many drinks for a Passover seder for 9?
About 30 drinks across the party, including alcohol-free ones, and 14 lb of ice.
How far ahead should I start planning?
Start 4 weeks before: send the date, the start time, and a question about what people do not eat, and brisket, matzo balls and charoset are a common Ashkenazi shape. Sephardic tables differ, and this planner does not certify kosher for Passover.
What does a Passover seder for 9 cost?
The food in this plan comes to roughly $255, about $28 a guest. That is a planning estimate from typical US supermarket costs, not a price for your shop.
The whole night
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