Pesach Menu Planning Made Easy: 2025 Pesach Menu Template

My 2025 Pesach menu template is here and I am so excited to share it with you! 

I keep my menu pretty much the same from year to year, adding and swapping a few things when I come across new and exciting recipes. In general, I like to keep things simple. I look for dishes that don’t take a million steps and that can be frozen. I’ll save the more complicated things for a special Shabbos during the year.

My Pesach Kitchen is my go-to cookbook. It’s filled with classic recipes you will want to make for your family again and again. 

For years, when I made menus, I would never repeat a dish. I would sit for hours coming up with dozens of ideas for fear of repeating a recipe. That’s just ridiculous — especially when you have recipes you know your family loves. You don’t need to serve a million dishes at each meal; you don’t need three proteins, five sides and six salads! Keep it simple. Serve yummy, good food your family enjoys and everyone will be happy! 

Last year, I created an extensive Pesach menu post highlighting how to build a menu and create a shopping list, with a full sample menu. Check it out for ideas and guidance. 

This post includes both the 2025 Pesach menu template and grocery list to fill in. When building my menu, I like to create my grocery list at the same time. As I fill in the menu, I add everything I will need for each dish to my grocery list so I have everything down right away. If I need the same ingredient for multiple recipes, I will write it multiple times on the list and add in brackets what each one is for. 

For example: 

Kishke [capons]

Kishke [cholent] 

I also save my grocery lists so I can refer back to them to see exactly what I bought as well as what the store was out of.

Making Pesach for the first time? Check out my Pesach Buying Guide post for a comprehensive list of the small appliances and utensils you need for Pesach! 

This Pesach is unique, as it falls out Motza’ei Shabbos. We still need to eat challah on Shabbos, as it’s not Pesach yet, but Pesach is that night! When this happens, I hand out small rolls to each family member for Hamotzi that we eat outside or on the deck. Then we brush off any crumbs, wash our hands very well, and go into the dining room for a full Pesachdig meal. I’ll serve “Shehakol” Pesach crackers and chips for people to eat instead of challah.