Easy Ramadan Recipes for Holiday Entertaining (2024)

This delicious finger food is perfect for serving at Iftars, and even though they take a small bit of time to assemble, you can par-bake them and freeze them. I love stocking my freezer with these before Ramadan, taking them out on busy nights during the month, then baking them for a homemade treat.

Edamame is a healthy, easy snack to prepare if you buy the frozen version. Most stores carry frozen edamame, and you can thaw and use them just like fresh. Simply add the spices, bake, and you’ve got a tasty, healthy snack to serve!

Throw the ingredients in a food processor, form the Kafta patties, then air fry! These can be great little appetizer bites, or you can serve these as a main dish with sides.

Use leftover Za’alook and wonton wrappers to whip up this briouat style party appetizer. It doesn’t get easier than that!

This recipe does double duty in the instant pot; you can use it for cooking the chickpeas, and the saute option to crisp up the falafels.

This dish looks beautiful and complicated, yet it’s incredibly easy when you use a rotisserie chicken, store-bought pita, and a rice cooker and prepared your yogurt sauce ahead of time! Delicious, quick, and a family-favorite recipe!

With the help of a slow cooker and the use of frozen beans and canned tomatoes, this recipe is a breeze to throw together in the morning and serve later in the day. Pair it with some store-bought pita bread, and you’ll have guests begging for more!

Meatballs are a great party food and one that is easily made in a slow cooker. You can serve these as appetizers, but they also make a great meal when paired with rice or pita bread.

Change your Iftar flavors with this crockpot Cuban dish. Super easy to set and forget all day, then whip up some rice in a rice cooker or serve with pita. Tasty and simple.

Get all of the flavors of shwarma without having to resort to takeout or get your own spit to cook on. I love this recipe for large groups - once the meat is ready, everyone can build their own pita sandwich with mezze-style dips, cucumbers, and lettuce.

For those who prefer beef to chicken, this recipe is for you! Chop up your toppings, and you’ve got an easy meal on the table.

This fun and easy recipe deliver HUGE flavor. Buy yourself deveined shrimp and use canned tomatoes to speed up prep time. Use your instant pot to speed up the cooking process. You’ll have a full meal ready in under 30 minutes, rice, shrimp, tomatoes, and all!

This dish is similar to Biryani and is the perfect mid-week meal during Ramadan. Flavorful chicken, and tender rice all come together in the instant pot in under 30 minutes.

Whether you make this ahead of time and freeze or you make it fresh the day of in your instant pot, it’s a great soup to restore energy after a day of fasting.

If you like an extra tender lamb, using an instant pot to make this dish will achieve exactly that. The total time to get this on the table is 60 minutes, but only 15 minutes of actual hands-on cooking.

This isn't a traditional Moroccan recipe, but I used the spices and flavors of Morocco to create a quick chicken dish that you can make from start to finish in 15 minutes. You can use the chicken as a main course or cut it into small pieces and serve it as an appetizer. You could pair the chicken with pita bread, lettuce, tomatoes, and other favorite toppings for a pita sandwich. So many possibilities!

This salad is fresh, tasty and quick to throw together. It’s the perfect side dish on your Iftar table.

This makes a great side dish or a vegetarian main course. Using the instant pot speeds up the cooking process and I love grabbing a can of crushed tomatoes instead of crushing my own.

You can serve this cold or hot as a side dish or vegetarian main dish. I like to use canned cannellini or Great Northern beans to speed up the cooking process.

Rice cookers can cook quinoa, too, making this a quick vegetarian meal or side dish to get on the table! This recipe is flavorful and can be set up as a “build your own bowl” bar. Set out spinach, feta, olives, red onion, hummus, etc., and enjoy! Consider buying a jar of already roasted peppers to speed up the prep of the roasted red pepper sauce.

Seriously addictive potatoes that you won't be able to stop eating - so make double.

Technically a salad in Morocco, this dish makes a wonderful and healthy dessert. And it’s simple to prepare!

This no-bake treat can be on the table in 10 minutes. It’s addictive and the perfect finger food for a crowd!

These coconut cookies can be made several weeks in advance and stored in the freezer in an airtight container or freezer bag.