Were making a Thanksgiving potluck at work. Has to be enough to feed 150 students. what should i make?!
i work for an after-school program and we have 150 students enrolled!. every year we have a potluck!. i usually bring dessert enough for everyone to have but its very expensive!. this year Im looking to cook something easy and not at all expensive!. Were looking at grades K-5!. what should i make!? It cant be chips,sodas or anything that easy!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
huge veggie plates, Celery sticks, carrot sticks, cucumber slices, broccoli, cauliflower and ranch!.
few bags of celery(3) few bags of carrots (3) <--These 2 will be the most popular, about 7-8 cucumbers, 2 head of broccoli, and 2 heads of cauliflower, 2 bottles ranch dressing!. Slice n dice !.!.!.!.!. lay it all on top of lettuce leafs !.!.!.!.!. place a bowl of ranch in the middle with a table spoon for serving
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few bags of celery(3) few bags of carrots (3) <--These 2 will be the most popular, about 7-8 cucumbers, 2 head of broccoli, and 2 heads of cauliflower, 2 bottles ranch dressing!. Slice n dice !.!.!.!.!. lay it all on top of lettuce leafs !.!.!.!.!. place a bowl of ranch in the middle with a table spoon for serving
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Easy corn and ham chowder, made with a variety of cream soups and corn, along with herbs and ham!.
Ingredients:
2 cans (10 3/4 ounces each) cream of potato soup
1 can cheddar cheese soup
1 can cream of onion soup
1 can (16 ounces) cream style corn
4 to 6 ounces diced cooked smoked ham
1 tablespoon chopped chives
2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon seasoned salt, or to taste
2 to 3 cups milk
Preparation:
Combine all ingredients in slow cooker!. Cover and cook on LOW for 4 to 6 hours!. Add milk, depending on thickness you would like, and cook on HIGH 20 to 30 minutes longer, or until hot!.
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Ingredients:
2 cans (10 3/4 ounces each) cream of potato soup
1 can cheddar cheese soup
1 can cream of onion soup
1 can (16 ounces) cream style corn
4 to 6 ounces diced cooked smoked ham
1 tablespoon chopped chives
2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon seasoned salt, or to taste
2 to 3 cups milk
Preparation:
Combine all ingredients in slow cooker!. Cover and cook on LOW for 4 to 6 hours!. Add milk, depending on thickness you would like, and cook on HIGH 20 to 30 minutes longer, or until hot!.
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What about Pumpkin bars!? It makes 48 bars for smaller sized or 24 for larger size
Bars:
* 4 eggs
* 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
* 1 cup vegetable oil
* 15-ounce can pumpkin
* 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
Icing:
* 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
* 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
* 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F!.
Using an electric mixer at medium speed, combine the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin until light and fluffy!. Stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda!. Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and mix at low speed until thoroughly combined and the batter is smooth!. Spread the batter into a greased 13 by 10-inch baking pan!. Bake for 30 minutes!. Let cool completely before frosting!. Cut into bars!.
To make the icing: Combine the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth!. Add the sugar and mix at low speed until combined!. Stir in the vanilla and mix again!. Spread on cooled pumpkin bars!.
Or if you dont want dessert then do a green bean casserole!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Bars:
* 4 eggs
* 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
* 1 cup vegetable oil
* 15-ounce can pumpkin
* 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
Icing:
* 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
* 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
* 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F!.
Using an electric mixer at medium speed, combine the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin until light and fluffy!. Stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda!. Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and mix at low speed until thoroughly combined and the batter is smooth!. Spread the batter into a greased 13 by 10-inch baking pan!. Bake for 30 minutes!. Let cool completely before frosting!. Cut into bars!.
To make the icing: Combine the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth!. Add the sugar and mix at low speed until combined!. Stir in the vanilla and mix again!. Spread on cooled pumpkin bars!.
Or if you dont want dessert then do a green bean casserole!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
you can make cupcakes from the cake mix boxes! I like the FUNFETTI cake mix!. My kids love it!
OR go to BJ"S or Cotsco wholesale club!. They sell in big quantities!They make good desserts or you can get a full sheet cake! It's not expensive at all! They also have chocolate chip cookies already made!
They also have the dessert packages that you can make yourself! Like Brownies or cookies! That's what I do when I have a party!
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OR go to BJ"S or Cotsco wholesale club!. They sell in big quantities!They make good desserts or you can get a full sheet cake! It's not expensive at all! They also have chocolate chip cookies already made!
They also have the dessert packages that you can make yourself! Like Brownies or cookies! That's what I do when I have a party!
GOOD LUCK!Www@FoodAQ@Com
The idea of a pot-luck is to share samples of food!.
You don't have to make enough for 150 people!.
The inexpensive favourites are macaroni salads!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You don't have to make enough for 150 people!.
The inexpensive favourites are macaroni salads!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
What about Macaroni and cheese!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
rice crispy bars!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
How about mashed potatoes and gravy!? It wouldn't cost that much to make compared to desserts!.
Mashed Potatoes
Here's what you'll need for 150 1/2 c!. servings:
53 lbs potatoes, peeled
1 1/2 qt milk (warmed)
1 1/4 lbs butter or margarine
7 1/2 tsp!. salt
Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise, cover with cold water!. Bring to a boil cooking the potatoes until fork tender about 20 min!., drain immediately!. Mash the potatoes until lump free!. STIR in butter, salt and milk!. You will need something that will measure, an ice cream type scoop, exactly 1/2 cup, if you are doing it on a per serving basis, and just plunk it on each plate, use the back of the scoop to quickly make a depression on the little pile of potatoes, for gravy or butter!.
TIP: To keep mashed potatoes warm for extended periods of time,
simply mash them and prepare as you normally would then cover the pot with a wet tea towel and then the lid!. This keeps them from drying out!. Then place the pot into another pot or large container containing a
few inches of hot water and keep it on simmer!.
This works really well and the potatoes are just the same an
hour after you mashed them!.
Pan Gravy
7 c!. fat or meat drippings, hot
7 c!. flour
7 Tbsp!. salt
7 tsp!. pepper
7 gallons of water and/or meat stock
Stir flour into meat drippings until smooth!. Add salt and pepper, and gradually, stirring CONSTANTLY, the meat stock!. Cook until smooth and thick!. Makes 150 servings!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
Mashed Potatoes
Here's what you'll need for 150 1/2 c!. servings:
53 lbs potatoes, peeled
1 1/2 qt milk (warmed)
1 1/4 lbs butter or margarine
7 1/2 tsp!. salt
Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise, cover with cold water!. Bring to a boil cooking the potatoes until fork tender about 20 min!., drain immediately!. Mash the potatoes until lump free!. STIR in butter, salt and milk!. You will need something that will measure, an ice cream type scoop, exactly 1/2 cup, if you are doing it on a per serving basis, and just plunk it on each plate, use the back of the scoop to quickly make a depression on the little pile of potatoes, for gravy or butter!.
TIP: To keep mashed potatoes warm for extended periods of time,
simply mash them and prepare as you normally would then cover the pot with a wet tea towel and then the lid!. This keeps them from drying out!. Then place the pot into another pot or large container containing a
few inches of hot water and keep it on simmer!.
This works really well and the potatoes are just the same an
hour after you mashed them!.
Pan Gravy
7 c!. fat or meat drippings, hot
7 c!. flour
7 Tbsp!. salt
7 tsp!. pepper
7 gallons of water and/or meat stock
Stir flour into meat drippings until smooth!. Add salt and pepper, and gradually, stirring CONSTANTLY, the meat stock!. Cook until smooth and thick!. Makes 150 servings!. Www@FoodAQ@Com