I need REALLY cheap party food ideas!!!!?!
I need REALLY cheap party food ideas!!!!?
Having a birthday hawaiian style party but we would like to put most of what little money we have to decorations and alcohol but we need to have at least some munchie things, anyone have any super super cheap snack type food ideas for me??????
Answers:
Slice a loaf of French bread on the bias. Rub the slices with olive oil and garlic. Toast them on both sides, then top with a little shredded cheese and broil. Simple and cheap as can be, but keeps something in their stomachs.
Also get a big bag of frozen meatballs. Bake them in the oven to heat them through, then cover them either with BBQ sauce or sweet and sour sauce. Also very cheap and goes a long way.
Lots of fresh veggies. They're cheap as can be this time of year and last longer in the tummy, so people won't eat as much of the rest of your food.
celery and peanut butter. really cheap. popcorn w/cheese sprinkles. hope this helps
Fruit and cheese are excellent choices for casual party foods that don't require fancy place settings or dishes. Buy fresh fruit in season when you are likely to find certain varieties on sale and fill your table will a variety of cheeses, crackers, and perhaps olives and nuts.
For party beverages, two-liter soft drinks and bottled water are cheap and very easy to serve. Provide ice and cups and allow your guests to serve themselves. Tea and coffee are cheap as is lemonade that you make fresh or from concentrate.
If you plan on serving alcoholic beverages, beer and wine are inexpensive especially if you find a sale. Mixed drinks will be more expensive and you may want to decide against them unless you have a very limited number of guests.
Fill a watermelon with Alcohol it tastes alot better that way! CHIPS! everyone loves chips!
Grill some of those little smokey sausages and some pineapple chunks, then put them on toothpicks...that would go with your Hawaiian theme.
Crackers, pretzels, chips, homemade dip. Buy the generic brands at the supermarkets.
chicken wings with pineapple sauce
Spam and pinapple or sausage and cheese on toothpicks, tuna salad finger sandhwiches, chips and dip, make some homemade hot wings, little smokies in barbaque sauce in a crockpot, popcorn, use a cake mix to make cupcakes, go to your local dollar store for some ideas, and you can pick up your paper plates, napkins and plastic ware while you are there.
Aloha Chicken Wings
Baked chicken wing appetizers with a fruity pineapple-orange based sauce. Very good! Great for parties and sports get-togethers.
3 lbs chicken wings
1 cup pineapple preserves
1/2 cup dry sherry
1/2 cup frozen orange juice concentrate
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground ginger
12-15 appetizers
1. Cut wings into sections and discard tips or save for another use.
2. Place wings in a large resealable plastic ziplock bag.
3. Stir together preserves, sherry, orange juice concentrate, soy sauce, brown sugar, oil, garlic, and ginger, until thoroughly combined.
4. Pour mixture over wings in bag and seal.
5. Work marinade over all parts of chicken wings and allow wings to marinate, refrigerated, for 6 hours or overnight.
6. Place wings on a foil-covered baking pan and pour 1 cup of the marinade over the wings; discard the rest of the marinade.
7. Bake wings at 350F for 1 hour.
Waikiki Meatballs Recipe
Aloha! This was my Nana's recipe, which I first made to serve as an Hors D'Oeuvre at our Housewarming Party. A hit!
1 1/2 lbs ground beef
2/3 cup cracker crumbs
1/3 cup minced onions
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon ginger
1/4 cup milk
1 tablespoon shortening
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
1 (13 1/2 ounce) can pineapple tidbits, drained
1/3 cup vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/3 cup chopped green peppers
1/2 cup maraschino cherries, sliced to 1/2s (optional)
6 servings
1. Mix meat, crumbs, onion, egg, salt, ginger and milk. Shape mixture by rounded tablespoonfuls into balls.
2. Melt shortening in large skillet; brown and cook meatballs. Remove meatballs; keep warm. Pour fat from skillet.
3. Mix cornstarch and sugar. Stir in reserved pineapple syrup, vinegar and soy sauce until smooth.
4. Pour into skillet; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute, then add: meatballs, pineapple tidbits, green pepper, and cherries; heat through.
You should use the little money you have mostly on food and drink.
20 bucks or less...get some canned pineapple rings, 3 cans of deviled ham , 2 boxes of ritz crackers, and 1 small package of imatation crab meat
1: cut rings of pineapple into very small chunks
2: put deviled ham into a bowl
3: shred imitation crab meat in a bowl, add mayo to your taste, a little garlic salt, pepper, and a teaspoon of dijon mustard. if you have the time before the ge together, put crackerson a bowl and put a little deviled ham on them and a crab salad on the others and put a small chunck of pineapple in all of them and place on a tray and enjoy.
ONION ROLLS
green onions ($1.50)
packaged corned beef (like budhig or somehting 30 or 40 cents a pack)
spread a little cream cheese ($1) on corned beef then roll it around a green onion
FRUIT KABOBS
bamboo skewers (like 100 for 99 cents)
several cans of tropical mixed fruit (80 cents a can)
VEGGIE TRAY
heaf of broccoli ($1)
baby carrots ($2)
celery ($1)
cherry tomatoes ($2.5)
head of cauliflower ($1)
ranch dressing ($1.5)
Ask guest to bring a salty snack.
Bake up some cookies or brownies.
Got I the right recipes for you
First link a lot of puff pastry: especially in combination with ground beef (mini sausage-rolls for example) a big and cheap hit.
http://www.jannekes.eu/puff-pastry/index...
From the next link the mini-cheese puffs are a fast gonner:
http://www.jannekes.eu/party-food/indexk...
finger sandwhiches,pizza
Check out the recipes from Rachael Ray, she has quick and easy recipes for parties. My favorite is her basil, mozzarella and cherry tomatoes kabobs, something quick and bursting with flavors. Check out her website.
BBQ pork sandwhiches.
Buy a cheap Pork Shoulder, toss it in the crock pot (or big pot over low heat) with chopped onion, some vinegar, salt and Pepper. Let cook for 8 hours in crock pot or until tender in pan. Drain. Add a bottle of BBQ sauce. Serve on mini rolls.
Super cheap - go to a General Dollar store - Family Dollar store or someplace like Wal-Mart - They usually have a canned ham that weighs about a pound. Buy that and pineapple chunks - usually those can be bought at the dollar store too.
Slice the ham into about 1" chunks - or about the size of the pineapple chunks. Drain the pineapple. Get wooden skewers and make alternating pineapple and ham Kebobs and then either grill these on the BBQ grill or bake in the oven until warm. These taste so good, and look great on a Hawaiian themed table.
Also - make your own snack mix - combining several sweet cereals, dried fruit, pretzels, nuts and popcorn - think cheap, store brand cereal, pretzels, etc. Combine these and place in pretty bowls along your table - they are great with drinks!
You really can't go wrong with this dip - it is filling and very flavorful. One pound of hot pork sausage - crumbled and fried and then drained on paper towels. Mix with melted Velveeta cheese dip, a 1/4 cup of milk and a can of chopped green chilies. Warm through and serve with either chips or crackers. Men especially love this dip.
I think you should pick one or two of the suggestions here, and then let your guests contribute their own "Hawaiian" type dishes.
It would be much more fun to have them bringing dishes and definitely less expense and work for you. Besides: people always want to contribute when you throw a party! Always asking what they can bring... now you can let them bring whatever they dream up. Should be fun and interesting, don't you think?
Sounds too fun! Wishing I was on the guest list.
Good luck!