Heatherwith4 Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 I need ideas! It's my turn to cook for my small group. We meet for dinner, and there's usually about 15 or so people. Someone else will bring dessert. If it's easy and not too expensive, that would be even better. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homemaker Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 A meal I did for our small group recently was "breakfast for dinner" dinner. I made biscuits and sausage gravy, scrambled eggs, bacon, fruit trays and waffles and coffee cake was the dessert. It went over well, but it was a lot of work; I made it all from scratch, so I made a few things a few days before and froze them (biscuits and cake) and then I fried all the bacon the night before and then just threw it in the oven to heat it up which worked really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 enchiladas? Italian - lasagna, spaghetti, baked ziti, etc. how about soup & bread? or chili & cornbread? Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenpatty Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Pulled pork bbq? If you can find a pork roast (it's called "boston butt" - not sure why - my kids think it's hilarious) on sale, just cook it in the oven for several hours (salt, pepper & garlic on it first) until it's falling apart. Shred with a fork & bring a couple of different bbq sauces to serve with it. And buns. Coleslaw should be cheap now to make, as it is cabbage season. HTH! That's one of our crowd-pleasers in these parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 a taco bar? pasta? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 I've done tacos, lasagna, soup, salad, and bread, chili, shredded beef sandwiches, pulled pork sandwiches, and sloppy joes for groups that size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessedathome Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 We often have a salad bar for groups that size. You could grill a couple of chicken breasts and cut them into bite sized pieces, then put them on a platter with small bowls of beans, sunflower seed kernels, 'shrooms, olives, tomatoes, cukes, craisins, boiled egg, shredded cheese, croutons, onion slices, bell pepper, mandarin oranges and whatever else you think folks might want. Provide a couple of dressing choices, we usually offer ranch, catalina and my house vinaigrette and a HUGE bowl of salad greens. Usually a big hit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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