Ottakee Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Saturday we are having an open house type thing at our new house. Very low key 4-7pm, invite friends to see our new house and meet some neighbors. I am expecting 20-30 people....but could be more or less. It is a come and go thing, not a stay the entire time type party. It will be mid to upper 40s outside and likely rain. I am looking for super simple, inexpensive, can be prepared ahead, hands off during the party type foods. I was thinking chips and cheese dip, Chez mix, warm apple cider, pop, and ?????? I had thought of chili and might do that but the neighbor across the road is hosting a similar thing tomorrow (neither knew of the others until invites went out). I know it is over dinner but invitation mentioned munchies so no expectation of a meal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toocrazy!! Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 (edited) Congrats on your new house! I think people will be hungry at that hour as well. Frozen meatballs in a crockpot are easy and pretty cheap, homemade popcorn is filling, a tortellini salad goes a long way. Bread goes a long way to filling people up cheaply. You could do pizza bread, cheesy bread. I've done a big jelly roll type pan of nachos before, cutting the cooked taco meat with beans and covering with cheese. But these do need heated at the time and don't hold up as well as crockpot type foods. You can do the taco meat ahead though. Other soups could work too- white chicken chili? Edited October 25, 2018 by Toocrazy!! Clarification 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Is the neighbor doing chili? If so...what about pasta fagioli or minestrone...with Italian bread and butter? Then you can freeze the soul if you have leftovers. Or sloppy Joes with smaller rolls rather than bigger rolls? So people can have a smaller serving? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambam Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 I've done pepperoni bread (easiest way - get the tub pizza crust flatten it out, cheese, pepperoni, whatever else, jelly roll it, brush egg, bake, slice to serve, serve with pizza sauce) Mexican rollups (lots of recipe variations - these freeze well if you haven't sliced them. Maybe a long sliced sub sandwich? A variety of dips (warm), chips, crackers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 26 minutes ago, Bambam said: I've done pepperoni bread (easiest way - get the tub pizza crust flatten it out, cheese, pepperoni, whatever else, jelly roll it, brush egg, bake, slice to serve, serve with pizza sauce) I do this with sausage and everyone loves it. I use a tube of French Bread dough, one pound of cooked sausage crumbles, and one bag of shredded mozzarella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 I always like to munch on pickles and carrots, and they're both cheap and easy. What does your neighbor having an event have to do with serving chili or not? Are you just thinking it might be too much food? I would do the chili because it's easy to make a lot and leftovers can go right in the freezer. Hot cocoa in the crock pot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamanthaCarter Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 I enjoy inexpensive cheese, olives, pickles and veggies at things like yours. Soup and bread is good too. Apple slices with cream cheese dip in a little hollowed pumpkin? Chips and dip and soda are great until I leave feeling ill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 16 minutes ago, katilac said: I always like to munch on pickles and carrots, and they're both cheap and easy. What does your neighbor having an event have to do with serving chili or not? Are you just thinking it might be too much food? I would do the chili because it's easy to make a lot and leftovers can go right in the freezer. Hot cocoa in the crock pot. Just that quite a few of the people will overlap between the 2 get together ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 I think we are going with sloppy Joe's (as extra is easy to freeze), chips, veggies and dip, check mix, s'mores and chocolate chip cookies 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamanthaCarter Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 (edited) Did you know you can bake Sloppy Joe’s in the bun? Edited October 26, 2018 by SamanthaCarter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Bacon wrapped smokies: 1 pkg of little smokies sausages 1/2 pkg of bacon cinnamon sugar Cut the bacon in half Wrap 1/2 piece of bacon around the sausage and secure with toothpick sprinkle with cinnamon sugar bake in oven 350 for about 25 min. (I think that's what I do - the actual recipe has less cooking time, but I like the bacon crisper) Serve warm or room temperature I line a cookie sheet with foil and put racks on it, then put the sausages on the racks to bake - it makes for more even cooking and easy cleanup 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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