I grew up working in a restaurant that my father owned and love cooking for large crowds. Meatloaf and ham and roast beef are actually some of the easiest. Pancake and sausage night was always a hit - we'd have 300 or 400 people on those nights!! Beenie weenies, mac & cheese with or without hamburger or some other meat in them. Creamy chicken enchiladas. Chili or stew with some sort of sandwiches (grilled cheese are more work), but they go the best, or leave out the sandwich and use the soup as the main dish. Smothered steak was always a hit as well. Casseroles are popular as well.
Naola
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> Hello! I'm a lurker on here quite a bit and thought I'd turn to you guys for an upcoming issue.
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> I've been cooking for a kid's program at our church every Wednesday night. We're actually having to meet at another location due to construction on our church building, and the rented location's kitchen is VERY small (and yucky, I might add). Therefore, I've been doing a kid-friendly meat (chicken nuggets, hot dogs, grilled cheese, cheese quesadillas, spaghetti, even pancakes!) usually at home or on a griddle there, then adding a side like mandarin oranges, mini carrot sticks with ranch, apples with caramel, chips and cheese dip, etc. I will continue this pared-down version of a meal for the first month of the program this fall, but we'll be in our new building soon and I'd like to expand the program to whole families. Therefore, we will be cooking a more substantial meal for a larger crowd.
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> Anyone have experience with planning Wed night church meals?? I can think of some easier things to do on a larger scale (tacos, spaghetti, BBQ) but get nervous about the logistics of making larger amounts of ham, meatloaf, etc. I've not looked at the new building's kitchen so I don't know how many ovens, burners, and all we'll have yet to work with. I'm estimating we will have from 100-150 people at most, but who knows?? We were having 55-65 kids on Wednesdays, plus some of the workers would come eat some if there was plenty.
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> Any advice?
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> Thanks in advance,
> Kristen
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