One of the churches around here does meatball dinners pretty frequently. Fairly simple to make, really - if you can't buy your meatball mix already made, you can mix it in a stand mixer (just don't overmix). Portion out like drop cookies, with a scoop of some kind, and bake at 350 for around 30 minutes or so until done (they don't have to be perfectly round!). Flash freeze and then package for the freezer, and store until needed. When you need them, dump however many you need into a large roaster or several crockpots or whatever method works for you, add whatever sauce you'd like, and just warm through.
--- On Sat, 8/28/10, Kristen West <kristen@westweb1.net> wrote:
From: Kristen West <kristen@westweb1.net>
Subject: [frozen-assets] Cooking for a crowd
To: frozen-assets@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010, 1:19 AM
Hello! I'm a lurker on here quite a bit and thought I'd turn to you guys for an upcoming issue.
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.
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.
Any advice?
Thanks in advance,
Kristen
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