Here is a delicious recipe, for a one pot meal, to use when you contribute to a family, church, or school gathering. It serves about 40 - 50 people.
By Marie from West Dundee, IL
How many people will a 19 9/16 x 11 5/8 x 3 3/16 pan of green beans serve?
You are talking about one of those silver pans that go in a steam tray?
We just did a chili cook off and had approx 50 "tasting" servings (a medium ladle full of a thick chili) per a 20 x 4 we had. Our neighbor was giving out had a more liquid-like product and a smaller ladle and he got closer to 70 servings per tray.
For beans it would be a little different because it is a side dish and people don't usually want a heaping serving, so you could get more servings per tray if you use a small ladle--maybe upwards of 80 per tray.
That said, it also depends on whether beans are cut into bite size pieces or are whole. You get few servings with the whole ones than you do with the cut up ones.
We always over make for parties so go at least 1 1/2 times what you think you will need and then offer take home containers. Nothing worse (to us) than a party where the food runs out before the fun stops!
I am feeding 60 to 70 people. I am making rigatoni, Sloppy Joes, and cheese potatoes. How much of the ingredients do I need?
By patty from Bolivar, OH
Google it, and also some cookbooks have lists like that. Look in some of your cookbooks and see if you can find anything on the topic.
Look at how many servings your recipe would normally make and calculate. For example, say your sloppy joe recipe is for 8 to 10 people normally. You are looking at feeding 60 to 70. Say your average for the ingrediate is 9, 9 x 7 is 63 - 9 x 8 is 72.
If you go to allrecipes.com, it allows you to calculate recipes.
Allrecipes will work well "but only if you're going to be using one of their recipes". If you're going to be using your own recipes please just do what Suntdy recommened. You'll also want to factor in that not everyone is going to eat all three items on your menu plan so plan on factoring cooking each recipe for less people than you're expecting.
You'll also need to take into consideration if you're serving appetizers and salad as well. If you want to play it safe you can always cook it all up for everyone you're expecting and freeze what's left over. ;-)
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Right off the top, 10 pounds of ground beef made into BBQ (or sloppies) will feed 20-30 people, depending on bun size. I use the party bun size for a sandwich accompanied with other meal items. Which with your list, I would use it as a side, not the initial component. So really, 25 lbs ground beef will give you a little wiggle room. Making the potatoes from scratch, I would do 30 lbs of potatoes. 10 lbs prepared cheese potatoes makes a 20 lb turkey roaster full.
We do large family gathering all the time. I cook at church during lent, make soup. I am doing turkey noodle (roll out noodles) for 200 for Ash Wednesday. Using 1 20 lb turkey for that. Will have plenty.
I use a book called,"Food for 50". It covers serving sit down meals, bufetts, and many other topics we often don't consider when calculating how much food to prepare.
You should be able to find it using the ISBN number below.
ISBN 0-471-27030-X
This is just a good, old recipe. It really does feed a ton of people!
How much ground beef do I need for nachos for 300 people?
By Arla VS
How much lettuce do I need to make salad for 400 people?
How much lunch meat do I need for an anniversary party for 40? We are having fried chicken, beef brisket, and burnt ends.
There will also be macaroni, potato salad, a cheese tray, and a fruit tray.Cobbler is a no fuss dessert. Making enough for a crowd simply requires recalculating the ingredients and making sure you have enough baking pans. This is a page about cooking cobbler for 100 people.
How many full trays of food do I need for a party of 60?
Bonnie from Bergen County, NJ
Maybe 10 or more if you are talking about appetizers.
For the entree, determine what the portion size will be. Multiply by 60 and add on another 20% just in case.
i.e. make macaroni and cheese in aluminum pans and figure out what the portion size will be.
Go to recipehut.homestead.com/bulk.html. They have all kinds of recipes. Hope this helps.
How much carne asada will I need to feed 100 people?
When cooking for a large group the first step is to calculate the average serving per person for the specific meal you are planning. This is a page about making chicken and noodles for 20 people.
