Good, simple food ideas for entertaining.?

Question

I'm having a group of teens over at my house next week, and am wanting some ideas that will serve approx. 30 people:)

Answer 1

Oh that will be fun.....

Take tater totas and strips of ham and cheese, defrost the tots partially and roll up with cheese and then ham strips, place on sheet seam side down and bake according to package directions orr longer, serve with dippig stuff, like mustard or ketchup and horseradish sauce.

Take bagels and cover with pizza sauce and pepperoni and cheese and bake at 450 for 10 minutes.

All kids love Pizza Rolls too, but by making your own, you cut out on all the bad stuff and salt.

Buy large french rolls and make your own sub and cut into 2 inch pieces, You can buy them premade,. but they cost more.

Make sausage balls. Recipe on Bisquik box.

Kids like finger stuff. Have fun and be creative.

Answer 2

Teens might be picky eaters. A foolproof plan would be to have a make-your-own pizza night. All you have to do is put out lots of "blank" pizza crusts either made from scratch or store bought, a big tub of sauce and a bowl of mozzarella. Put an assortment of different toppings on a divided platter such as cooked ground sausage, pepperoni slices and various veggies. You can put a copy of a pizza cookbook for the kids to look through for inspiration. You could borrow an assortment of pizza stones from all the women you know, but cookie sheets would suffice.

Other ideas: Fajitas are easy to make for a crowd. So is a taco bar. Do you have any awesome fresh local tomatoes right now? If you do, BLT's are HEAVENLY. Try mixing fried green tomatoes with the regular ones with the bacon and lettuce! Then you could just do assorted drinks and chips to go with them.

Have fun!

Answer 3

If you want something that's quick & relatively inexpensive.... try pasta. Marinara sauce will be really cheap because it doesn't have meat in it. You could add meat for a minimal cost. I also like to add a few cans of mushrooms (slices, pieces & ends and button mushrooms) to bulk it up a bit. If you throw in bread sticks or garlic bread, then you have a filling meal.

If you're looking for snack foods, then nachos are another inexpensive option. 3-5 bags of tortilla chips, 2-3 jars of salsa, a container of sour cream, and a brick of cheese grated (you don't need the entire brick). A good variation on that is to add pre-cooked chicken strips or exchange the salsa for a marinara sauce & the cheese for mozzarella cheese. It makes a "pizza" version of nachos.

Answer 4

Vegetable platter and cheese and sour cream dips
Chips and Salsa
Sloppy Joes (Put in a crock pot let them serve themselves)
Taco bar with chicken and beef



Monster Cookies
Ingredients


1/2 c Butter or margarined
-softened
1 c Sugar
1 c Plus 2 Tablespoons firmly
-packed brown sugar
3 Eggs
2 c Crunchy peanut butter
1/4 ts Vanilla extract
3/4 ts Light corn syrup
4 1/2 c Regular oats, uncooked
2 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Salt
1 c M&M's
1 6 oz package semisweet
-chocolate morsels


Instructions


1. Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, peanut butter, vanilla, and corn syrup; beat well. Add oats, soda, and salt, stirring well. Stir in remaining ingredients.


2. Drop dough by one-fourth cupfuls, four inches apart, onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes (centers of cookies will be slightly soft). Cool slightly on cookie sheets; remove to wire racks and cool completly

Answer 5

Curry puffs are really easy to make, they dont make much mess, and most people like them.

You need some of the rice type pastry used in spring rolls (you can get it from an Asian grocer), chicken mince, mild curry powder and onion.

Fry the mince up with the onion. Add a little curry powder to give it a tang, but not so much as to make the mixture hot. When cooked, spoon the mixture onto small squares of the pastry. Wrap them up into small parcells and deep fry in very hot oil for a few minutes until the pastry goes crisp.

Serve with sweet chilli dipping sauce. Easy.

Answer 6

Great appetizer and cheap is take tortillas ( vary the colours and flavours ) spread three cheese ranch dressing on them sprinkle grated chees of your choice finely chopped broccoli and carrots roll them up tight slice into 1.4 inch pieces and you got pinwheels that taste amazing.....cream a cup of mayonnaise with a brick of softened cream cheese together and spread in the bottom of a pan, top with salsa and chopped tomatoes, top that with shredded monteray jack cheddar cheese and green onions jalapenos are great to serve with tortilla chips. for 30 people make 2 or more they are a hit at every party.....pulled pork sandwiches and corn on the cob are a crowd please here too check out the www.cattleboyzsauce.com for a great recipe. and for dessert I would go with cupcakes they are the big trend right now and you can really dress them up however you like....good luck

Answer 7

teens can be pretty picky.......pizza is always a favorite but taco bars could be an alternative.
You could have a choice of hard or soft shells.
Then have chopped tomatos, shredded lettuce,
shredded cheese, sliced olives, sour cream, seasoned ground beef or seasoned grilled chicken that has been sliced. Have side dishes of mexican rice or a crock pot full of nacho cheese dip.

Frozen lasagne is easy and you could serve garlic bread and tossed salad.

Sloppy Joes and tater tots

Hot dog bar...........all the trimmings

Bar-b-qued chicken sandwiches or pulled pork sandwiches (pulled pork is so easy to make, very economical and delicious)

spaghetti and garlic bread, tossed salad

all desserts party..............

make your own ice cream sundaes.......whipped cream, nuts, cherries,
hot fudge and caramel...........

I hope some of this helps you.

Answer 8

Teens, as in 13-14, or 18-19?

Answer 9

such a lot of persons like only beer presently, get one type - say Corona - and additionally serve some thing common like Rum & Cokes and a fruity sangria. Now it seems such as you have a "Latin" or Mexican topic going. Get out the bright hues and serve some small taquito wraps, poultry quesadillas, and a few nachos (waiting-outfitted fairly of the mountain of components type). Cheesecake bites for a candy snack. Chips and cheese dip or piquante sauce or guacamole or bean dip, too. have exciting.

Answer 10

Taco/Burrito bar. Make up a big pan of taco meat a pot of refried and a pot of black beans. Lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole and sour cream., black olives if you like them. Put out taco shells and flour tortillas and let them make their own. My mom used to do this for my parties when I was a teen. Then chips and salsa too. It does take a little prep and a decent amount of food, but it's easy and everyone always loved it.