I want to invite 6 girlfriends over for a birthday dinner. Im on a very tight budget! Does anyone have any ideas???
I was thinking of possibly using my crock pot, or a casserole???
help me!!!
2006-09-27 09:37:30 · 19 answers · asked by DaBoomvang 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Entertaining
I always think appetizers are fun. Buy a bunch of different types or make some.
2006-09-27 09:39:49 · answer #1 · answered by buffyfan80 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Okay, instead of buying a cake, bake one and frost it yourself.
Spaghetti and meatballs is a yummy and relatively inexpensive meal to make. All you need is a few boxes of pasta, some sauce and ground beef. Serve this with garlic bread either frozen or make it yourself (for best results use real butter and fresh garlic).
If you wanted to do appetizers crackers and cheese is good maybe with some pepperoni?
To drink, i would get a few bottles of inexpensive wine. Not sure where you are, but there is a wine called Crane Lake that is inexpensive and very tasty!!
2006-09-27 12:50:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Campbells has these things called Supper Bakes you can make like a casserole you just add chicken and they come with rice & seasonings. Like $3.99 for a box + chicken.
You could do a variety of salads, like pasta salad & macaroni salad & lettuce salad & chicken salad or whatever you like.
Also a roast chicken is cheap and surprisingly easy to make
A tri tip or a pork loin from Safeway is around $10-12, you can pair that with some side dishes like rice or potatoes.
If all else fails...Make it a potluck!!! :D
2006-09-27 14:16:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Package of Grands! homestyle biscuts, jar of pizza sauce, grated mozzerella cheese, pepperoni slices. Roll out biscuts to make individual pizzas. Maybe get some other toppings like veggies and stuff and also serve a salad. Bake pizzasa t 450 for 15 minutes or so.
2006-09-27 09:42:27 · answer #4 · answered by Liz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you're going to do a roast in the crockpot, buy a box of Lipton's onion soup (2 or 3 packs to a box....it's in powder form). You don't have to do anything...just drop the roast in the crock pot, pour one pack of Lipton's onion soup over the top and let it cook. You can add sliced carrots, and potatoes (I add celery too) about one hour before it finishes cooking. I always get rave reviews when doing this and it's quick and inexpensive to prepare.
2006-09-27 09:43:14 · answer #5 · answered by bug927 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2 ideas:
Chicken is inexpensive and so is ground beef so you can either have:
Baked or fried chicken, salad, rice and beer
OR
Tacos , beans and get an $8 gallon of Carlo Rossi Sangria
Although you will not need a crock pot for either.
Happy Birthday !
2006-09-27 09:48:37 · answer #6 · answered by Mena 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lol wots a crock pot...soz i am from uk...rather than a dinner...why not do a buffet and then u can have more time chatting drinking n dancing n stuff..then u can eat when u want it...thats wot i do with friends....cheese n onion sandwiches ..cheese n pinapple sticks...nuts...cocktail sausages.etc but lots of wine good music..n kareoke..lots of fun.or if they know u r on a budget do wot me n my m8s do n all bring a plate n perhaps have an ann summers party ..wot a giggle
2006-09-27 09:58:28 · answer #7 · answered by lippylisa 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Spagetti with garlic bread and salad.
Or Fettecinie with Alfredo Sauce and shrimp. Buy the pasta at the grocery store, as well as a small bag of frozen shrimp, go to bulk food store and buy Alfredo sauce mix(much cheaper), also have salad and garlic bread-very good
2006-09-27 09:46:00 · answer #8 · answered by DIANE S 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
make a goolash(not sure how to spell) its just pretty much baked pasta. make your own sauce for a special touch. a good appetizer that is filling is a crab dip. take 3-4 pkgs of cream cheese ,real or imitation crab, a bunch of long green onions. mix together, for ball and put in nice bown or plater. serve with wheat crackers or whole grain crackers. mmmmmmmmmmm!!!!
2006-09-27 09:48:33 · answer #9 · answered by Wondering 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Make sloppy joes, then put into crock. Make them with ground TURKEY, to save more money and fat/calories. Serve with chips, or make a simple macaroni salad. Deviled eggs & pickles, and a cake, of course!
2006-09-27 10:53:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋