What dish (recipe) would you take to a potluck to impress everyone?

Question

Share your recipe? :-))

Why this one?

Answer 1

Sooooo easy and good. Sweet and sour meatballs. You just need frozen meatballs, a jar of heinz chili sauce and a jar of grape jelly (yes, I did say chili sauce and grape jelly). Cook the chili sauce and jelly so that it is combined, then pour over the top of the meatballs which are in a casserole dish, safe for the oven. Cook at 350 for approx. 30 - 45 minutes (take a look at directions on the package of meatballs, depending on the size of the meatball, cooktimes may be different). It is very good, so easy to make, and everyone loves them. Just make sure you get plain meatballs, not any with cheese, etc in them.

Answer 2

cut the quorn sausages into diagonal slices and shallow fry in oil. FIrst, put some garlic and a little bit of red chili, salt and roasemary in the pan with the oil, before the quorn. When the garlic is soft, and the oil is nice and fragrant (this should take 5 minutes to sautee gently) then add some pine nuts or walnuts, and the quorn. Continue to sautee gently, then add some tomato puree, or a half can of dived crushed tomatoes ( whole canned tomatoes taste awful, as do fresh ones, so if you haven't got puree or crushed toms, use dried toms and a bit of veg stock in the same pan as the quorn. This is the sauce for the pasta. You can add a can of broth and simmer it down, or keep the quorn and tomato sauce gently simmering. Then cook the pasta. You can make pasta with chickpeas, if all that sounds complicated. Cook the pasta. Heat a drained can of chickpeas. Add rosemary, oregano, marjoram and lemon juice, olive oil, pine nuts and salt and pepper to a pan, and heat through. The chickpea mixture is a quite traditional pasta dish. Most pasta dishes don't have a really thick sauce. When you pour the chickpeas on the pasta, add lemon wedges, and some fresh chopped parsley.

Answer 3

Take something that you like to eat and that fits in with the theme, location and season. Indoor and outdoor potlucks differ, immensely. West coast and Midwest also differ.

Everyone likes spaghetti-as long as you don't use premade sauce from a jar. For spaghetti: Use Hunt's (Do Not Use Anything Else) tomato sauce in 6oz cans. Season the sauce with basil, oregano, garlic, and marjoram. The amounts don't matter, but use enough. Add olive oil and parmesan cheese to the sauce. If you need to, add cooked ground beef. When the spaghetti pasta is cooked, toss it with the sauce. Done.

Answer 4

Gingered Chicken Salad

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients:

2 cups cooked chicken breast, cubed
1/2 cup sliced scallions
1 cup snow peas, julienned
1 cup bean sprouts
1 cup thinly sliced mushrooms
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons finely minced ginger
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon oriental sesame oil, optional
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 clove garlic finely minced
1 bunch watercress, for garnish

Preparation:

Place the chicken, scallions, peas, bean sprouts and mushrooms in a large bowl. Combine the soy sauce, ginger, olive oil, sesame oil, lemon juice and garlic and toss with the chicken mixture. If desired, transfer to a bed of lettuce on a serving platter and arrange watercress around it.



I would take this one because it is different and people like to try different things (especially at potlucks)

Answer 5

I make a casserole for work pot-lucks most of the time, because very few people tend to bring hot foods. I laughingly call it "glorified macaroni and cheese", because the first time I made it, that's what it was supposed to be.
I cook a box of Bow tie pasta (thicker pasta tends to hold up better when in crock-pot for several hours).
In a crock-pot I put some Velveeta cheese, a can of corn, a large can of chicken, a can of cream of chicken soup, a can of evaporated milk (holds up better in the crock-pot supposedly than regular milk), and salt and pepper to taste. That should cook in the crock-pot on high for about an hour. Then add the cooked pasta, stir it all up, and turn the crock-pot to low heat for 3-4 hours.
I hardly ever get to bring any of it home after a pot-luck, much to my kids disappointment!!

Or, if you don't want the hassle of the crock-pot:
Spread cream cheese on some ham slices, wrap the ham around dill pickles (the whole ones), and slice them up into 1-inch size pieces. Might sound weird, but very tasty!
(I have never made these, but someone almost always brings them, and I don't even have a name for them! lol)

Answer 6

7 layer dip..
It is fun, easy to amke and easy to clean up...

There are severla ways to make it.. Either with or without meat.

Beans
Taco seasoning in a packet
sourcream
cheese
olives
tomatoes
green oinions

With Meat
Ground beef, turkey, or chicken
Beans
sourcream
olives
tomatoes
cheese
green oinions

Garnish with avacados

Also, don't forget this chips

Answer 7

Lobster Macaroni and Cheese

It's my Mom's and the O Bar's (in West Hollywood) recipe so I can't share it.

Answer 8

I cut a watermelon in the shape of a basket.

Then I add assorted fresh fruit along with the removed watermelon. Garnish with fresh mint.

Because it's light and fresh, and looks beautiful! It also goes with anything.

Answer 9

Cinnamon Rolls! they're my fav to make, but they do take some time, here's a good recipe that i like its really yummy!

Answer 10

Both are good for you, each fruit/vegetable has different vitamins. Thus as more variety, as better. Vegetables have generally less sugar than fruits.