I need some simple Finger-food recipes for a reception for 150 people?

Question

I am doing a reception for my son who recently got married. It is a floating reception from 3PM - until... I need some good but simple recipes that will serve about 150 people and that will stay good & fresh for several hours. Also I need to keep the cost down & the amount of time & work down.

Sorry - I should have put that there is a time limit as far as the food is concerned. We plan on serving the appetizers from 3 until around 6, after that just some munchies, such as chips, veggies, dips, crackers, cheese, etc.
Thanks for the ideas for far.

Answer 1

Mini-Quiches

Ingredients:
8 oz Cottage cheese-small curd
1/4 c Sour cream
4 oz Shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 c Bisquick (I used RecipEase)
1/4 c Melted butter
3 Eggs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients with
Electric mixer. Grease mini-muffin tins or use Teflon ones.
Fill 3/4 full. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until brown.
Hints: Add onion, bacon, mushrooms,etc. May be frozen.
Reheat at 300 degrees or microwave for 3 minutes on high.
Note: These are great! Be sure to add cooked bacon and
Some diced onion. This recipe only makes about
1 1/2 Dozen. You can double, quad bump this recipe by X10 and you're covered, get help though

Answer 2

You have a lot of challenging parameters here. First I would say you're going to have to put a time limit on this reception. I wouldn't let it go past the dinner hour only because you're going to have to have a lot of food even for just 3 hours for 150 people.

I would suggest scraping the finger food idea [that is the antithesis of cutting down on work and time] and going with something like a ham or a side of roast beef or BOTH.

Set them up on the table with a couple of cheese trays and some biscuits so people can make little sandwhiches. [The bread will go a long way to filling people up]. Serve different types of mustards, yellow, Dijon, whole grain, that go with both, but stay away from mayonnaise [I can't believe I just said that]. The meat will go a long way in feeding people and will look very expensive and impressive.

Set up some traditional vegetable trays with not-so-traditional vegetables [e.g. roast some baby Yukon gold potatoes and some pearl onions and some broccolini] Roasting is quick and easy and you can make a lot in very little time and they can be served hot, warm or at room temperature. Serve the vegetables with Paul Newman's bottled Italian dressing.

Good luck and congratulations to your son!

Answer 3

I liked Thomas S answer. How about ham biscuits? Ham from the deli, nice biscuits from the bakery. Make a mustard sauce with mayonnaise, add yellow mustard a little at a time until it's a pretty pale yellow. Spread on split biscuits and top with ham. Asparagus spears, steamed until tender-crisp, cooled, wrapped in proscuitto. Ham pinwheels made of thinly sliced ham, spread boursin cheese or a nice cream cheese with chives and onions, roll up, chill for a few hours, slice into 1 inch rounds and stick a toothpick in. Perhaps a nice sweet chocolate fondue with sliced fruit to dip in it.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

~~~ Top Secret Recipes Version of Chi-Chi's Beef Nachos Grande ~~~

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Credit: Top Secret Recipes by Todd Wilbur

Servings: 2 to 4 as an appetizer
Ingredients:
• 1/2 pound ground beef
• 1 teaspoon chili powder (Spanish blend)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried minced onion
• 1/8 teaspoon paprika
• 2 tablespoons water
• 8 "restaurant style" corn tortilla chips, or homemade (see "Tidbits" below)
• 1/2 cup refried beans
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• 1/4 cup diced onion
• 1 large red jalapeno (or green)
On the side
• Sour cream
• Guacamole
• Salsa

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Brown the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat. Use a spatula or fork to crumble the beef into small pieces as it cooks. When you no longer see pink in the meat, drain off the fat.

To the meat, add the chili powder, salt, dried onion, paprika and water. Simmer over medium/low heat for 10 minutes.

If you are going to prepare your own tortilla chips, do that following the instructions below in "Tidbits" while the meat is simmering.

Heat the refried beans in a small saucepan over low heat or in the microwave for about 2 minutes.

Mix the two cheeses together in a small bowl.
Arrange the tortilla chips on a baking sheet or an oven-safe ceramic plate. Spread about a tablespoon of refried beans on each chip. Sprinkle a couple of tablespoons of spiced beef onto the beans on each chip. Press down on the beef to make a flat surface for the cheese. Carefully pile a small handful of cheese on each chip. Sprinkle a pinch of the diced onion over the cheese. Place a slice of jalapeno on top of the onion.

Bake the chips for 8 to 10 minutes or until the cheese has melted. Serve with your choice of sour cream, guacamole and salsa on the side.

Tidbits: If you want to make your own tasty tortilla chips, buy some 6-inch corn tortillas and cut two of them twice -- like a small pizza -- into 4 equal triangular pieces (making a total of 8 slices). Drop the tortilla slices 4 at a time into a frying pan filled with about 1/2 inch of oil that has preheated over medium heat. Chips should bubble rapidly and will only need to fry 30 to 45 seconds per side. They should become a bit more golden in color, and very crispy. Drain the chips on a rack or on some paper towels. Salt to taste.

Enjoy & Good Luck!..._;-)

Answer 6

Okay, go to the supermarket, ready cooked chickens (hot) 10 for 150 people,(portion legs and wings, strip meat off and portion each breast into 5 pieces and any other pieces of chicken you can get) 15 loaves of bread, deli, 36 slices ham, 36 slices turkey, large piece of cheddar cheese and 20 slices roast beef. tomatoes for cheese sandwiches, cucumber for turkey and mustard for beef. 100 mini pork pies, 10 ready made quiche each in 8 portions. Egg balls x 100. Lots of mini sausages. Coleslaw and potato salad and maybe a pasta salad. 200 paper plates, napkins and plastic forks. crisps and nuts optional. (Done loads of these) P.S. always good to have a few plated vegitarian /gluten and nut free meals ready, salad, cheese, vegetarian quiche, coleslaw, potatoe salad, spring rolls. A couple of watermelons portioned is a great finishing touch and throw in a couple of bunches of grapes.

hope this helps, Garry.

Answer 7

I have done a few parties like that myself....parties always end up at my house!!!

Pork tenderloin Canapes
Combine together:
3 tbsp apple jelly
1 tbsp veg oil
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1/2 tsp thyme
salt and pepper
and add to:
1 small pork tenderloin, and let marinate for at least 30 min
Roast Pork at 425 for 20 minutes. Let sit 10 more minutes before slicing.

while cooking, mix together
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/3 cut light cream cheese

24 thin slices of Baguette toasted
take bread, add cheese mix and top with pork
(you will have to double or triple this recipe)

EASY tortialla rolls
1 pkg Cream Cheese
1/2 cup finely Chopped chicken
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1 garlic clove
1/2 cup finely chopped cucumber
1/2 cup Mayo
mix together and spread thinly over Wraps
let sit over night or up to 2 days, then slice before serving. Make lots, they go very quickly as everyone LOVES these.

Answer 8

Polish Lolipops! Take those long skinny green onions, wrap with prosciutta, using cream cheese to hold it on. They are delicious!

Anything with tomato and fresh mozzerella. You can take a cherry tomato, cut it in half and put a piece of fresh mozzerella and fresh basil inside. Use a frilly toothpick to hold it together. Sometimes I use pretzel sticks too.

Lettuce wraps are also pretty inexpensive and classy too. Just make a rice and chicken mixture and serve in a lettuce leaf.

Answer 9

My favorite recipe website is www.allrecipes.com and just type in finger foods or appetizers...the more stars people give the better the recipe. Everything I have ever made from this sight has been wonderful. Congratulations on the new daughter-in-law and best wishes to you in this endeavor.

Answer 10

I would try to have some variety. As someone else mentioned, I would also put a definite end time to the reception. I have listed a few suggestions. You will have to increase the ingredients to make more of each for that many people. All of these are simple, easy, inexpensive and delicious. They can all be made ahead of time and they keep well even after several hours of sitting out. The exception is the crab dip. I would make it and put it in several bowls. Bring out fresh bowls from the refrigerator as the old ones are finished.

Pinwheels (very festive in appearance)

8 ounces cream cheese, softened
4 ounces can diced green chiles, well drained
4 ounces can chopped black olives, well drained
5 flour tortillas (10-inch)

Mix the filling ingredients together thoroughly. Spread evenly over the tortillas. Roll up tortillas.

Cover tightly with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for several hours. Unwrap and cut into slices to serve with salsa, if desired.

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I would also have several dips (see below for some suggestions), cut up veggies, a couple of cheeses cut into chunks and several types of crackers.

Super easy onion dip: one container sour cream, one package Lipton's French onion soup. Mix together in bowl - onion dip! (Chill before serving.)

A little more effort - but really worth it. Everyone always loves my crab dip.

1 6-ounce can crabmeat, drained, flaked, and cartilage removed
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion or green onion
1 teaspoon dried dill
1 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Several dashes bottled hot pepper sauce
Salt and black pepper
Finely chopped red or green onion (optional)

In a small bowl stir together crab, mayonnaise, sour cream, onion, dill, lemon peel, lemon juice, and hot pepper sauce. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.

Transfer dip to a serving dish. Cover and chill for 2 to 24 hours. If desired, garnish with finely chopped red or green onion.

Another family favorite is avocado dip.

2 ripe avocados
1/3 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons lime juice
1/2 cup diced tomato
1 tablespoon finely chopped mild green chili pepper
2 tablespoons snipped cilantro
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Peel and pit avocados. In a medium bowl mash avocado pulp with a fork. Add rest of ingredients and stir until well combined. Cover surface of dip with plastic wrap and chill until serving time.

For sweets, I would just have cut up fruits and cookies.

Best of luck - enjoy!