I'm planning on potato salad, pasta salad, fruit salad but I can't come up with an entree. What meat dish, either hot or cold, will feed a crowd and not cost a fortune?
2007-05-10 06:48:59 · 24 answers · asked by kitten lover3 7 in Food & Drink ➔ Entertaining
Make it a pig pickin' Or pig roast.. barbeque pork.. cook it until it will shred.. have more BB Que sauce available and coleslaw for those that want a true southern pork barbeque sandwich... be above the norm on this
Good Luck
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2007-05-10 13:30:07 · answer #1 · answered by H.O.T. Dog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How many guests?
OK. Processed meats - deli meats etc. are the cheapest. A good deli tray from the market will set you back $25-50 depending on how many guests. Ask your deli manager for a ballpark price. Needs to be kept and served cold tho.
Hot dogs and burgers are also pretty reasonable. You can buy pre-formed burgers 24/box in the freezer section. Dogs are 8/pkg in the deli-meat section. Buns are cheap enough - about $1.50/8 in the bread section.
Grilled chicken breasts (from Costco or Sam's) cooked on the barbie are tasty but they're a bit more expensive too.
Anything fish will be more costly still.
Consider the first two suggestions.
2007-05-11 03:39:30 · answer #2 · answered by Barbara B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hamburgers are usually pretty cheap as far as meats go. Other possibilities could be chicken salad sandwiches on croissants (use canned chicken or a prepared chicken salad and put it on croissants you can buy at walmart). Or check out a local bbq place and see if you can get chopped brisket for a reasonable price to make into bbq sandwiches.
2007-05-10 06:53:27 · answer #3 · answered by zyllee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sausage Rolls.
Flaky or Short Pastry.
450 g tube of Sausage Meat.
Diced Onion.
Mix sausage meat and onion with about ½ cup of water.
Take one sheet of pastry and lay on the filling in the centre third.
Fold one side over and brush the other with water and press on top.
Turn over and cut into rolls 3’’ long or cut into 3 or 4.
Make 3 cuts on top of each roll and place on an ungreased baking sheet.
Brush with milk and bake about 30 minutes at 215C (425F), in a pre-heated oven.
2007-05-10 09:48:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fried chicken is always a good one for a large crowd. You can buy it at a grocery store, fully cooked for less than 50 cents per piece. We have a local store that charges $29.99 for 100 pieces, can get much cheaper than that and it is good stuff.
2007-05-10 06:52:53 · answer #5 · answered by blakereik 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fresh brats-
Marinade in 2 bottles of red beer
On stovetop cook for 20 minutes
On grill for browning up & grill marks
Serve with spicy dijon and good brat buns
2007-05-10 09:14:45 · answer #6 · answered by PROMISE 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You know all the standbys already, the standard picnic food.
Try a spiral ham for a change, cold ham is great.
2007-05-10 07:08:58 · answer #7 · answered by Liligirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest BBQ Pork or Sloppy Joes. Both can be kept in a crock pot and usually go over pretty well.
2007-05-13 15:01:28 · answer #8 · answered by j 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything from Buddig meats.
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2007-05-10 06:52:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do like cold cut sandwiches, and have a variety of different meats.. ham, turkey, etc..
2007-05-10 15:21:37 · answer #10 · answered by Miss_Me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋