calling all cooks?

Question

i have my last day of class tomorrow and we are all bringing in pot luck for dinner. there are thirty people so i don't want to spend a lot of money. crockpot recipes are welcomed. i was also thinking appetizer.

Answer 1

Crock Pot Little Smokies
INGREDIENTS:
2 packages Cocktail wieners, little smokies
1 bottle (12 ounces) chili sauce
1 cup grape jelly
PREPARATION:
Combine cocktail wieners or little smokies in Crockpot with chili sauce and grape jelly; cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours.


Cranberry Cocktail Meatballs
INGREDIENTS:
2 pounds ground beef
1 cup cornflake crumbs
2 eggs
1/2 cup chopped, fresh parsley
1/3 cup ketchup
3 tablespoons minced onions
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
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Sauce:
16 ounces can, jellied or whole cranberry sauce
12 ounces chili sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
PREPARATION:
In a large bowl, combine ground beef, cornflake crumbs, parsley, eggs, ketchup, onion, soy sauce, garlic powder and pepper. Mix well and form into small balls, from 1/2" to 3/4" in diameter.
Place in a casserole or baking pan. Heat oven to 300°. Meanwhile in a saucepan, combine cranberry sauce, chili sauce, brown sugar and lemon juice. Cook stirring over medium heat until smooth. Pour hot sauce over meatballs in casserole. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes, depending on the size of the meatballs. Transfer to slow cooker and keep on low for serving.


Bacon & Cheese Dip
INGREDIENTS:
16 slices bacon (about 12 ounces), diced, fried and well drained
16 ounces cream cheese, cubed, room temperature
4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup half-and-half
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon dried minced onion
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
dash hot sauce
PREPARATION:
Put all ingredients in the slow cooker; cover and cook on low, stirring occasionally, for about 1 to 2 hours, until cheese is melted and mixture is hot. Taste and adjust seasonings, add bacon, and keep on low to serve.
Serve with cubed or sliced French bread or other dippers.


Spicy Chicken Wings in Bar B Q Sauce
INGREDIENTS:
3 pounds chicken wings (16 wings)
salt and pepper to taste
1 1/2 cups any variety barbecue sauce
1/4 cup honey
2 teaspoons prepared mustard or spicy mustard
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
Tabasco to taste, optional
PREPARATION:
Rinse chicken wings; pat dry. Cut off and discard wing tips then cut each wing at the joint to make two sections. Sprinkle wing pieces with salt and pepper; place wings on an lightly oiled broiler pan.
Broil about 4 inches from the heat for 10 minutes on each side, or until chicken wings are nicely browned. Transfer chicken wings to crockpot.
In a bowl, combine barbecue sauce, honey, spicy mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and Tabasco. Pour sauce over chicken wings. Cover and cook on LOW for 4 to 5 hours or on High 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Serve directly from slow cooker, keeping temperature on LOW. Makes about 30 chicken wings.


Hamburger Dip
INGREDIENTS:
2 pounds lean ground beef
1 cup chopped onion
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced, optional
2 cloves garlic, crushed and minced
1 can (4 ounces) mild chile peppers, chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
2 cans (8-ounces each) tomato sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
1 teaspoon oregano
16 ounces cream cheese, softened and cut in cubes
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder, mild to medium heat
PREPARATION:
In skillet, brown ground beef with onion, and jalapeno pepper, if using. drain off fat. Pour browned meat mixture into crockpot. Add garlic, mild chile peppers, salt, tomato sauce, ketchup, oregano, sugar, cream cheese, Parmesan cheese and chili powder.
Set crockpot on LOW for about 2 hours, until cream cheese has melted and is thoroughly blended. Stir, taste, and adjust seasoning if desired. Serve directly from the crockpot or move to a chafing dish, with tortilla chips for dipping.


Sweet & Sour Sasuage Balls
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 c. brown sugar
2 lbs. bulk pork sausage, mild or spicy
1 1/4 c. ketchup
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 can chunk pineapple
PREPARATION:
Form sausage into balls. Brown in skillet; transfer to slow cooker. Combine remaining ingredients; add to slow cooker. Cover and cook 3 to 5 hours.

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Answer 2

Keep in mind that out of the 30 people, not all will eat a regular size portion, most will sample or pass by it. You can prepare any one of these; Cole slaw, carrot salad, broccoli salad, potato salad, baked beans, green bean casserole, potato skins with sharp cheddar and chives, fried salmon cakes. There are plenty of things you can prepare without spending a fortune doing them. If time is your enemy as it is to so many of us, try your grocery stores deli or Wal Mart, they have delicious ready made deserts of carrot cake or a crab salad that is an excellent choice and is always loved. Don't let the holidays get you down, a lot of people use ready made foods for functions or their get together. Hope I've been of some help, have a merry Christmas.

Answer 3

This is one of my personal favorite and usually very popular at potlucks. It keeps well and in fact tastes best the next day if you don't put the cheese on until just before you serve it.

If you live near a Trader Joe's you can buy vacuum packed steamed lentils in the fresh vegetable section. If not, they are easy to do yourself by following the instructions below.

Also, this recipe makes quite a bit but for thirty people I would double the recipe.

Mediterranean Lentil Salad

2 Cups brown or green lentils washed
1 bunch Italian parsley, chopped fine
1 bunch fresh mint leaves finely chopped
3 green onions (white and green parts), finely chopped
2 Roma tomatoes peeled, seeded and diced small
Juice from two fresh lemons
3 Tablespoons fruity, extra-virgin, olive oil
2 teaspoons ground cumin
Salt and pepper to taste
1 Cup feta cheese crumbled

Put lentils in a pot, cover with water and cook on medium heat until nearly done about 10 or 15 minutes. Cover the pot, turn off heat and let sit for about 20 minutes. Drain off any excess water and cool completely. Combine lentils, parsley, mint, tomatoes and onion, lemon juice and 2 Tbs. oil. Heat 2 Tablespoons of olive oil in small saute pan; sprinkle in cumin and heat

Answer 4

Pigs in a Blanket
INGREDIENTS:
8 frankfurters
8 slices American processed cheese
1 (10 ounce) package refrigerated biscuit dough
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Wrap cheese around each frankfurter then the biscuit around that. Put on cookie sheet with the overlap of biscuit faced down, so you don't have to use tooth picks. Bake in preheated oven until biscuits are brown, about 10 to 15 minutes.
***Of course, you would increase your recipe. This would be your easiest recipe.

Answer 5

herea an appetizer thats a smash and cheap. take jalapenoes cut in half, de-seed, put in 1tsp of cream cheese in each half and wrap each half with bacon. bake 400 degrees till bacon crisps. these go very fast so make plenty. peppers are around a dollar a pound around 30 make a pound. so be generous i have seen people eat 6 or more.

Answer 6

Two headed veal served cold on a shiny silver platter. Leave the head for decoration with all the cards I've saved and the pictures that I don't want anymore in one mouth and the restraining order that was full of her lies in the other mouth.

Answer 7

Stuffed mushrooms.....Yummm!

OR Appetizer recipes list, click this link:
http://busycooks.about.com/library/recipes/blappetizers.htm

Answer 8

Pepperoni pizza dip (in a crockpot)
Sweet & Sour kielbasa (in a crockpot add jelly & BBQ sauce)
Sweet & Sour meatballs (in a crockpot add jelly & ketchup)
Antipasto platter

Answer 9

i would take bbq weinies. buy smoked cocktail 'lil' links, put in crockpot and pour a good bbq sauce (sweet baby ray's) over and heat in crockpot. take plenty, they go fast. take toothpicks along also...

Answer 10

HOW ABOUT FONDUE ,ITS EASY AND FUN USE WOODEN SKEWERS FOR FORKS,AND JUST CUT UP BREAD,SOME ASSORTED VEGGIES AND A GOOD WELSH RABBIT ,OTHERWISE KNOWN AS A CHEESE DIP,AND INSTEAD OF ADDING WINE YOU CAN ADD APPLE JUICE , NAMASTE