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Cook Talk

Party for 150 people
Janet
02/19/14
I am having a masquerade party for 150 people. I will be serving the food buffet style. I am planning on making 2 large trays of the following:
Baked Ziti
Eggplant Parm
Penne alla vodka
sausage and peppers
rice and beans
roasted red potatoes
sting beans with garlic
chicken fingers
Swedish meatballs
chicken franchese
plus salad and bread
ellen
02/19/14
Hi, Janet,
Are you deeply attached to all these different kinds of food? For 150, it is more usual to have just 2-3 entrees, 2 starches; this cooks up easier, costs less, and has fewer leftovers. Here is a suggestion on tweaking it:

Swedish meatballs- move to appetivers, add fruit tray and cheese tray

chicken fingers
chicken franchese
do only one chicken
sausage and peppers-OK
Eggplant Parm- good choice- acts as veg or vegetarian entree

Baked Ziti
rice and beans
roasted red potatoes
Penne alla vodka
Do just 2

sting beans with garlic- good, about 45 pounds, could add second veg, roasted or antipasto style

Write back on whether you want to tweak your menu

Janet
02/20/14
I like to offer different entrees so I know I will definitely have something everyone likes. My guest are all European Italian and Serbian plus some of the guest does not eat pork and they all love to eat. If I do the following:

Baked Ziti
Penne Alla Vodka
Eggplant Parm
String Beans with garlic
Chicken Franchese or Marsala
Sausage and peppers
Chicken fingers (this is good for the kids)
Plus salad.

If I do the above how many of the large trays would I need of each?

ellen
02/21/14
OK, for 150 people, this is what I would do:

Chicken Franchese or Marsala, do for 100, see recipe on my site for guidance on amounts; keep pieces small, so a full serving would be 2
Sausage and peppers, 30 pound sausage, equal weight peppers/onions
Chicken fingers (this is good for the kids), everyone snitches a few- do about 18 pounds

A full tray for pasta is usually calculated at 24 servings
Baked Ziti
Penne Alla Vodka
Total of 24 pounds pasta, divide according to you estimate of their taste preferences, Might have some left

Eggplant Parm- 4 trays
String Beans with garlic- about 30 pounds

Salad, you can depend on the plan for 100 page, do 1 1/2 times the amount for 100.

Bread/rolls, about 20 pounds, 4-5 pounds butter

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