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Katie 02/11/13 |
Hi Ellen, Need to make dinner for 50 teenagers. Cook and home and transport to school. (Already feel the dread seeping up my limbs....) Planning to make Pasta e Fagioli (kind of a thick pasta/ bean/ tomato/ ground beef soup) with a recipe which allegedly serves 8 & which I would multiply. Also need to make a vegetarian version. My question: roughly how many gallons of soup feeds 50? Want to make sure I have enough of the right size pots. I borrowed 2 three gallon pots, plus have two smaller Dutch ovens. Is that enough? Basically: how many people will three gallons of soup serve? Will serve rolls as well. Thank you! |
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ellen 02/11/13 |
Hi, Katie, This is probably not what I would make for teens. If you are wedded to the idea of soup, you will notice that minestrone-style soups are not the first choice of teens. in your situation, I would make one electric roaster full of my beefy vegetable soup or chili, and a large potfull (about 2- 2 1/2 gallons) of broccoli-cheese or loaded baked potato. They eat more than grown ups. www.ellenskitchen.com/bigpots/beefsoup.html Plan on at least 2 large crusty rolls each and at least 2 pounds of butter. Strongly suggest you add fruit trays, also maybe baked potato bar or chips and dip. |
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Katie 02/11/13 |
Thank you so much for your suggestions - I really appreciate your help. How many gallons does an electric roaster hold? |
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Katie 02/12/13 |
Ellen, oh, I see the answer at the top of the beefy vegetable soup recipe - so no need to reply. Again, thank you very much. |