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Jamie 03/11/13 |
I have will be catering a wedding reception for 300 poeple. The wedding is in Sept at 5:00. They only want dinner and someone else is doing the cake. There will not be appetizers/dessert. Are these quantities correct?
Chicken - 135 lbs (boneless)
green beans or corn - 9 gallons
lettuce - 36+ lbs of salad mix
bread - 25-28 dozen
tea/lemonade - 24 gallons Do you have any good recipes for cooking any of these items in advance? |
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ellen 03/11/13 |
This is a large amount of meat even for 300. Beef is OK for 130 pounds, chicken for 100. Either of the wedding chicken recipes can be made ahead and frozen. The rest looks OK, but this is a very plain meal for a wedding dinner. Talk to the folks about adding a fruit garnish such as spiced peaches or apple rings, and doing both vegetables, fancying up the green beans and maybe doing fiesta corn. I would increase the rolls to 1 1/2 per person. Unless you are also doing dinner level coffee, you need at least 30 gallons of tea/lemonade. If this saves you time, trouble or money, consider a donation, maybe a dime per person, to support this site |