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Dianne 01/10/14 |
Hi Ellen, Making food for a wedding and 50 people are coming.All adults no children. They want: Lasagna chicken parmesan with spaghetti salad- 6 heads lettuce dressing-2 qts fruit cup-6qt appetizers: spinach dip, buffalo chicken dip and chips & pretzels soda I'm just not sure how much lasagna & chicken I should prepare. Please help. Thanks |
Dianne 01/10/14 |
forgot to tell you they will eat at 5pm |
ellen 01/10/14 |
I would make lasagna for 50 (see the spaghetti page for amounts) and 1 piece of chicken per person- only about 3 pounds of loose spaghetti. I would make at least 1 pan of the lasagna vegetarian, in case you have any non-meat persons, unless you are certain you don't. The dips, 1/3 - 1/4 cup each per person. 4 pounds chips. 2 pounds pretzels. If this saves you time, trouble, or money, please make a donation, maybe a dime per guest, to support this site. Thanks. Beverage page has soda info. |
Nina 04/02/14 |
Italian Menu - Party for 40-50 people Hi I need help with planning lunch party for 40-50 people. For appetizers cheese/cracker tray crudite platter or chip and dip - pls suggest
For lunch
for dessert I am not sure how with the quantities and if the menu looks good enough for a 1:30pm lunch menu.PLease help. thanks. |
ellen 04/02/14 |
Hi, since you indicate an Italian inclination, I would like to suggest a few tweaks. I am going to assume 50 people.
cheese/cracker tray
For lunch
for dessert
add dinner level coffee, beverage planning page If this saves you time, trouble, or money, please make a donation, maybe a dime or quarter per guest, to support this site. Thanks. |
Nina 04/11/14 |
I am having second thoughts about my italian menu for 50. Please give me suggestions for this menu idea. Appetizer,desserts and beverages(same as previous post above) Lunch buffet Chicken dish Pork roast Shrimp scampi(Is this a good idea??) Pasta primavera(Do you suggest some other pasta sauce like Alfredo) Roast potatoes and veggies crusty rolls Thank you for your help. |
Nina 04/11/14 |
I am having second thoughts about my italian menu for 50. Please give me suggestions for this menu idea and how much quantities per person will I need. Appetizer,desserts and beverages(same as previous post above) Lunch buffet Chicken dish Pork roast Shrimp scampi(Is this a good idea??) Pasta primavera(Do you suggest some other pasta sauce like Alfredo) Roast potatoes and veggies crusty rolls Thank you for your help. |
ellen 04/12/14 |
Nina, scampi does not hold well. If you are moving away from Italian, do just one starch- potatoes or rice. Pasta is by far the hardest to hold successfully. A rice pilaf would be lovely with this menu. |
Nina 04/13/14 |
If i am making the menu with two types of meats how much quantity per person will I need? |
ellen 04/14/14 |
I would do 1 pound raw boneless chicken per plus 2 pounds raw boneless pork per 5 for most groups, assuming not stews. |