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Cooking or 300 pople
Gloria 08/21/16	Hello. I am cooking for my daughter's party. We are expecting about 300 people. The menu will be green cheese enchiladas, red Chile con Carne, brisket, beans, rice, potatoe salad, and pasta salad. My question is how much of everything do I need to buy?
ellen 08/26/16	Cooking for 300 people Hi, Gloria, The challenge with the brisket is most everyone will want some, even if they eat all the other good things. Everything else will be seen as side dishes! Do please have someone serve the first round so you don't run out too soon! Also, this menu calls out for green salad, see the plan for 100 page for help on amounts. green cheese enchiladas, 5 per each 3 guests red Chile con Carne, 1/2 cup per person= 9-10 gallons brisket, 1 pound raw per 3 is someone serves it beans, 8 pounds dry per 100, or 3 gallons cooked rice, 8 pounds dry per 100 potato salad, pasta salad You could do just one of these for ease- you have other carbs- per 100 35 pounds potatoes plus 5-6 pounds dry pasta OR 45 pounds of potatoes OR 8 pounds of pasta You are looking at 4 refrigerators to safely store this much food. Plan ahead. Appetizers? One appetizer service area serves about 100 guests. If you have rotating guests, you would do 2. Hope this helps. Now I need to ask for your help in return! We've got major changes in the works to remodel EllensKitchen.com and in order to fund the new website, better searches and more help for your events, we need to raise nearly $20,000 within the next three months! For years, I've been helping make weddings & other large events a success and I've loved every minute, and now its time for the next phase. Even if you can only afford $10-$20, every gift helps. Please click the masthead at the top of the page to visit www.EllensBigPots.com and help me keep helping you.