Cooking for a Crowd hints and tips
Cheap non-stick cooking spray substitute
Make your own cream of chicken, mushroom, or celery soup
Baking
Easy Memory Biscuits or Crackers these buttermilk biscuits have a super easy recipe that’s a snap to remember.
(Almost) Fat Free Pumpkin Muffins full of whole grain goodness’
Pecan Pie, chock full of nuts (With Homesteading Housewife’s easy, tasty no-roll pie crust!)
Maple Bacon Pecan Pie, even better!
Ice Cream Cake, and Whipped Cream
Main Dishes
Colcannon – easy, budget friendly one pot Irish dish. Cabbage, potatoes, and beef make the ultimate comfort food
Chicken Satay Nuggets – homemade chicken nuggets, hands free mess free!
Asian Pork Sliders – so easy you don’t even need a recipe
Beefy Potato Kolaches – easiest dough ever, classic portable meal
Maple Dijon Rack of Pork – great company recipe or if you’re cooking a nice meal for a crowd. It’s easy and the taste is amazing!
Chicken Mango Pasta Salad – Fruity. Summery. Good.
Pantry Pasta Salad – throw it together in for a quick meal or when you forget to plan dinner.
Sloppy Joes with easy homemade coleslaw
Creamy Beef and Noodles quick and easy skillet meal
Scalloped Potatoes Use up that leftover ham!
Turkey Pot Pie Also works for chicken, and a great way to use up leftovers!
Lentil Enchiladas A meatless meal you’ll love. Plus, homemade enchilada sauce!
Swiss Steak Easy peasy, stove top or crockpot.
Meatless
Spinach Pesto with Pumpkin Seeds – nut free, dairy free
Chilaquiles Bowls – baked chilaquiles in a bread bowl.
Grilled Summer Veggie Sandwiches- hearty, healthy, tastes like summer!
Lentil Enchiladas A meatless meal you’ll love. Plus, homemade enchilada sauce!
Stovetop Macaroni and Cheese dump the blue box.
Curried Lentil Soup- vegan. And cheap.
Hearty Tomato Barley Salad - make it with any grain, really. Brown rice, quinioa, or a mix would taste great too!
Soups
Three Sisters Soup – beans, corn, and pumpkin with bacon and onion. Best fall chowder ever.
Aloo Dal – Indian style potato and cauliflower stew
Gumbo Stew – all the flavors, less work.
Easy Tomato Basil Soup – Lunch in 5 minutes. Seriously.
Smoky Lentil Soup and Curried Vegan Stew- this recipe is a two-fer!
Side dishes
Coconut Rice simple, subtle flavor to liven up boring bland rice
Sweet and Sour Cabbage- classic recipe and it’s PURPLE. Your daughters will love helping you cook it.
Braised Greens Spinach, kale, chard, collards – here’s how to cook them!
Sauerkraut Casserole – sounds weird, tastes good.
Best Orange Cranberry Relish all natural in 10 minutes or less.
Extras
Pumpkin Spice Syrup for Pumpkin Spiced Lattes
Dips for dummies yummy, easy fruit dips, veggie dips, and cheeseball recipes
Natural no-work popsicles fruity and frozen
Crazy Cheap Cooking
Less than $1 per serving!
Sloppy Joes with easy homemade coleslaw
Minestrone Soup – rockbottom 33¢ per serving!
