12 $40 Pulled Pork sandwiches with Homemade coleslaw Double the recipe, purchased Smithfield Pork Shoulder picnic roast, 7lbs + 2 bags of Hawaiian rolls 8 ct. 16 $40 Grilled Chicken with Tossed Salad I included a 10 lbs bag of frozen chicken breast and tripled this recipe. 1 Marketside Italian loaf was plenty of bread. Shred cheese yourself to save $$ 12 $21 Tuscan Bread and white bean soup I skipped infusing the olive oil and just used plain evoo. 12 $24 Corn Chowder Used 2 cans great value sweet corn and doubled the recipe. 12 $22 Chili with Beans Doubled this recipe and substituted 1 lbs ground beef in place of 2 lbs of ground turkey 12 $21 Slow Cooker Cheddar and Bacon Potato Soup Double the recipe, 8oz block cheddar shredded yourself. 16 $17 Pasta Salad Eckrich Deli ham, Frigo mozzarella cheese sticks sliced to replace cheese balls, Great value dressing. 16 $19 Hot Dog Bar Cost can vary depending on how fancy you get- here I included the basics: cheese, onion, chili with beans, ketchup, mustard, bbq sauce 16 $15 Baked potato Bar Price includes 10 lbs bag of Russets. Recipe Notes Feeds TotalĬost Breakfast for Dinner (pancakes, eggs, hash browns) A generic box of pancake mix, 12 eggs, bottle of generic syrup and 6 russet potatoes. The prices in the ‘Cost’ are a guide so you can see and compare the relative cost of these recipe ideas and choose an option that’s best for you. Of course, your results will vary depending on the specific recipe you choose to make. The links in the ‘Recipe’ column are the actual recipes I used to calculate the prices. I chose to use the cheapest available products. I calculated the cost of each of these recipes (assuming you already have basics like spices and oil) if purchased at Walmart, then rounded to the nearest dollar. In order to help you decide which cheap meal for a crowd would be best for you, I did some research for ya! Photo by Craig Adderley from Pexels Cheap Meals for a Crowd I can still make them from scratch and be totally un-frazzled when the crowd comes to the door. I almost always will make my desserts, side dishes, and any breads/rolls ahead of time. I feel like such a girl boss when all my guests arrive to a clean house and a meal that’s ready for them! Making food ahead of time is such a great way to alleviate stress. Remember, beans and potatoes are the cheapest foods on the planet, so make use of them. Having meat as your main protein or entrée can often be costly. Then simply cook the pasta or rice right before your guests arrive to complete the meal.īeware of meat prices, however, as they continue to climb. You can cook a Pork roast into melty pulled pork sandwiches, a tomato-based hearty Italian ‘Sunday Gravy’ served over pasta, or a creamy shredded chicken to ladle over rice for Hawaiian Haystacks. You do NOT want to be cooking batch after batch after batch in order to have enough food for everyone. Create the entire meal in one giant pot or bowl. Stews, soups, and salads are excellent for this. Chose a recipe that can be scaled without having to cook or bake in batches
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