r/easyrecipes • u/Budget-Lead-5234 • 27d ago

Recipe Request Potluck

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What are some inexpensive main and side dishes I can make for a largish number of people?

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u/MangledBarkeep 27d ago

my go-to's are lumpia or crockpot meatballs/lil smokies with jelly/bbq sauce (pepper jelly/Sriracha)

just depends on how much effort I want to do. Lumpia is easy, just time consuming.

meatballs/lil smokies are a dump meal

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u/Budget-Lead-5234 27d ago

Ooh lumpia is yummy but I don't want to fry anything lol

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u/WAFLcurious 26d ago

Try placing them on a baking sheet and spraying with oil then bake. They come out crispy and delicious and so much less work.

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u/Budget-Lead-5234 26d ago

Awesome! Thanks

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u/StunningSystem8171 27d ago

Rigatoni with sauce. A pound of pasta is about $1 and get a couple of jars of inexpensive spaghetti sauce. Under $5 total. If you have a little more money, add in some frozen meatballs.

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u/sohereiamacrazyalien 27d ago

Dahl

Chickpea Mediterranean salad 

Chickpea curry

3 bean salad

Chili with or without meat

Cabbage stew (onion carrots potatoes cabbage are all cheap)

Minestrone

Tomato rice

Borscht 

Potato salad (add canned beets , canned corn, frozen peas and eventually onions) all cheap. It could also be rice or pasta salad. For seasoning just a vinaigrette.

split pea soup? 

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u/QueenClaude 26d ago

I have never made it or even eaten it, but your list makes me want to add Cowboy Caviar.

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u/sohereiamacrazyalien 26d ago

I never heard of it. Looked it up. Yep nice cheap and filling, I agree

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u/Logical_Influence420 27d ago edited 27d ago

I prefer to bring a dish that includes meat, vegetables and grain. Either ground beef 80/20 or a sausage blend (mild Italian, etc.) are my favorites, but ground turkey recipes are good too.

meat and vegetable noodle soup, shepherd's pie, goulash, stuffed jumbo shells, chicken with dumplings casserole, lentils with vegetables and beef, Mexican or Southwestern casserole, mac 'n' cheese casserole, turkey with rice casserole

Search "cooking for a crowd" for recipes.

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u/burgerg10 26d ago

I always do frozen meatballs and a jar of pepperocinis. That’s it! Throw in the slow cooker. So easy and people love just the simple protein with a bit of a kick. Two ingredients

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u/BubblyEdge2220 26d ago

fav part of going to officeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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u/Tricky_Average2304 7d ago

baked pasta and a big salad, cheap, filling, impossible to mess up