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Need Help Quick on Meat Dish for Pot Luck

Sparkle Babe — Sat, 31 May 2014 16:16:14 GMT

I have been asked to bring a Meat Dish to Pot Luck Church Dinner tomorrow. Can ya'll help me with something good I can fix tonight. Thanks!

Re: Need Help Quick on Meat Dish for Pot Luck

luvdoodles — Sat, 31 May 2014 16:20:41 GMT

How about Shephards Pie if you have potatoes and hamburg and some king of veggie. Not sure if you could keep it hot though. Chicken wings are always good hot or cold. Have fun.

Re: Need Help Quick on Meat Dish for Pot Luck

vabreeze — Sat, 31 May 2014 16:38:42 GMT

How about Meatloaf Cupcakes with either a mashed potato or sweet potato for frosting? I am making this with ground turkey for a potluck luncheon Monday. I like to put diced or shredded veggies in my turkey meatloaf.

Re: Need Help Quick on Meat Dish for Pot Luck

ivey — Sat, 31 May 2014 16:48:14 GMT

This is not a culinary feat, but is very easy to make, is inexpensive, and will feed a lot of people.

How about macaroni with meat and spaghetti sauce? It will stretch a long way. I don't have measurements, but here goes:

brown your hamburger meat (and onions and peppers, if desired)

use Ragu or some other spaghetti sauce, or make your own, if you have time.

Cook the macaroni and mix all together. You can add shredded mozzarella to the top.

Men and children especially like these types of dishes.

Re: Need Help Quick on Meat Dish for Pot Luck

buddylou — Sat, 31 May 2014 16:50:21 GMT

I attended a potluck last week and I made a large pan of baked chicken spaghetti and everyone loved it. My pan was the largest one there and was the first one gone. It is easy to make and it goes a long way.

Re: Need Help Quick on Meat Dish for Pot Luck

house_cat — Sat, 31 May 2014 17:00:57 GMT

You can buy a couple of those family size packs of cut up chicken. There are some excellent recipes for ""Oven Fried Chicken"". I made one last week - so quick and easy and it's a grab-n-go dish.

Re: Need Help Quick on Meat Dish for Pot Luck

Scooby Doo — Sat, 31 May 2014 18:07:54 GMT

Sweet and sour meatballs in a crockpot. You can buy frozen meatballs in a package, or use smoked sausage cut into pieces.

King Ranch Chicken casserole

Rotel chicken spaghetti

There was a recipe posted a couple of months ago for chicken dumpling casserole that was really good

Re: Need Help Quick on Meat Dish for Pot Luck

dfyre — Sat, 31 May 2014 19:28:29 GMT

I make a quick "faux" lasagna dish that is always very popular, feeds a lot and takes little effort:

In a large pot, brown 1 lb. ground beef, 1 lb. Italian sausage (removed from casings), a teaspoon of chopped garlic and 1 chopped onion.

Add a 28-oz. can crushed tomatoes and a tablespoon of Italian seasoning (or a large jar of spaghetti sauce) and 4 cups of water.

Bring to a boil and add a pound of pasta (penne or rotini is best).

Cover and cook until pasta is done (slightly undercooked since you'll be reheating the next day)

Stir in 8 oz. shredded mozzarella and a small container of ricotta.

You can make it tonight, put it in a casserole dish and reheat tomorrow - maybe sprinkle with a little more mozzarella before heating.

Re: Need Help Quick on Meat Dish for Pot Luck

vabreeze — Sun, 01 Jun 2014 01:50:46 GMT

On 5/31/2014 dfyre said:
I make a quick "faux" lasagna dish that is always very popular, feeds a lot and takes little effort:

In a large pot, brown 1 lb. ground beef, 1 lb. Italian sausage (removed from casings), a teaspoon of chopped garlic and 1 chopped onion.

Add a 28-oz. can crushed tomatoes and a tablespoon of Italian seasoning (or a large jar of spaghetti sauce) and 4 cups of water.

Bring to a boil and add a pound of pasta (penne or rotini is best).

Cover and cook until pasta is done (slightly undercooked since you'll be reheating the next day)

Stir in 8 oz. shredded mozzarella and a small container of ricotta.

You can make it tonight, put it in a casserole dish and reheat tomorrow - maybe sprinkle with a little more mozzarella before heating.

Dfye,

I have saved your recipe for the next time I need to take a dish to the homeless shelter for veterans that my church group helps to feed monthly. This does seem easy, quite hearty--- and looks like it'll make enough for a small army (no pun intended). You state that penne or rotini pasta is best to use. Do you think it might also work using uncooked lasagna noodles if they are broken into small pieces? Thanks for sharing your recipe.

Re: Need Help Quick on Meat Dish for Pot Luck

chips — Sun, 01 Jun 2014 19:48:53 GMT

I frequently take cocktail sausages rolled up in dough, a tube or two of crescents, each triangle cut into 1/3's. People love them and never think about taking them. Sorry this is too late for you....just sat down and browsing.

Re: Need Help Quick on Meat Dish for Pot Luck

dfyre — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 16:41:55 GMT

On 5/31/2014 vabreeze said:
On 5/31/2014 dfyre said:
I make a quick "faux" lasagna dish that is always very popular, feeds a lot and takes little effort:

In a large pot, brown 1 lb. ground beef, 1 lb. Italian sausage (removed from casings), a teaspoon of chopped garlic and 1 chopped onion.

Add a 28-oz. can crushed tomatoes and a tablespoon of Italian seasoning (or a large jar of spaghetti sauce) and 4 cups of water.

Bring to a boil and add a pound of pasta (penne or rotini is best).

Cover and cook until pasta is done (slightly undercooked since you'll be reheating the next day)

Stir in 8 oz. shredded mozzarella and a small container of ricotta.

You can make it tonight, put it in a casserole dish and reheat tomorrow - maybe sprinkle with a little more mozzarella before heating.

Dfye,

I have saved your recipe for the next time I need to take a dish to the homeless shelter for veterans that my church group helps to feed monthly. This does seem easy, quite hearty--- and looks like it'll make enough for a small army (no pun intended). You state that penne or rotini pasta is best to use. Do you think it might also work using uncooked lasagna noodles if they are broken into small pieces? Thanks for sharing your recipe.

I've never tried using lasagna noodles, but I don't see why they wouldn't work - however, I would use the ones you have to cook as the boiling would destroy the no-boil ones. I do have an easy skillet lasagna recipe that is similar but doesn't feed nearly as many:

Brown 1 lb. sausage and 1 small chopped onion. Drain excess fat and add 1 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes, garlic powder and Italian seasonings to taste (or, again, a large jar of premade sauce). When it simmers, break a box of no-boil noodles in half and press in layers into the sauce (i.e., put in a layer, press into sauce, put in another layer and so on) - just put broken bits into the empty spaces. Cover and cook about 8 minutes. Top with 1 lb. ricotta in blobs and swirl through. Top with 8 oz. shredded mozzarella (original recipe called for sliced fresh mozzarella which is good but I rarely have it on hand). Cover and cook another five minutes. Let set for about 15 minutes to firm up. No one can tell this from the real thing and it takes less than an hour.

I'm Italian - 100% - so we do eat a lot of pasta. Tonight, I'm hosting a pot luck for my cat club - 25 members. I work full time so have a crockpot going full to the brim with meatballs and sausage that I cooked on Sunday and just needed to add tomatoes and seasonings this morning so there will be a wonderful sauce ready when I get home. Just need to boil water for the spaghetti and my portion is done. I host these twice a year since our house is large and conducive to crowds but have an iron-clad rule - if you bring something, leftovers go home with you! Some sneaky person left a half gallon of spumoni in my freezer last year - guess who ate it?

Re: Need Help Quick on Meat Dish for Pot Luck

MimiKathy — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 22:32:39 GMT

This is super simple and you can adjust the amounts of ingredients depending on how many you plan on serving:

2 Chicken breasts (still frozen - I use chicken tenders)

1 Can Rotel Tomatoes

1 Can Corn Kernels (do not drain)

1 Can Black Beans (drained and rinsed)

1 Package Ranch Dressing Mix

1 TBSP Cumin

1 Tsp Chili Powder

1 Tsp Onion Powder

1 - 8 Ounce Package Cream Cheese

Mix, then top with cream cheese. Cook on low for 6 - 8 hours, stirring once or twice. Shred the chicken and serve over rice (or noodles). We have even used it by making enchiladas with floured tortillas.

Re: Need Help Quick on Meat Dish for Pot Luck

bells4me — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 02:47:09 GMT

On 6/3/2014 MimiKathy said:
This is super simple and you can adjust the amounts of ingredients depending on how many you plan on serving:

2 Chicken breasts (still frozen - I use chicken tenders)

1 Can Rotel Tomatoes

1 Can Corn Kernels (do not drain)

1 Can Black Beans (drained and rinsed)

1 Package Ranch Dressing Mix

1 TBSP Cumin

1 Tsp Chili Powder

1 Tsp Onion Powder

1 - 8 Ounce Package Cream Cheese

Mix, then top with cream cheese. Cook on low for 6 - 8 hours, stirring once or twice. Shred the chicken and serve over rice (or noodles). We have even used it by making enchiladas with floured tortillas.

This sounds so good and I always have Tyson chicken tenders on hand. How many would you use, 4 or 5? Anyway, I'm making it for my next potluck. Thx.