I FORGOT THIS IS REALLY EASY
SHEPARDS PIE
BROWN HAMBURGER, DRAIN & LAYER IN CASSEROLE
PAN 1 LARGE CAN MIXED VEGETABLES
4 CHEESE INSTANT MASHED POTATOE (MAKE
ON STOVE TOP)
LARGE JAR OF BEEF GRAVY
POUR GRAVY OVER HAMBURG & VEGETABLE
LAYER POTATO ON TOP - POUR GRAVY SMALL AMOUNT
TAKE TACO MIX GRATED CHEESE SPREAD ON TOP
OVER @350 BAKE FOR 25 MIN
DELICIOUS!!!
MAKE AS MANY PANS AS YOU WANT GOES A LONG WAY

This is great for a pot luck dinner or for a crowd, just double the recipe. The recipe should serve 6 to 8 depending on the people.



Chicken and Wild Rice

4 lbs, chicken breast, with the bone
2 boxes Uncle Ben’s Chicken & wild rice
1 lg. onion, chopped
6 tlb. Butter
4 tbl. Flour
2 cans Cream of Mushroom soup
1 can milk
1 can chicken broth (from the boiled chicken)
¾ lbs. cheddar cheese, shredded
Paprika

Cook chicken in water to cover 30 to 40 mins. Cool in broth. Tear chicken into bite size pieces. Do not use knife.
Cook rice according to directions on box.
Combine soup, milk and broth and set aside.
Sauté onion in butter until soft not brown.
Turn heat down a bit and stir in flour slowly.
Add the soup mixture to the flour, slowly, and wisk to get rid of lumps.
In a 9 by 12 casserole dish layer sauce, rice, chicken, and cheese, 2 or 3 layers. Top with paprika.
Bake at 350 for 30 to 40 mins.

Quick Mexican Casserole

2 cans pinto beans with jalapeno (or chop and add your own)
2 cans spanish rice or 1 box Zatarain spanish rice cooked
1 lb. ground meat
1 med. onion
1 pkg. McCormick original Chili seasoning mix
2 cups grated cheddar cheese or colby jack

Brown ground meat and diced onion. Toss meat,(after adding chili mix) beans and rice in a 9 X 13 pan and mix. Put cheese on top and bake till hot and bubbling.

For a crowd of 20, I'd make 2 pans. This is really good.
Can be made ahead. When I make with Zatarains, I add Rotel diced tomatoes with green chilis, cook till done then add to pan with extra water to keep it sort of lukey.

pasta salad and meat loaf, I have the best recipe for pasta salad

a easy desert could be the dirt cup and worms if there are kids.
it is instant chocolate pudding
put in disposable cups
chocolate cookies crushed spread on top and stick some gummy worms in them
you can also make it in a big bowl and serve or get a new plastic bucket that is cute too.
we had 300 happy boy scouts at camp with this one for their snack time. the adults liked it too

I would love the receipe for pasta salad... made twice in the last month & has no taste, not sure what I am doing wrong... boy lots of good ideas here guys... I love this site!!!

BBQ is always an option and can be made up ahead and frozen if needed....

"Taste of Home" magazines occasionally print out special editions for cooking for a crowd. This is waht I use when I need to make potluck lunch.

breakfast casserole
king ranch chicken
chicken or tuna salad
lasagna (frozen)
pizza and salad
chili
hot dogs , hamburgers and chips

different types of salads
meatball sandwiches
warm up the meatballs in the crockpot and get some type of sub bread and white cheese paremsan
meat loaf mash potatoes and veggie
can male meat loaves ahead and mashed also and just warm up

hamburger helper