Graduation Party Food Tips: Plan a Festive Graduation Party Buffet Without Going Broke or Crazy!
Serve your foods from large disposable foil roasting pans; use the size that is made for turkeys. Buy all rectangular pans as they will store in the refrigerator better. Fill the roaster pans the night before and reheat before serving
Here are some easy, inexpensive buffet hot dishes that can be set out as self-serve. They do not need to be reheated.
BBQ meatballs:
2 5# bags of Armour frozen meatballs
32 oz jar grape jelly
32 oz ketchup
Mix and heat thoroughly
Sausage and Sauerkraut
3 32 oz bags of refrigerated sauerkraut
4# fresh bratwurst, sweet Italian or Polish sausage
Bake until sausage is thoroughly cooked about an hour.
Tuna Salad
2# cooked small seashell pasta
4 12 oz. or 8 6oz. cans of tuna, drained
I whole stalk of celery pared, cleaned and sliced
1 large vidalia onion, cleaned and chopped
3 T. dill
32 oz mayonnaise
4 hard cooked eggs sliced and arranged on top
pepper or paprika for garnish
Chicken Salad
2# cooked small seashell pasta
4 12 oz cans cooked chicken
32 oz jar mayonnaise
1 # chopped walnuts
1 stalk cleaned, pared chopped celery
2# washed seedless purple grapes
1/2 c. chopped sweet onion (optional)
parsley for garnish
Baked Beans:
8 cans of pork and beans or 3 jars of great northern beans
2-3# bacon cut into bite-sized pieces
32 oz ketchup
2# brown sugar
Blend and bake on low until beans and bacon are browned and bubbly.
Deviled Eggs
Vegetable tray: For color variety use: cucumbers, grape tomatoes, carrots, broccoli, yellow pepper strips, mini-bella fresh mushrooms, cauliflower. Serve dish in hollowed out green pepper or use ranch dressing for dip.
Fruit bowl: canned pineapple chunks, fresh strawberries (washed and pared), fresh washed green grapes, canned mandarin oranges, fresh blueberries. Serve individually in disposable drink cups topped with whipped cream for a smaller party. You can also make a watermelon boat.I don't care for all the cutting up of a melons, though.
Cupcakes: Cupcakes are much easier to manage than a huge cake that messy and ends up all over your yard. You can buy bulk decorations like little diplomas, Class year or graduation. You can buy them from any party supply store or Wal-mart. Put one on each cupcake. Our local Meijer grocery superstore makes decorated graduation cupcakes. I paid $30 for 72 cupcakes, a big savings over a cake.
Here are some easy, inexpensive buffet hot dishes that can be set out as self-serve. They do not need to be reheated.
BBQ meatballs:
2 5# bags of Armour frozen meatballs
32 oz jar grape jelly
32 oz ketchup
Mix and heat thoroughly
Sausage and Sauerkraut
3 32 oz bags of refrigerated sauerkraut
4# fresh bratwurst, sweet Italian or Polish sausage
Bake until sausage is thoroughly cooked about an hour.
Tuna Salad
2# cooked small seashell pasta
4 12 oz. or 8 6oz. cans of tuna, drained
I whole stalk of celery pared, cleaned and sliced
1 large vidalia onion, cleaned and chopped
3 T. dill
32 oz mayonnaise
4 hard cooked eggs sliced and arranged on top
pepper or paprika for garnish
Chicken Salad
2# cooked small seashell pasta
4 12 oz cans cooked chicken
32 oz jar mayonnaise
1 # chopped walnuts
1 stalk cleaned, pared chopped celery
2# washed seedless purple grapes
1/2 c. chopped sweet onion (optional)
parsley for garnish
Baked Beans:
8 cans of pork and beans or 3 jars of great northern beans
2-3# bacon cut into bite-sized pieces
32 oz ketchup
2# brown sugar
Blend and bake on low until beans and bacon are browned and bubbly.
Deviled Eggs
Vegetable tray: For color variety use: cucumbers, grape tomatoes, carrots, broccoli, yellow pepper strips, mini-bella fresh mushrooms, cauliflower. Serve dish in hollowed out green pepper or use ranch dressing for dip.
Fruit bowl: canned pineapple chunks, fresh strawberries (washed and pared), fresh washed green grapes, canned mandarin oranges, fresh blueberries. Serve individually in disposable drink cups topped with whipped cream for a smaller party. You can also make a watermelon boat.I don't care for all the cutting up of a melons, though.
Cupcakes: Cupcakes are much easier to manage than a huge cake that messy and ends up all over your yard. You can buy bulk decorations like little diplomas, Class year or graduation. You can buy them from any party supply store or Wal-mart. Put one on each cupcake. Our local Meijer grocery superstore makes decorated graduation cupcakes. I paid $30 for 72 cupcakes, a big savings over a cake.
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