Wedding Buffet for 100 Kristy 02/27/13 I am trying to plan for my daughters wedding, we are expecting 100-110 people. My mother-in-law has ordered chicken breast tenders in lemon butter wine sauce, rice pilaf and green beans almandine for 75 from a local caterer. We will be supplying baked ziti, tossed salad, and french bread. How can you determine how much macaroni and cheese is needed for 200 people and how can it be prepared in a normal kitchen? Mac and Cheese For One Hundred. Angel and I decided to separately each cook a batch for 50 people. I am making enough for 200. *Remember, it takes about 120 servings to serve 100 people and for self or buffet service or for all men, you need to add an additional 10%. For teens only, add 1/3 more. Condiments such as pickles, onions, sauce, jalepenos, and bread are extras. How much ziti, salad and bread will we need? This is for a dinner buffet. I have two 18-quart electric roaster pans for the ziti, can you tell me the best way to do the ziti in the roasters? We will be having a cocktail/appetizer hour prior to dinner and will have veggies and dips, crackers, cheese, and summer sausage, smokies in bbq sauce, and mixed nuts. How much of each of these will we need? Fifa 18 for mac. Also, do you have suggestions for amounts of drinks needed for this many people? About 40% are either non-drinkers or children, so how much beer (keg), wine (planning a white and a red), and canned soda/tea/bottled water would we need? Ellen 02/27/13 Kristy you need to plan for the max possible, so say 110. Chicken breast tenders in lemon butter wine sauce, you need 35 pounds rice pilaf for 75 OK green beans almondine you need for everyone- 110 For the roaster pasta, see 'Big Lasagna in an 18 quart electric roaster' on the spaghetti page for how to do roaster pastas. 2 is OK, but you will have some left. Veggies, see the veggie tray page and dips, 1 cup per 5 crackers, about 8 pounds cheese, 1 pound per 10 summer sausage, 1 pound per 10-12 if sliced thin smokies in bbq sauce, 1 pound per 8 mixed nuts, 6 pounds per 100 Fruit trays would be great with this. If this saves you time, trouble or money, please consider a donation to support the site. Kristy 02/28/13 Thank you, Ellen! I will check out the spaghetti page. I forgot to add that we will also have a couple large crockpots of meatballs and Italian sausage in sauce. For the green beans, could we do another vegetable, like corn, in addition to green beans for 75? And yes, we will also have a fruit tray. Did you have any suggestions for drinks? Ellen 02/28/13 Yes about 22 pounds of a second veg would be fine, but you may still run out of green beans. That's good about the meatballs and sausage. Dinner coffee per the beverage page at cake time. About 8-10 gallons of lemonade or punch, to start on the appetizer table. About 12 gallons of iced tea, 1/3 unsweetened, if you do not have wine or beer. If you do wine, see the beverage page and plan on about 3 white for every 2 red. It is smart to buy alcohol from a seller who will let you return unopened bottles. Ellen 02/28/13 Info on amounts for a champagne toast are on the beverage page. ![]() There are many sparkling non-alcoholic beverages great for toasting, as well. Ellen 02/28/13 If you do a sangria or other signature alcoholic punch, about the same amount as the lemonade, and serve with the appetizers. Kristy 03/03/13 Again, thank you so much Ellen! You have been such a help! I have a few more questions though. Would the fruit trays be served during the appetizer hour, or during the dinner buffet, or both? For the ziti in roaster pans -- I've read the pasta page and I'm still confused. If an 18 qt roaster holds the same as 4 9x13 pans, does that mean I would put 2 1/2 - 3 lbs of ziti pasta in each roaster? Two roasters will be plenty for 110? And could I prepare the ziti, toss with sauce and freeze in gallon-sized bags, then thaw and layer it in the roaster the morning of? Or would it be better to assemble the whole pan and freeze it whole? The wedding is March 16th and I'm starting to stress over time! I have hired some helpers for the day of (we are doing everything ourselves -- setting up the venue, decorating, food, etc.), so I'm working on a timeline/list of jobs for everyone for the day. Ellen 03/03/13 You can put 4 pounds dry pasta in a roaster and related 4 quarts of sauce/additions.
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