Cooking for 9 for mission trip? Meal ideas?

ECingMama · 03-21-2017, 06:40 PM

H! My sister is coming here with a team of nine.

3 white, slightly picky "All-American" eaters
2 Chinese exchange students
4 Mexican-Americans

I am going to Sam's Club on Friday to buy the food for her team.

Her plan for now

bagels and cream cheese
cereal and milk

PB and J
or Ham and Cheese

Dinners
Tacos
Spaghetti
Lasagna

....................

I'm not excited about her lunches or her breakfasts.

Other ideas that are easy?

I'm planning on doing any meal prep for her that I can (browning meat, chopping veggies)

I'd be willing to make breakfast egg burritos or other make-ahead foods if I can.

Other simple, easy, not too expensive ideas for dinner?
At least one crock pot meal would be awesome.

---------- Post added at 07:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:55 PM ----------

Here's what I came up with after looking through five cook books.

Ideas

Tacos
Spaghetti with Sam's Club Meatballs (slow cooker all day except for noodles)
Pizza Night

Crock Pot (recipes in my book comes with prep directions, which I can do

)
White Chicken Chili
Stroganoff
Slow Beef Fajitas (strips)
Garlic Lime Chicken Fajitas (tastes WAY different than previous meal.....LOVE IT)
Sloppy Joes
Chili
Mexican Pie (seasoned meat bakes in oven with other things....I put into burritos to take to new mom just last week)
Green Chili Casserole
Herbed Chicken
Stew or Pot Roast with Meat, Carrots, and Potatoes

Variety in Lunch
Ham or Turkey and Cheese
PB and J
Salad
Tuna or Chicken or Egg Salad (buy one pack of Tuna and canned chicken....donate if nobody eats....I just dump onto my salads for protein)
Quesadillas
Chips and Salsa
BBQ Chicken Sandwiches (easy for me to bake and shred chicken in my stand mixer...just add bbq sauce and put in slow cooker)

Variety in Breakfast
Bagels and Cream Cheese
Cereal and Milk
Yogurt
Breakfast Burritos (I can make ahead)
Oatmeal (I can make ahead...just preheat with boiling water) or can buy individual packets
Hard Boiled Eggs
Muffins

Other
Cookies
Brownie Bites

Other other
Fresh fruit
canned fruit
apple sauce

canned veggies
fresh veggies

Other other other lol
hot chocolate
apple cider
marshmallows
herbal tea (I can raid my own huge stash to share)

03-21-2017, 06:40 PM	#1
ECingMama Rose Garden Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 16,750	Cooking for 9 for mission trip? Meal ideas? H! My sister is coming here with a team of nine. 3 white, slightly picky "All-American" eaters 2 Chinese exchange students 4 Mexican-Americans I am going to Sam's Club on Friday to buy the food for her team. Her plan for now bagels and cream cheese cereal and milk PB and J or Ham and Cheese Dinners Tacos Spaghetti Lasagna .................... I'm not excited about her lunches or her breakfasts. Other ideas that are easy? I'm planning on doing any meal prep for her that I can (browning meat, chopping veggies) I'd be willing to make breakfast egg burritos or other make-ahead foods if I can. Other simple, easy, not too expensive ideas for dinner? At least one crock pot meal would be awesome. ---------- Post added at 07:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:55 PM ---------- Here's what I came up with after looking through five cook books. Ideas Tacos Spaghetti with Sam's Club Meatballs (slow cooker all day except for noodles) Pizza Night Crock Pot (recipes in my book comes with prep directions, which I can do ) White Chicken Chili Stroganoff Slow Beef Fajitas (strips) Garlic Lime Chicken Fajitas (tastes WAY different than previous meal.....LOVE IT) Sloppy Joes Chili Mexican Pie (seasoned meat bakes in oven with other things....I put into burritos to take to new mom just last week) Green Chili Casserole Herbed Chicken Stew or Pot Roast with Meat, Carrots, and Potatoes Variety in Lunch Ham or Turkey and Cheese PB and J Salad Tuna or Chicken or Egg Salad (buy one pack of Tuna and canned chicken....donate if nobody eats....I just dump onto my salads for protein) Quesadillas Chips and Salsa BBQ Chicken Sandwiches (easy for me to bake and shred chicken in my stand mixer...just add bbq sauce and put in slow cooker) Variety in Breakfast Bagels and Cream Cheese Cereal and Milk Yogurt Breakfast Burritos (I can make ahead) Oatmeal (I can make ahead...just preheat with boiling water) or can buy individual packets Hard Boiled Eggs Muffins Other Cookies Brownie Bites Other other Fresh fruit canned fruit apple sauce canned veggies fresh veggies Other other other lol hot chocolate apple cider marshmallows herbal tea (I can raid my own huge stash to share) __________________ ENFp Wife who is thankful to be in love....17 years Homeschooling Mom of three....15 DD dancer and 12 DS mountain biker and 5 DD calico critter and dolly mommy 12/2014 8/2015 11/2015 9/2016

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