This mac and cheese recipe is great for large groups and is made doubly cheesy and creamy with both velveeta and cheddar cheese.
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Cooking For A Crowd
Do you need to cook for a crowd? All the recipes on CDKitchen let you change the number of servings from 1 to 1000 (and higher!) but sometimes you need a recipe that gives you extra help when cooking for a crowd. These recipes are tailored to large groups and often give hints and tips for working with large quantities of food. So try these recipes the next time you need some large crowd recipes for a family reunion, church picnic or school event.
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Macaroni & Cheese For 100
Macaroni and Cheese for a Crowd
If you need to serve a big group this recipe is ideal! This is an easy and basic macaroni and cheese recipe that is sure to please everyone.
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Meatloaf for 50 (or more)
Wondering how to make meatloaf for a large group? This scalable meatloaf recipe not only tastes good but is simple to prepare. There are also different variations to try.
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Scalloped Potatoes For A Crowd
Bursting with flavor, this traditional scalloped potatoes dish is the ideal recipe to treat a crowd. It's easy to prepare, leaving you with plenty of time to relax and...
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Spanish Rice For A Crowd
Cooking for a large group? This recipe for Spanish rice is always a hit and is super easy to scale up or down to the quantity you need.
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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Easy Lasagna for a Crowd
Lasagna is always a hit, and this crowd-sized recipe takes the guess work out of feeding a large group of people.
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Crowd Size Classic Creamy Coleslaw
Coleslaw is always a crowd pleaser and this group-size recipe makes it easy to please the hungry masses.
Time: 1-2 hours
Sloppy Joes for 100
Need to serve a large group (or a gaggle of teenagers)? These sloppy joes are tasty AND easy to make and work well made in a large batch.
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Baked Ziti For 20
Pasta bakes are perfect for feeding a crowd. This ziti dish made with both beef and sausage is delicious, quick-cooking, and super easy to prepare ahead of time for a stress-free...
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Mashed Potatoes For A Crowd
Great for large group meals during the holidays. The recipe makes small servings so feel free to increase the amount if you'd like more hearty portions.
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Au Gratin Potatoes for 50
Perfect for a large group, these potatoes are easy to make and loved by everyone.
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Jambalaya For 100
You're gonna have a lot of happy people if you serve this recipe. It has just the right combination of ingredients that makes a simple, but flavorful jambalaya. Adjust the Creole...
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Italian-Style Pasta Salad for 100
Rotini with chopped up veggies like broccoli, zucchini, and red pepper tossed in Italian dressing with cheese.
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Baked Beans for 200
When you need to cook for hundreds of people there's no time to mess around, and these baked beans with brown sugar, bacon and onions certainly don't!
Method: convection oven, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Breakfast Burritos for a Crowd
These breakfast burritos, filled with scrambled eggs, turkey or ham, and fresh vegetables, are a great way to serve a large group.
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Rice Pilaf For 100
A seasoned rice dish that can be served with any kind of meat or vegetable. With rich infusions of mouth-watering stocks and aromatic hints of garlic, this dish is a favorite at any...
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Chicken And Biscuit Pot Pies for 100
Whether you're going all-out and making the full chicken and biscuit pot pie recipe or scaling it down to feed a crowd of 10 or 20, you're going to have many happy...
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
6 Foot Party Sandwich
"Hello? Yes, I'd like to order a six foot loaf of Italian, please." This might be the most fun you'll ever have making a sandwich.
Time: under 30 minutes
Peach Dessert for 100
When it comes to feeding a large group, you can't go wrong with a peach cobbler. This simplified version is easy to make and can feed a hundred people with ease.
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Hamburger Stroganoff For A Crowd
You'll make a crowd happy with this creamy hamburger stroganoff. Ground beef and mushrooms are cooked in a creamy sauce and served over egg noodles.
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Barbecued Beef Sandwiches For A Crowd
This big-batch recipe for barbecue beef sandwiches is delicious and can serve up to 50 people (you can scale it down for smaller groups too, of course!)
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Copycat Cracker Barrel Meatloaf (Crowd Size)
If you've got a big crowd to serve, here's just the meatloaf recipe. The Cracker Barrel secret is mixing in biscuit crumbs into the beef mixture for the...
Method: convection oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Baked Beans for 20 (or more)
Baked beans are always a crowd pleaser and this classic style recipe is perfect for serving a large group.
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Plain Spaghetti for 500
Need to feed a large group? This recipe fit for a crowd (and then some) delivers some tasty spaghetti and meat sauce to the masses.
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Oven Scrambled Eggs for a Crowd
Milk and butter keep these eggs creamy; oven-baking the recipe keeps your arm from falling off from scrambling all those eggs by hand.
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
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