I need to put out a half time spread for the Bears game this Sunday. I was given $100 to spend on food. That's it! It's only gonna be for 10-20 people. They like comfort food like burgers, wings etc. I'd like to put out a nice spread and a variety. That's gonna be hard on $100! Not looking to put out hot dogs. They expect more than that. So any ideas out there for simple and easy to prep food?? Was thinking pulled pork sliders, but pork is too expensive. So maybe a salad, rolls and what else can you suggest? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!! Btw. I'll be putting it out buffet style. Have pans and sterno that I can use.
This particular batch had shrimp in them, but simple cheese and mushroom ones are tasty. Basically a bite sized omelet cooked in a mini muffin tin. I bet some of the spicy breakfast sausage from a tube would work well.
If they were playing Green Bay I'd suggest bratwurst and beer cheese soup /img/vbsmilies/smilies/smile.gif
Hmmm, why are you knocking the dogs? Are burgers really that much more classy and elevated than burgers? Personally I'd love to walk up to a hot dog spread. Great toppings like chili, kraut, slaw, relish, onions (a choice of raw and caramelized). With cold crisp salad or slaw, gourmet potato chips, nachos, baked beans, corn coblets.... sounds like a party I'd want to go to.
The bite sized omelets are pretty simple. Didn't write anything down, I just do it by memory. It takes 6 eggs for a dozen of them. Beat the eggs. If doing mushrooms, roughly dice, brown in butter with a little powdered thyme, some salt and pepper. If doing sausage, brown and crumble. You can add some minced shallot, green onion, tomato, whatever strikes your fancy to the filling.
Fill each muffin cup about 1/3 full with the egg. Top with maybe half a tablespoon of grated cheese. Put the cooked and slightly cooled filling on top of that. Pour in more egg to just below the rim. Top with more cheese. Bake at 350 F for about 8 - 10 minutes, then check to see if the egg is set and the cheese is bubbly.
Best served warm, not too hot to pick up with the fingers.
The bite sized omelets are pretty simple. Didn't write anything down, I just do it by memory. It takes 6 eggs for a dozen of them. Beat the eggs. If doing mushrooms, roughly dice, brown in butter with a little powdered thyme, some salt and pepper. If doing sausage, brown and crumble. You can add some minced shallot, green onion, tomato, whatever strikes your fancy to the filling. --mjb.
I'd recommend the addition of a pinch of nutmeg into the mushrooms along with a touch of heavy cream and cayenne. Makes THE great je ne sais quoi. Really.
A splash or two of hot sauce almost always finds its way into my egg based dishes. Rarely nutmeg, though, will have to try it. And heavy cream is always a nice addition to beaten eggs.
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