Please review my BBQ menu

[Anonymous]

Also, unless you know that someone only eats chicken, it’s easier to grill burgers than chicken. Burgers are more forgiving, and cook significantly faster than chicken.

[Anonymous]

You probably have this covered, but don’t forget condiments for the hotdogs - mustard, ketchup, maybe pickle relish

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Morning! We are hosting a casual backyard BBQ dinner for our son’s soccer team next week and I’d love your thoughts on the planned menu.

Background:
*20 adults
*10 kids (8-10yo) and a couple younger siblings
*One person with gluten sensitivity
*No other allergies, food restrictions, vegetarians etc.

Menu:
*BBQ chicken drumsticks
*Grilled chicken breasts (GF, made on separate sanitized grill)
*Bratwursts and hotdogs (GF) (with regular and GF buns)
*Baked beans (GF)
*Steamed broccoli (GF)
*Homemade macaroni and cheese
*Annie’s macaroni and cheese (because we all know some kids will only eat boxed)
*French fries (GF) (for kids)
*Orzo vegetable salad
*Green salad (GF with GF dressing option)
*Sliced watermelon
*Chocolate chip cookies
*Brownies (GF)
*Beer, wine, hard seltzer, soda, water, juice boxes, milk boxes etc.

A few guests are bringing a dessert of their choose too.

Does it seem like a good balance, particularly with the gluten-free options in mind? I would love to pare down on a side or two but I’m not really sure where to make that cut so I can easily keep the menu as is. Would love any input on any substitutions or changes you might make. Very lucky that except for the one person who has a sensitivity to gluten, there are no other dietary restrictions to work around. Crazy to find that with such a large group! Thanks in advance.

Beer, wine, & hard seltzer is inappropriate for this age group.

There are 20 adults at the cookout (and that's what this is, not a BBQ). You are suggesting that adults can't have a beer, wine or other drink because there also are kids at the party? That's pretty ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Morning! We are hosting a casual backyard BBQ dinner for our son’s soccer team next week and I’d love your thoughts on the planned menu.

Background:
*20 adults
*10 kids (8-10yo) and a couple younger siblings
*One person with gluten sensitivity
*No other allergies, food restrictions, vegetarians etc.

Menu:
*BBQ chicken drumsticks
*Grilled chicken breasts (GF, made on separate sanitized grill)
*Bratwursts and hotdogs (GF) (with regular and GF buns)
*Baked beans (GF)
*Steamed broccoli (GF)
*Homemade macaroni and cheese
*Annie’s macaroni and cheese (because we all know some kids will only eat boxed)
*French fries (GF) (for kids)
*Orzo vegetable salad
*Green salad (GF with GF dressing option)
*Sliced watermelon
*Chocolate chip cookies
*Brownies (GF)
*Beer, wine, hard seltzer, soda, water, juice boxes, milk boxes etc.

A few guests are bringing a dessert of their choose too.

Does it seem like a good balance, particularly with the gluten-free options in mind? I would love to pare down on a side or two but I’m not really sure where to make that cut so I can easily keep the menu as is. Would love any input on any substitutions or changes you might make. Very lucky that except for the one person who has a sensitivity to gluten, there are no other dietary restrictions to work around. Crazy to find that with such a large group! Thanks in advance.

Beer, wine, & hard seltzer is inappropriate for this age group.

???2/3 of the attendees are adults. WTH

[Anonymous]

I am very picky and would be perfectly happy with this. I would hope the salad dressing was on the side so I could eat the salad, but if it's mixed in, I'd just skip it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am very picky and would be perfectly happy with this. I would hope the salad dressing was on the side so I could eat the salad, but if it's mixed in, I'd just skip it.

Picky adult: you could *try* the salad if the dressing is mixed in. How do you know you automatically wouldn’t like it without even tasting it? You dislike all salad dressing? You would either like it or you wouldn’t but you certainly can’t find out if you don’t taste it.

[Anonymous]

Thanks from the OP for so many great responses. I’m going to nix the Annie’s and French fries and add coleslaw and potato chips based on suggestions. And definitely keeping the booze

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks from the OP for so many great responses. I’m going to nix the Annie’s and French fries and add coleslaw and potato chips based on suggestions. And definitely keeping the booze

That sounds great. Why not cut some veges and nix the broccoli + baked beans. Corn would be great

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am very picky and would be perfectly happy with this. I would hope the salad dressing was on the side so I could eat the salad, but if it's mixed in, I'd just skip it.

Picky adult: you could *try* the salad if the dressing is mixed in. How do you know you automatically wouldn’t like it without even tasting it? You dislike all salad dressing? You would either like it or you wouldn’t but you certainly can’t find out if you don’t taste it.

Yes, I dislike all salad dressings, including oil/vinegar.

[Anonymous]

Choose bratwurst or hot dogs, skip the chicken breast, add some burgers

[Anonymous]

GF brownies are gross. Get good brownies and have some fruit or ice cream.

[Anonymous]

Velveeta Mac and cheese for the kids

Can find a better vegetable maybe corn on cob, something kids will eat.

[Anonymous]

If you use clean the grill, use Sweet Baby Ray's sauce and don't put the buns on the grill, the BBQ chicken will be GF too. That might be easier than trying to keep things separate. Its very sweet of you to consider the GF person. Most GF people would happily eat a burger or hot dog without a bun.

I'd skip the extra mac n cheese, brocolli and French fries. Sides could be Cole slaw, potato salad, 3 bean salad, broccoli salad, Caesar salad no croutons, tortilla chips n salsa - these are all GF.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GF brownies are gross. Get good brownies and have some fruit or ice cream.

+1 for real brownies and potato salad

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am very picky and would be perfectly happy with this. I would hope the salad dressing was on the side so I could eat the salad, but if it's mixed in, I'd just skip it.

Picky adult: you could *try* the salad if the dressing is mixed in. How do you know you automatically wouldn’t like it without even tasting it? You dislike all salad dressing? You would either like it or you wouldn’t but you certainly can’t find out if you don’t taste it.

Yes, I dislike all salad dressings, including oil/vinegar.

Fair enough. That must be very difficult to deal with.