Share your favorite potluck recipe

[Anonymous]

Share your favorite potluck recipe! Main dish will be provided, so anything else is fair game: salads, sides, desserts, crockpot fun.

[Anonymous]

Anyone? There will probably be 50-75 attendees so I have no idea what others are bringing (it's Saturday)

[Anonymous]

Best fruit salad ever:
Bag of frozen mango slices
Blueberries
Pomegranate seeds (just get a whole one, cut it in half and wack out the seeds)
squeeze of lime

frozen mangos keeps it cold. You can also add some sunflower seeds on the side. You won't be able to stop eating this salad-and I usually hate fruit salad because of everything mixing together.

[Anonymous]

Broccoli Salad always a hit. This is my mom recipe, but you can find variations on AllRecipe

2 heads of broccoli, chopped
1c mayo
2 tbs vinegar
1/4 c sugar
1 lb bacon, cooked & chopped
1 med onion, chopped
1 c salted cashew, added shortly before serving

Mix all together. Don't die from the goodness.

[Anonymous]

Spinach Dorito Casserole.

Cool Ranch Doritos, shredded chicken, spinach, sour cream, cream of chicken soup, green onions, white onions, minced jalapenios, lots of shredded Monterey jack cheese, and of course, butter.

Never any left to bring home.

I would share the recipe, but this is DCUM, and of course any recipe with Doritos and cream of chicken soup is the devil's food

[Anonymous]

Artichoke dip

Can of artichoke hearts, chopped
1 cup mayo
1/2 cup grated parm
2 cloves garlic

Mix it all together and bake in dish at 325 for 40 min or until golden on top. Enjoy with entertainer crackers or whatever strikes your fancy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Best fruit salad ever:
Bag of frozen mango slices
Blueberries
Pomegranate seeds (just get a whole one, cut it in half and wack out the seeds)
squeeze of lime

frozen mangos keeps it cold. You can also add some sunflower seeds on the side. You won't be able to stop eating this salad-and I usually hate fruit salad because of everything mixing together.

Don't you have to spit out the pomegranate seeds, though?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Best fruit salad ever:
Bag of frozen mango slices
Blueberries
Pomegranate seeds (just get a whole one, cut it in half and wack out the seeds)
squeeze of lime

frozen mangos keeps it cold. You can also add some sunflower seeds on the side. You won't be able to stop eating this salad-and I usually hate fruit salad because of everything mixing together.

Don't you have to spit out the pomegranate seeds, though?

Nope, that's the part that you eat. The red teardrop shaped seeds.

[Anonymous]

For holiday potlucks I often do green bean salad with pomegranite seeds. Its festive. I also tend to do broccoli salad, black beans and rice, vegetable fried rice, or fruit for the kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Spinach Dorito Casserole.

Cool Ranch Doritos, shredded chicken, spinach, sour cream, cream of chicken soup, green onions, white onions, minced jalapenios, lots of shredded Monterey jack cheese, and of course, butter.

Never any left to bring home.

I would share the recipe, but this is DCUM, and of course any recipe with Doritos and cream of chicken soup is the devil's food

Sounds amazing. Please share!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Share your favorite potluck recipe! Main dish will be provided, so anything else is fair game: salads, sides, desserts, crockpot fun.

What's the main dish?

[Anonymous]

This spinach dip in a bread bowl. Super easy, tastes even better after sitting in the fridge overnight. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/best-spinach-dip-ever/

Also, deviled eggs are always a hit, as is baked brie with a little jam or honey in the middle.

[Anonymous]

This has made it to several potlucks and is very popular. I make it without the beef and add a little more broccoli. The cilantro and bean sprouts are optional (when I have them, they go in):
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/asian-pasta-salad-with-beef-broccoli-and-bean-sprouts/

This has also been very popular this summer:
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/08/the-best-baked-beans-ever/

For quick and easy, I buy a bag of cole slaw and dress it with Vidalia Onion dressing, salt and pepper. I like it because the dressing is not mayonnaise based and can sit out without refrigeration for longer than a mayo-based dressing can.

[Anonymous]

I often make this for warm weather potlucks: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Bulgur-Salad-with-Garbanzo-Beans-Feta-and-Plum-Tomatoes-105275. It always goes over well. I use halved grape tomatoes instead of diced plum tomatoes, just because it's a lot easier. And I do take the time to remove the husks from the garbanzo beans. A PITA, but worth it IMO.

[Anonymous]

Bumping this post-- heading to an Easter potluck on Easter afternoon. Ham provided, otherwise we are free range. There will be 20-25 guests.