Make ahead or slow cooker meal to feed a crowd that doesn’t taste industrial.

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I have a big crowd for Christmas Eve. The day before, after cooking the ground beef, onions, sauce, pasta, etc. on the stove, I assemble baked ziti in a big (disposable) pan and refrigerate it over night. I bake it in the oven in the late afternoon of Christmas Eve as everyone is arriving.

Close to your spaghetti and meatballs, but different enough, IMO.

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Anonymous wrote:Sausage and peppers (can do turkey sausage) on a sheet pan with Smitten Kitchen’s pizza beans and Caesar salad from a bag.

Yuck.

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Anonymous wrote:Mississippi roast.

Fav recipe?

I’ve never made this but it seems super easy and popular. Is it very salty though?

It’s soooo good. I make it all the time. Not too salty but if worried don’t put all the ranch seasoning in.

I make mashed potatoes with it to serve.

I won't arrive home in time for mashed potatoes. Can I serve with bread? Will this work on rolls?

I serve it with egg noodles.

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How many boys?

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How about a big shephards pie? Has meat and potatoes and veg and is better reheated.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sausage and peppers (can do turkey sausage) on a sheet pan with Smitten Kitchen’s pizza beans and Caesar salad from a bag.

Yuck.

Stick to your Big Macs.

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Stuffed peppers

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Who are the super mature individuals who chime in with “yuck” and “that sounds gross”?

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My kid loved tuna noodle casserole when she was a teen. You can make it with elbow macaroni or flat noodles. Undercook them. Cream of mushroom soup, or make a roux after sauteing onions in butter, then add milk until desired thickness. Cheddar cheese into the mix, plus spices you like (I add dill and a dash of garlic) and plenty of black pepper. Add tuna, mix, place into buttered casserole dish. I add either fresh buttered bread crumbs (made with french bread I always have on hand), or more cheddar cheese over the top. Bake for about 20 minutes in a 350 over, or until lots of bubbling along the edges and bread crumbs are lightly toasted.

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Girl, your kid goes to boarding school. Order dinner!

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make brisket in the crock pot, serve with egg noodles (boil when get home from work, they take like 5 min)

pre-prepare baked ziti or stuffed shells on Sun, and reheat when you get home from work on Monday

make pulled pork in bbq sauce in crockpot, and pre-prepare coleslaw and other sides on Sun

make hoisin pork in the crockpot, cook rice and veggies when you get home (my kids like to eat this meat taco style)

even if the kids eat a lot of chicken at school, I bet it is gross and rubbery. you could make a couple sheet pants of chicken thighs or drumsticks in soy vey.

buy a big side of salmon from costco and when you get home from work, slather equal parts dijon mustard and brown sugar on it and bake - it will take 15 min

buy premarinated pork tenderloin from Wegs and grill or make in oven- they cook quickly

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Anonymous wrote:Once on a whim I decided to make 1970s tuna noodle casserole.

My boys thought I was feeding them a delicacy.

Campbells cream of mushroom soup, canned tuna, egg noodles and cheese. I think the whole meal cost $10.00 and took 15 minutes to tgrow together.

I wouldn't do it on a regular basis, but they loved it

I love this!!

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Pork carnitas
You need to broil them in the oven to finish but slow cooker can do all the heavy lifting

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NP. I make Mississippi Roast in the crockpot and serve it on hamburger buns. It’s easy and filling and a teen boy crowd pleaser, so basically perfect for your needs.

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Anonymous wrote:NP. I make Mississippi Roast in the crockpot and serve it on hamburger buns. It’s easy and filling and a teen boy crowd pleaser, so basically perfect for your needs.

What recipe do you use or are they all the same?