Meals for 125 People
Shopping list
1. Ingredients for main course for 125 (to fill four trays)
2. Five gallons of juice
3. Four #10 cans of fruit halves or pieces
4. Four #10 cans of vegetables
5. One gallon of milk
6. Four large loaves of bread
7. Three pounds of margarine for bread
8. Five pounds of sugar
9. Two pounds of coffee
10. Three hundred to four hundred-and fifty cookies
Meals for 125 People
Hot dogs and Beans
Ingredients
Weight
Amount
Hot dogs
18 pounds
250 *
Ketchup **
Mustard **
Relish **
Baked Beans
Onions, chopped
5-6 #10 cans
1 1/2 pounds
Celery, chopped
one bunch
Peppers, chopped
8
Mustard
one small jar
Brown sugar
1/2 box
Molasses
1/2 bottle
Ketchup
1/2 bottle
* A ten pound box at Foodshare contains 95 hotdogs.
** Purchase together in a pack at BJ's
Preparation
Boil hotdogs in large pot.
Mix beans, onions, celery, mustard, brown sugar, molasses, and ketchup together.
Place in pans and bake at 350 for approximately 45 minutes.
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American Chop Suey
Ingredients
Weight
Ground beef
10 pounds
Macaroni
8 pounds
Onions, chopped
5 pounds
Green peppers, chopped
3 pounds
Amount
Whole garlic, minced
3 cloves
Tomatoes, peeled
Three #10 cans
Tomatoes, pureed
Two #10 cans
Oregano
to taste
Basil
to taste
Salt and pepper
to taste
Preparation
Cook macaroni as directed on box.
Brown ground beef, onion, and green peppers.
Mix all ingredients together and place in three large flat pans.
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Tuna Noodle Mushroom Casserole
Ingredients
Weight
Noodles, medium
4 pounds
Amount
Water, boiling
6 gallons
Salt
1/3 cup
Margarine or butter, melted 10 ounces
Onions,dehydrated
1 ounce
Mushrooms, sliced or
stems/pieces
one 1 pound can
Tuna, drained
7 lbs
Pimento, drained
17 ounces
Cream of mushroom soup
Cheese, cheddar,
shredded
3 #10 cans or 7 soup cans
2 pounds
Tabasco sauce
Bread crumbs, dry
one small jar
1 1/4 Tablespoons
1 1/2 pounds
Margarine or butter, melted 5 1/4 ounces
Preparation
Cool noodles in boiling water and salt.
Saute onion and mushrooms in margarine or butter.
Flake drained tuna coarsely.
Drain and dice pimento.
Add 1 1/2 pound of the cheese and tabasco to cream of mushroom soup.
Mix in noodles, sautéed vegetables, tuna, pimento, and cheese, lightly but thoroughly.
Place in greased pans.
Top with bread crumbs and remaining 1/2 pound of cheese.
Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes.
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Beef and Vegetable Stew
Ingredients
Weight
Margarine
1 3/4 pounds
Stewing Beef, cubed
32 pounds
Onions, 1/2" diced
5 pounds
Flour
1 pound
Amount
Beef stock
8 gallons
Bay leaf
5 each
Tomato paste
3/4 pounds
Carrots, 1/2" diced
6 3/4 pounds
Celery, 1/2" diced
6 3/4 pounds
Potatoes, 1/2" diced
7 1/2 pounds
Peas, frozen
2 1/2 pounds
Salt, pepper, other
seasonings
to taste, as desired
Preparation
Brown beef cubes in margarin. Removed from pan and reserve.
Sauté onions in fat until transparent.
Add flour and cook roux.
Add stock, seasonings, and tomato paste, stirring until smooth and thickened.
Return beef to pan, cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours or until beef is tender.
Steam carrots, celery, and potatoes until fork tender. Add to meat mixture. Cook 15
minutes more. Transfer to pans for serving.
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Shepherd's Pie Soup Kitchen Meal (adapted from www.peekskillpresby.org)
Ingredients
Weight
Potatoes, or instant
potatoes
25 pounds
Amount
Butter
2 cups
Milk
4 cups
Onions, diced
3 pounds
Ground beef
14 pounds
Green beens, frozen or
canned
13 10 once packages
Corn, frozen or canned
13 10 ounce packages
Paprika
one cup
Nutmeg
1/2 cup
Sage, dried
1/2 cup
Salt
1/2 cup
Pepper
1/4 cup
Preparation
Thaw or drain, green beans and corn.
Boil potatoes until tender. Mash with milk and butter or margarine. Season with
nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
Sauté onions with paprika.
Add ground beef and sage. Cook until meat is browned.
Spread a thin layer of potatoes in the pan.
Add half the peas and corn, then the ground beef and then the remainder of the peas
and corn.
Top with mashed potatoes.
Dot top with flakes of butter, and nutmeg, paprika, salt, and pepper.
On day of serving, bake at 400 degrees F. 40-50 minutes, or until golden brown. Can
also be baked ahead and reheated.
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Meat and Noodle Casserole
Ingredients
Weight
Ground beef
12 pounds
Amount
Green peppers, chopped
7 large
Celery
9 ribs
Onions, chopped
8 medium
Noodles, large
9 packages
Tomato soup
16 10 ounce cans
Cream of chicken soup
9 10 ounce cans
Crean of mushroom soup
9 10 ounce cans
Preparation
Brown meat.
Add pepper, celery and onion.
Cook noodles, drain and add to meat mixture, along with soups.
Pour into pans and bake 30 minutes in a medium oven.
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Cheeseburger Macaroni
Ingredients
Weight
Ground beef
15 pounds
Macaroni
15 pounds
Velveeta, or other generic
cheese
15 pounds
Amount
Milk
Gallon
Salt and pepper
to taste
Preparation
Brown and drain ground beef.
Cook macaroni, drain, and add to beef.
Chunk cheese and add to beef and macaroni.
Stir in milk and salt and pepper.
Make on stove top or bake with crushed cracker topping
Optional additions: onions, mushrooms, ketchup, mustard
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Tuna Noodle Casserole (adapted from ivylanedesigns,blogspot.com/2012/03/tnanoodle-casserole-for100.html)
Ingredients
Weight
Noodles or other pasta
7 pounds
Butter or margarine
1.5 pounds
Onions, chopped
2.5 pounds
Celery, chopped
2 1/2 pounds
Amount
Flour
4 cups
Milk
2 gallons + one quart
Chicken stock
2.5 gallons
Pepper
2 Tablespoons
Parsley, dried
1.5 cups
Salt
3 teaspoons
Mild cheese
5 pounds
Tuna, canned, water
packed
14 pounds
Lemon juice
Peas, frozen
2 cups
4 pounds
Preparation
Heat salted water to rolling boil
Slowly add noodles. Stir constantly until water boils again. Cook for six minutes. Do
not overcook. Drain well. Set aside.
Melt butter or margarine. Add celery and onions. Cook for 5-6 minutes.
Add flour, stir until smooth.
Add milk, chicken stock, pepper, parsley, and salt.
Stir in cheese, a bit at a time. Cook for 30 minutes or until thickened, stirring and
scraping bottom of pan continuously.
Stir in peas.
Add cooked noodles, tuna, and lemon juice. Cook over medium heat for 6-8 minutes.
Pour into 6 medium half steam table pans, or 3 full steam table pans. Cover the pans
with foil and refrigerate until the next day.
Remove from refrigerator and bake at 400 degrees for 3 hours, removing foil the last 30
minutes.
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Salmon-Macaroni Salad
Ingredients
Weight
Salmon, canned, drained
7 pounds
Macaroni, elbow uncooked
4 pounds
Onions, dehydrated
1 ounce
Celery, diced
4 pounds
Carrots
2 pounds
Pickles, dill, drained,
chopped
Parsley, chopped
Amount
one quart
3 ounces
Salad dressing
2 quarts
Vinegar, cider
one cup
Salt
3 1/2 Tablespoons
Celery seed
3 Tablespoons
Preparation
Drain salmon, remove large bones and heavy skin.
Cook macaroni and chill.
Add salmon to macaroni.
Add celery, carrots, rehydrated onions, chopped pickles, and parsley to macaroni and
salmon. Mix to distribute ingredients uniformly.
Blend together salad dressing, vinegar, salt, and celery seed.
Add dressing to salad ingredients and mix lightly.
Chill.
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Tuna Salad
Ingredients
Weight
Tuna, canned
9 pounds
Eggs, hard cooked
Amount
3 dozen
Onions, dehydrated
1 ounce
Celery
4 pounds
Pimento
1 cup
Pickle relish, sweet
4 cups
Lemon juice
1 cup
Pepper
1 teaspoon
Salt
1 1/2 Tablespoons
Salad dressing
1 quart
Preparation
Drain tuna and separate into approximately 1/2 inch chunks
Cook eggs, peel and cut into quarters lengthwise and into third crosswise.
Drain pickle relish and pimentos.
Add eggs, celery, rehydrated onions, pimento, pickle relish, lemon juice, salt, and
pepper to tuna fish.
Add salad dressing; mix lightly to blend.
Chill.
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Marinated Green Beans
Ingredients
Weight
Green beans, whole
canned
Onions, thinly sliced or
chopped
4 #10 cans
1 pound
Green peppers
Vinegar, cider
Amount
10 ounces
4 pounds
3 quarts
Salad oil
1 cup
Water
1 quart
Sugar, granulated
2 pounds, 8 ounces
Salt
3 tablespoons
Celery seed
1 1/2 Tablespoons
Mustard seed, whole
1 1/2 Tablespoons
Preparation
Drain green beans.
Thinly slice or chop onions.
Dice or chop green peppers.
Add onions and peppers to green beans.
Mix vinegar, oil, and water in a steam kettle or large saucepan.
Add sugar, salt, celery seed, and mustard seed,
Heat to boiling.
Pour hot dressing over green beans, pepper, and onion.
Refrigerate overnight.
Serve on lettuce leaf or in dishes.