Fiesta for a Crowd
This past Wednesday we had a wonderful fiesta! Once again I prepared for a larger crowd then what we were blessed with but that is ok. Our goal was simple we catered for about 100 and served roughly 60. So how do you prepare a fiesta?
Slow cook 5-7 pounds of chicken tenderloin with some chicken broth and Mexican seasoning in a roaster set at 250* for about 7 hours. It will shred up very easily and taste delicious.
Put 5 cans of rinsed black beans with a bit of chicken broth and cumin spice in your slow cooker set on low heat to cook while the chicken cooks.
Set 10 cups of jasmine rice to soak in your rice cooker. Do not turn it on until about an hour before you plan to serve the meal. You will end up with amazing sticky rice! When I do this again I will double the rice it was a huge hit.
Slice up about 5 pounds of good quality steak and let it marinade in the refrigerator for a couple of hours. I just bought a marinade mix. In the hour before serving the meal I cooked up the steak strips in a cast iron skillet for about ten minutes (four batches so as not to over crowd) until cooked through. It turned out fabulous.
Brown off about 5-6 pounds of ground beef and add in taco seasoning. The ground beef was a huge hit so I would suggest making even more.
Boil water with Old Bay seasoning to heat up pre cooked shrimp, about 5 pounds, it only takes a minute or two until heated through, drain and add more Old Bay. This was another hit.
So you should have at least 5 pounds each of chicken, steak, ground beef, shrimp and beans plus a large pot of sticky rice.
In addition to that we provided
100 soft tortillas
60 hard shell tacos
4 large bags of tortilla chips
Lettuce both full leaf and shredded
Diced peppers
Diced onion
Chopped fresh cilantro
Pico de Gallo 2 containers
Salsa 4 large jars
Guacamole 4 containers
Sour cream
Cheese
Mexican bean dip
Mangoes and pineapple
Plus some extra mixed fruit
Drinks were water, tea, lemonade and juice
I also made an amazing chocolate cake in honor of Valentines Day!
All in all a great event! I would estimate the cost to be about $5 per person for 100 people maybe a little less.
Slow cook 5-7 pounds of chicken tenderloin with some chicken broth and Mexican seasoning in a roaster set at 250* for about 7 hours. It will shred up very easily and taste delicious.
Put 5 cans of rinsed black beans with a bit of chicken broth and cumin spice in your slow cooker set on low heat to cook while the chicken cooks.
Set 10 cups of jasmine rice to soak in your rice cooker. Do not turn it on until about an hour before you plan to serve the meal. You will end up with amazing sticky rice! When I do this again I will double the rice it was a huge hit.
Slice up about 5 pounds of good quality steak and let it marinade in the refrigerator for a couple of hours. I just bought a marinade mix. In the hour before serving the meal I cooked up the steak strips in a cast iron skillet for about ten minutes (four batches so as not to over crowd) until cooked through. It turned out fabulous.
Brown off about 5-6 pounds of ground beef and add in taco seasoning. The ground beef was a huge hit so I would suggest making even more.
Boil water with Old Bay seasoning to heat up pre cooked shrimp, about 5 pounds, it only takes a minute or two until heated through, drain and add more Old Bay. This was another hit.
So you should have at least 5 pounds each of chicken, steak, ground beef, shrimp and beans plus a large pot of sticky rice.
In addition to that we provided
100 soft tortillas
60 hard shell tacos
4 large bags of tortilla chips
Lettuce both full leaf and shredded
Diced peppers
Diced onion
Chopped fresh cilantro
Pico de Gallo 2 containers
Salsa 4 large jars
Guacamole 4 containers
Sour cream
Cheese
Mexican bean dip
Mangoes and pineapple
Plus some extra mixed fruit
Drinks were water, tea, lemonade and juice
I also made an amazing chocolate cake in honor of Valentines Day!
All in all a great event! I would estimate the cost to be about $5 per person for 100 people maybe a little less.
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