We made dinner for 25 to 30 people. Butter pasta, GF pasta, meatballs, marinara, alfredo, garlic bread and macarons for dessert.
I made 5 pounds of rotini with just enough butter to keep them from sticking together, salt packets. We had one serving left. *2024 this year I used my 7? qt. black crockpot and my old white 4 or 5 qt crockpot to keep the pasta warm. When I got home the white crockpot broke - so I'll have to replace that.
My canning stove pot in 14 Quarts if you fill it to the "fill line". It took about 40 minutes for the water to come to a boil and then even though the package says to boil for 7-8 minutes, I cooked it for 12 minutes just to make sure it was cooked to my liking. I cooked all 5 lbs of noodles in that 14 quarts of water. Drained the pasta and put them in crockpot's with butter to keep them warm.
Corinne: 8 jars marinara, split half with meatballs, half without, 2 bags meatballs, 7 loaves garlic bread. did 4 jars of sauce plain and kept it in a large drink cooler until it was time for service. She did a bag and a half meatballs with 3 jars of sauce but she thinks she would do 2 full bags next time. She also brought 5 loaves of garlic bread but thinks 6 -7 loaves next time! Crock pot for the meatballs and sauce.
Next year:
My white crockpot broke - so I'll need to buy a new one. DON'T FORGET EXTENSION CORDS!!
Delese: 1 package GF pasta, GF meatballs, 4 packs macarons
