EASY LARGE FAMILY MEALS // FEED A CROWD ON A BUDGET!

We all probably have that traditional holiday meal we plan and look forward to, but what about all the other meals we need to feed our families? 'Tis the season for lots of things, including company and holiday gatherings! I recently spent the Thanksgiving holiday with my family and 15 other adults and kids, so I thought I'd share what I whipped up for dinner to feed a crowd!
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[@serina4888]

I love these larger crowd meals on a budget videos because they always seem to easily break the bank when you don’t have a thought out plan. Thank you so much for sharing this again!!!

[@rebeccatisci1184]

I’m loving these meal plans where you find an old video and redo it with today’s prices!

[@charlottekearn5185]

This was special, why you ask, I went to the store yesterday and got bow tie pasta and chicken and parmesan cheese to make this for dinner. I tune in to your video and what are you making, this very thing. I've never made garlic toast from hamburger or hotdog buns, but I will be doing it next time I have them. Will be waiting to see what you do for Christmas food, I hope anyway.

[@SeeMindyMom]

Hope you enjoy!

[@managing_the_motherload]

It makes the best garlic or garlic cheese toast 🤤😉

[@charlottekearn5185]

@@managing_the_motherload who doesn't love that!!!♥️

[@emmapatterson2533]

You, Christine and Becky (Acre Homestead) are my fave youtubers

[@yvetteorvis2404]

A friend of mine like to make meals on Sundays to deliver to shut INS and lonely folks. I am going to help him and add more items to his menu. This was a great and easy video. Thank you!!

[@angeloverturff3826]

Hot dog buns for garlic toast has been my choice for years. They are cheap and there is no slicing involved. They are much easier for kids to handle and they like them. The traditional french bread can have a hard crust and tougher for little kids to chew. Good video and I liked how you prepared everything!

[@mdketzer]

My son just posted about making garlic toast out of hot dog buns, as a reminder of his poor days, but realizing just how good they are!

[@chrisl37642]

Bun toasted bread is so so so good! The texture changes and can be crunchy or chewy and crunchy. Mmm

[@heatherhillman1549]

My mom uses buns or she freezes the ends of bread loaves for garlic bread...we ate it growing up and it was always so good!

[@sheristrybos5831]

Love the ideas for cooking for large groups! We do a lot of cooking for our big extended family ❤

[@zz-ic6vy]

Great video. It shows that food for friends/family gathering can be simple and not expensive.

[@ourmodernhomestead2974]

I have watched your videos for a while and I would just like to say you are a joy to watch. I love when your videos come out you are so creative and have a lot of really great ideas to stretch the food and budget. Thank you for inspiring me to get better with my own family.

[@managing_the_motherload]

Such a good idea! I get tired of making the same stuff every time my family gets together. You have some little cuties in your family ☺️

[@davannyrettich8295]

This was just the video I was searching KZbin for!!! Mindy mom never disappoints!!!💜

[@monicas2461]

I’ve been watching many of your videos! Because I’m in Japan, there are some ingredients that are very hard to find or expensive, but your videos are very informative! I love your voice, it’s very calming.

[@derekp6636]

that leftover rotisserie chicken meat is pretty legit and I can't buy a whole chicken any cheaper than the cooked ones these days....

[@jessicas.9859]

Thanks for sharing! I appreciate the reminder that it doesn't always have to be super fancy and expensive to enjoy a good meal with friends or family.

[@zz-ic6vy]

I agree.

[@michellesicble1440]

Hotdog and hamburger buns are the best for garlic toast haha! I also use hotdog buns for French toast sticks and I rip the hamburger buns up for French toast casserole ❤️🥰

[@EmeryShae]

This gives me a great idea for Sunday. We have family coming over for the day and I need to make lunch and supper for 10 of us.

[@SeeMindyMom]

Glad I could help! Hope you have a fantastic time with family!

[@ritadyer3770]

While I’m not going to plan any big dinners this holiday season, in case my adult kiddos talk me into it, I think I’m going to make a pot of chili and potato soup. That’s pretty simple and not too expensive. Maybe some cornbread and/or crackers. Actually, I like Fritos with my chili. And bread and butter pickles! Great video! I used to spend a fortune preparing a traditional holiday meal and I would be so exhausted and busy and not able to enjoy my company. No more.

[@janetduback5161]

Love the feed a crowd videos!

[@deeferry6520]

Both were great recipes, I loved seeing you snooping through the wine advent calendar lol

[@GJNeb]

the "sauce hog" ! LOL yes !!

[@pandapoof8798]

I need to try out the white sauce.

[@LeMErin21]

Good call on the homemade alfredo sauce. I have yet to find a jar of alfredo sauce that I like, and homemade is so easy and fresh.

[@leslievalenciano-lopez8887]

Both dishes look amazing!❤️

[@addie2754]

family sauce hog checking in 😂✌🏽

[@_punkybrewster]

Love this so much! I absolutely need to try the chicken recipe. I always DIY my white sauce as well - I don’t care for the jar stuff and I got tired of buying jars to try and finding out I didn’t like them. I cracked up at the sauce hog thing - we truly do all have one of those in our family and they’re the same person who will conveniently leave only a smidge of gravy (for biscuits and gravy) after they dip theirs haha.

[@reneematlock9657]

I gave up trying to find a jarred white sauce I liked the first time I got one and it smelled like furniture polish and tasted like dish soap. I decided right then I was not wasting any more money trying the stuff when I could make it just as easily as I opened the jar even if it took me a few extra minutes.

[@jennaeveritt9807]

I love your ideas and how you put it all together! Thank you!

[@JustJamiesAdventures]

My mom always made Hamburger and hot dog bun garlic bread, I’ve never seen anyone else do that 😂

[@vanessah314]

I know you mentioned the slow cooker but in our house we arr big fans of "plain chicken's" one pot chicken alfredo. We stray from the recipe a little (mostly because we never add the chicken till the very end) but its pretty similar to a slow cooker meal, and I often make it on "oven mode" in my ninja muti/slow cooker.

[@jenniferhecht6583]

And to think I passed up marked down (50%) hotdog buns at Aldi earlier today! 😩 love these ideas to feed a crowd on a budget!

[@maryhammond3341]

I am such a foodie!!😄 Thanks for the ideas!!

[@melissachochard4242]

Thank you, Mindy.....love when you post...you take the guess work & the "back & forth" what do you want...idc, what do you want?!! Ugh!!! So thank you for saving my marriage 🤣🤣🤣 jk..Merry Christmas to you

[@lisaremy4817]

Pasta for the win!! They both looked delicious Mindy. 👍

[@rockiesmith5809]

Wow!!!! I love your videos! You make delicious food with the simplest ingredients.

[@SeeMindyMom]

Thank you so much 😀

[@AmyStotts]

I never thought of using the rind of the parmesan like that. 🤦🏼‍♀️. Been wasting food! I have always used buns for garlic toast too, because I only use 3 for my family meals. If I don't do that, I put them in the food processor with some Italian seasoning and garlic powder. Spread them out on a baking sheet and put in a 200 degree oven until they're dry. I haven't bought bread crumbs in over 15 years.

[@jennytemple3668]

Another great video! I get so excited when I get notified that you have a new one out!! You are my favorite to watch.

[@SuperLovelessgirl]

Both pastas look really yummy 😋

[@mdketzer]

Awe, beautiful memories and yummy food!

[@comiketiger]

A sauce hog, eh....lol, lol, lol 😊😊😊 loved it. Great job. God bless all here.

[@kevinanddeb8829]

The Krusteaz brand cranberry orange mix is wonderful. I have both kinds in my pantry, that's disappointing the store brand is bad...maybe I will try using orange juice as the liquid in it.

[@alyssas2269]

Love your channels! Just found you and I feel like we are so similar! Loved the recent diet vlog as well. Currently pregnant with my second and trying to stay focused on the future vs getting overwhelmed with what I “can’t do” right now. Also trying to focus on our spending/eating habits this year, so your meal planning videos are super helpful! I hate cooking, but it’s now a necessity if we want to make our financial goals a reality 🤍🙏🏼

[@juliescheidler7763]

I have to try that Alfredo sauce recipe sometime, it looks easy & delicious! It looks like the get together was a success for all of you!

[@samanthadodd8112]

Thanks for the info about the muffin mix I've been thinking about getting them. Love Panera and Perkins orange cranberry muffins.

[@CristinSierra]

Sounds like your mom might need a new cheese grater in her Christmas stocking

[@ashleyp5407]

Looks amazing!! I always look forward to your videos 😊

[@SeeMindyMom]

Thanks, Ashley!

[@rosemarydoran9907]

Yum! Looks delicious! How have I not seen the burger buns for garlic bread trick before?

[@samanthatansley]

Thank you for sharing! Great video as always! I made Alfredo sauce for the first time yesterday and it turned out super thick and cheesy. I even added more milk and pasta water to thin it out. Any suggestions how to fix this for next time?

[@MrsRedAng]

You have me craving pasta! Love your channel ❤

[@bleubeari]

I am definitely the sauce hog in my family! I am going to try the chicken pasta dish. Looks yummy!

[@marcialane8235]

My problem with veggie appetizers is I think they need individually portioned into little cups or plates..I’m still so cautious about “ shared” plates..

[@nicksmith6854]

It’s family! I’m sure they played some with the dip on plates for the kiddos. But if not, no harm really.

[@laurensnook9334]

I’ve started using iobotta and fetch thanks to you ❤️

[@Nicole-em4nd]

Looks delicious .

[@SeeMindyMom]

It was! Thanks!

[@cindydaniel6125]

Yummy dinner. And the veggies tray was a great idea.

[@SeeMindyMom]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@bekkkabby]

I was feeling a little singled out there when you were mentioning the sauce hog... I think I might be the sauce hog in my family 😭😯

[@ritadyer3770]

When my sister and I were kids, (we are now in our 60s) I would only eat the sauce and she would only eat the pasta. So I guess we balanced each other out. Lol!

[@MichelleGayScienceTeacher]

Everything looked delicious!!!

[@theresacorbe]

I will have to try the Alfredo pasta. My niece loves chicken Alfredo!

[@cathyfeigert5660]

Great video Mindy. I make my garlic bread the same way.

[@lauravitaliani9666]

Love the burger roll garlic toast. You go girl save that money💰💰💰💰😁👍

[@SeeMindyMom]

Thanks!

[@ashleystec1651]

yay

[@christinehoffman1825]

I really love your overhead shots while you are cooking. Has your camera ever fell in the food?

[@SeeMindyMom]

Not yet, but I'm sure it will happen eventually! It sits in a tripod, so it's pretty stable. :)

[@BrowneyedGirlmjd]

I get so much joy out of watching your videos. I even get ideas on some recipes although I scale some of them back considerably because I live alone (and I hate to cook). It’s just not worth it and it’s certainly not something I feel like doing every day. I like your recipes because often it’s something I can make something on the weekend and then have it done and in the fridge for the week. Oh and someone who grew up with the “nasty chocolates” in the advent calendars? That is my kind of advent calendar!!! Editing to add - Sauce hog??? Have you secretly been taping me in my apartment when I cook pasta? Oh wait I live alone it’s OK I can be the sauce hog!!! I really got to start watching the whole video before I comment LOL

[@SeeMindyMom]

Thank you so much for the kind words, and I'm so glad I can give some ideas. :)

[@stuartpierce121]

Wonderful video. Thanks Jennifer 🤩🎄⛄🤗

[@SeeMindyMom]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@stephaniegraf3981]

So excited about this one!

[@SeeMindyMom]

Hope you enjoy!

[@emmapatterson2533]

Mindy pls tell me you're drinking at least a Grande glass o wine (if you're cooking, y,all best br drinkin)

[@annematthews490]

All looks tasty

[@dawnfinley9269]

😋 delicious, savory

[@allisongoorman]

Love your new intro!

[@shabbyshopper]

I’m impressed that would feed in 16 people 😳 There is just no way that would happen here…

[@samanthacraft1077]

Haha I am the BEST at burning the bread under the broiler! 🤦 Awesome dinners!

[@SeeMindyMom]

I’ve done it many times! 😂

[@ritadyer3770]

I ALWAYS burn bread. Lol! My 11 year old son gives me a hard time about it. One day I didn’t burn the toast and showed him. He asked me to put it back in for a bit! Guess he likes it extra brown! My adult kids say their best flavor is “burnt.”

[@mooglies]

I don’t have a sauce hog in my family, however I have a person who takes all the meat balls and leaves the sauce, or strains out the broth for soup and only eats the chunks 🤦🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️ It gets kind of annoying when I’m the last one to eat and I got to get soup and get broth with like one carrot floating in it. Plain sauce on past is still acceptable. 😂

[@simonalyneenderz3247]

Great planning! Rotisserie chickens are a God send!!! I would've helped you get dinner ready ✋I confess...I am a "Sauce Queen!" **If you are looking for easy tasty quick bread/muffin mixes? Martha White in the bag!! You can add a little extra, or even spread flavored cream cheese on them! Highly recommended on Christmas morning!!❤

[@princessladypirate]

cool

[@OMGOCD80]

Awe, we actually like the Great Value Orange Cranberry Muffins. Wonder if you got a bad batch??? I will say the mix they had last year (2020) was more flavorful and tender than this year. Love your channel BTW, thank you for making these videos and sharing your knowledge and ideas!

[@hy1762]

That was a mornay sauce not alfredo.

[@TheMuirite]

I am that sauce person. I will take sauce only as I do not like pasta. If the sauce is mixed in with sauce I will just eat something else.

[@katrinbivens3723]

I am the sauce hog in my family

[@ReallyBadBarb]

I missed what you sprinkled on the hamburger buns, was it garlic powder?

[@kathyclarke6327]

Ranch powder

[@ReallyBadBarb]

@@kathyclarke6327 thanks

[@JW-es5un]

FYI NONE OF THOSE GREAT VALUE SPECIALTY CAKE MIXES OR HOLIDAY BREADS ARE GOOD. What a waste of my time & money. I too tried to jazz them up. NO ONE LIKED THEM. I have been cooking for 50ty years & can normally save a food item.. not these. They are over spiced.. GOD BLESS

[@livinwiththeedges8283]

Good to know! Help everyone else to not make the same mistake.

[@ritadyer3770]

For cake mixes, etc, I like pilsbury if I’m not making homemade