Teen meal

[Mickeysfriend]

Hi all my budget friends!! I am having 5 teens over for dinner tonight and I have no clue what to make for them that will be both budget friendly and enough food! There will be 4 girls and 1 boy. Help!!!

 

[BabyTigger99]

Spaghetti and garlic bread, salad, brownies.

 

[texaslady22]

French bread pizza -- two loaves of french bread, spaghetti sauce, and topping. Quick and easy!!

 

[DebMcDonald]

I'd either order pizza or let them do make your own pizza's. You can get the boboli party pack at BJ's which is 8 small pizza's with sauce, or go buy the dough at the bakery in your local grocery store.

 

[CJMickeyMouse]

Make all the fixings for tacos.... seasoned meat, refried beans, lettuce, tomato, shredded cheese, sour cream, salsa.....

Then have soft and hard shells and a bag of tostitos. They will have a ball creating their own meal.

This way they can do tacos, taco salad, etc. Everyone will be happy!

 

[jacksmomma]

I was going to say a make your own taco bar or a make your own stir-fry bar (have all the fixings salad bar style and then let each one or a designated person be the chef). A giant cookie is always a good dessert. Just get the break n bakes and smash them all together in a pizza pan.

 

[Mickeysfriend]

Awesome ideas!! Keep 'em comin!

 

[peanut12392]

I have 2 teens, and there are usually a few extra kids here to eat - a few recent things I've served are sloppy joes, chili, pulled pork (all easy just put them in the crock pot) grilled chicked, hot dogs or burgers. Alot of times I serve cut up fruit or vegs with dip, apples with caramel sauce for dip is good at this time of year.

 

[littlele]

The stir fry or pasta sounds like a great idea. I know that pasta w or w/out sauce has gone over well in the past for us. I would caution against the usual pizza. I know my DD has two parties this weekend and she mentioned this am that she hopes they will not serve pizza like 'every other party'.

Taco bar sounds fun too. Easy to do with some chips/salsa.

 

[Hannathy]

With my DD's group of friends we have done
Sloppy Joes
Lasagna
Meatball sandwiches
make your own deli sandwiches
Burgers, hot dogs
Taco's
Pudgie pies they made over the fire

Sloppy Joes are probably easiest and cheapest. I found the tacos were actually rather pricey by the time you buy all the toppings and also time consuming cutting tomatoes and lettuce, etc.

side have been salad, corn on the cob, chips, potato salad, pasta salad, cut up veggies- of course you can figure out which side went with each entree!

Desert can be cookies or brownies, cake, and even frozen stuff like fudge bars or stars from DQ.

This is a group of about 3 guys and 4-5 girls that are seniors.

 

[maggieusa]

taco bar would be fun add ome Nachos and you have happy teenagers

Or chicken wings with a side

 

[swilshire]

I'd go with pizza, being sure to include one plain cheese for any vegetarians.

Sheila

 

[Justsyd2]

I like to do chili bags -- buy 5 Big Grab packages of Frito's, open the bag, spoon in heated chili, top with shredded cheddar cheese and onion, dig in with a spoon, and enjoy! No muss - no fuss. Brownies for dessert.

 

[WVDisneyFan]

Get individual bags of Doritos for Taco in a Bag. The kids crunch the doritos and then add all their taco fixings inside the bag. The "tacos" in a bag are great and there is less clean-up. I do this all the time for my DD's friends and they love it.

 

[TupperMom7]

I'd go with the make your own tacos...even kids get tired of pizza after a while.

 

[palpluto]

With my DD's group of friends we have done
Sloppy Joes
Lasagna
Meatball sandwiches
make your own deli sandwiches
Burgers, hot dogs
Taco's
Pudgie pies they made over the fire

What are pudgie pies? We love our fire pit and seem to only do hot dogs-something new would be good to cook on the fire.
Thanks