Help party recipe needed

Miss_Kitty_Fantastico

hi

my oh and i are throwing a party on saturday for some mates.

im looking on advice on what to cook as a one-pot meal - really want something different from curries and chilles.

i would prefer to cook in a big pot (to feed about 20) but i dont mind doing things to accompany it - but i dont want to spend a fortune as i need to buy drink and nibbles as well.

i would also prefer to cook it earlier in the day and then just heat it up later.

thanks in advance

Queenie

Not curry or chilli? :think:

Is bolognaise out too?

How about something like Pork In Cider or Chicken in Cider (use chicken pieces) ?
Beef Goulash (scale up and use a cheaper cut of meat)

Ytaya

How about a nice rich beef stew, or a sausage casserole? You can use posh sausages to tart it up a bit if you want something a bit posher. Sausage casserole is great with some mash, or you could do dumplings with a stew. If you put 'casserole' into Delia's website, there's tons of suggestions, several of which look lower cost.

Lasagne? Cottage pie - easy to tart up with some posh mash on top? Tagines can be nice - they're a Morrocan stew, spiced with cumin and some cinnamon, usually include something like plums or apricots. Delicious with couscous on the side (easy to prepare and cheap), and they're a bit different.

lynzpower

what about the spanish casserole with Chorizos chickepeas, tomatoes ( chopped or passata IS Ok) and chilli and paprika

with this I usually do patatas bravas

and big spanish omelette cut into chunks on coktail sticks for nibbling

red wine

french loaves ( if you have a BM all the better)

Serve

WifeofDJFLP

I do a big vegetable curry and serve it with nan breads, pittas, parathas etc

Exceptionally cheap and easy.

I have my own recipe or I sometimes use one of Sonia Allisons if I'm feeling nostalgic!

Let me know if you want either.

WifeofDJFLP
xxx

Edited to add- OK so technically curry is no differrent from curry, sorry, I'll slope off back to lurking!