budget bbq for 50ish

lucylema

Hi, could anyone give me any tips as to how I can cater on a budget for 50ish people.

Drink is sorted so its just the food. I do have Iceland Vouchers for £20 so that's going to help. What would you do?

HappyMJ

Minimum would be bread and sausages. Some sauces such as tomato, brown, mayo and mustard would be nice. Salad's would be good too for a bit of balance but depending on the guests they may go uneaten.

If it's informal I'd ask the guests to bring their own choice of meat and you cook it for them....but still supply enough sausages for everyone and tell them that.

ciderwithrosie_2

Pick up whatever burgers and sausages are on offer, rolls are fairly cheap fillers. Homemade coleslaw and potato salad can be done cheaply.

A friend of ours, got a couple of French baguettes and toasted slices of it on the grill, then dipped it in melted garlic butter.

If you can get skinless, boneless chicken thighs at a good price, you can open them up and cut into 3 or 4 strips, marinade them in yoghurt and curry powder or paste, then thread each bit on a wooden skewer. They don't take long to cook that way.

Fredula

Cous cous is a good one, people love that - it's on offer in tesco at the moment (ainslee harriott, 2 for £1), just have it on the table and people can pick at it. My MIL has nibbles on her BBQ table such as cheap doritos and cheesey balls so people can fill up on those.

Hot dog rolls/burger buns - could you possibly negotiate a price with a local baker? I'm sure they'd be pleased for the custom and would give you a good price for a big bulk buy? Keep an eye on promotions and freeze whatever you can like sausages, burgers, etc.

JIL

Spend the vouchers in Iceland on their offers. If everyone eats meat think about a plate of food being a couple of burgers a couple of sausages and a couple of drumsticks and work a list from there. You could add some pork chops, some corn on the cobs and even potato waffles. If you are short on BBQ cooking space you can cook the food in the oven and then it just needs chargrilling.
Think about some vege sausages or some Vege burgers. Another thing enjoyed by all is halloumi on skewers with onions, courgettes, peppers.
Get a selection of rolls both for sausages and burgers. Perhaps offer some sauces, relishes, cheese slices and salad to build burgers.
At this time of year its always nice to do a big pan of new potatoes or mash mixed with spring onions.
Lidl have lots of packs of marinated meats both in the fridges and in the freezers.
I would also suggest getting extra burgers and keeping them frozen just in case you run out.
Have a great time.

Collieheartsyou

Vegetable skewers are really easy and cheap to do as well as baked potatoes! I'd quarter the potatoes and wrap them in foil with oil, fennel, garlic and herbs. Really tasty!
Large bowls of pasta salad or rice/cousous salad or a few home made quiches also go down a treat.

trailingspouse

What exactly is the budget? How much per head? 'A budget' doesn't really mean anything unless you can tell us the figures.

lucylema

trailingspouse wrote: »

What exactly is the budget? How much per head? 'A budget' doesn't really mean anything unless you can tell us the figures.

Thinking of £50. £20 of that is the Iceland vouchers

lucylema

What puddings / Desert ideas do you have anyone?

HappyMJ

lucylema wrote: »

Thinking of £50. £20 of that is the Iceland vouchers

That's too low. 100 decent quality but cheap enough sausages alone would be £50....and don't think about getting the cheapest 40 for £2 - 27% pork sausages from Iceland...they look awful made from the lowest quality mechanically separated meat and will shrink to nothing on a BBQ the fat will melt away leaving a fraction of the original sausage. A sausage should be no less than 70% meat and cost about 50p each. The law dictates that a pork sausage must be at least 42% pork to be able to called a pork sausage. Many of the sausages available in Iceland are barely that. Go to the butcher. The bread would be cheaper and fresher from a bakery....although you can get 12 white hotdog rolls for £1 from Iceland and they are fine....100-120 would then cost you about £10 just for bread rolls.

little_miss_muppet_face

A BBQ for 50 plus people for £50??
I don't think that is possible.. The food would be awful..
Why invite so many people with so little money ( sorry if that sounds rude - it's a genuine question)
Why not postpone it for a bit so you can save ?