Large batch recipes for feeding a crowd by Stephanie Longstreth
Calling All Tired Mamas, Dinner Is One Pan and Done Taco Cornbread Casserole is the one-pan, dump-and-bake dinner I reach for when I’m exhausted and still have a houseful of people to feed. Seasoned ground turkey, a can of Rotel, two kinds of beans, and corn all go into one pan, get blanketed in a…
If You’ve Got Five Minutes, You’ve Got Dessert If you’ve got five minutes, you can get this lemon blueberry dump cake in the oven — and then the oven does all the work. It’s just three ingredients: two cans of blueberry pie filling, one box of lemon cake mix, and a stick of butter cut…
My First Time Making Shrimp and Grits, and I Needed a Minute This easy shrimp and grits was my very first time making it, and one bite in I had to set my spoon down and take a minute — it is that good. Crispy bacon, sweet onion and bell pepper, and a little garlic…
When You Want to Eat Healthier but Dinner Still Has to Be Dinner These lemon garlic chicken thighs are what I reach for when I want to eat a little healthier but my family still wants dinner to be dinner. I sear the thighs until they’re golden, then let them braise in a thick, glossy…
The Side Dish That Disappears First This herb lemon rice is proof that sometimes it’s not the main dish everybody remembers — it’s the side that disappears first. It’s bright, aromatic, and so flavorful, and the best part is I make the whole thing right in my rice cooker. I dump in the rice, butter,…
Can We Agree Dessert for a Crowd Shouldn’t Take All Day? This white Texas sheet cake was my very first time making a brand-new recipe, and it instantly earned a permanent spot in my dessert rotation. It’s a soft, buttery sheet cake with the dreamiest almond frosting, and it feeds a whole crowd — I…
The Store Stopped Carrying My Favorite Tea, So I Made My Own This peach mango iced tea started with a small heartbreak: the store stopped carrying my favorite bottled version, and I refused to spend another Florida summer without it. So I figured out how to make my own — and honestly, I think mine…
When It’s Too Hot to Cook, I Just Assemble Dinner Doritos taco salad is the dinner I throw together when it’s too hot in Florida to even think about turning on the oven. It’s my best friend Michelle’s recipe — crunchy, cheesy, loaded with taco-seasoned beef and a big handful of crushed Doritos — and…
The Version I Made So My Husband Could Have It Too This greek yogurt chicken salad is the lighter, no-mayo version of my curried chicken salad — the one I make so my husband can eat it too. He’s been eating Mediterranean-diet style for a couple of years now, and it’s genuinely changed his health,…
No Offense to Grandma, But This One Raises the Bar This curried chicken salad is the one that finally bumped my old standby off the menu. It’s got tender chicken, crisp apple, toasted pecans, a handful of craisins, and just enough curry powder to make people stop and ask what’s in it. I started making…
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