Big-batch recipes for a crowd — the mains, sides, and desserts built to feed a houseful, a potluck, or a holiday table. The heart of what Stephanie Cooks For A Crowd is all about.
Dump It In, Walk Away, and Call It a Weeknight Win This crock pot white chicken chili is the dinner I make when I need an easy weeknight win. Everything goes into the crock pot, nothing gets drained, and a few hours later the whole house smells like dinner is handled. Chopped rotisserie chicken, three…
What If Baked Ziti Didn’t Need a Pot of Boiling Water? This cheesy tortellini bake started with a question I couldn’t stop asking myself: what if I took my big baked ziti, pulled out the ziti, and put in tortellini instead, without boiling a single noodle? Frozen five-cheese tortellini go straight from the freezer into…
It Looks Like a Garden Party, but It Takes Five Minutes Benedictine tea sandwiches are the little Southern tea sandwich I fell in love with when we lived in Kentucky. A cool cream cheese spread with cucumber and a little onion, a layer of crispy bacon, and some pretty spring greens, all tucked between soft…
When I Need to Feed a Crowd, I Skip the Pie These pecan pie bars are what I make when I need to feed a crowd. My pecan pie is delicious, but one pie only goes so far, and a whole 9×13 pan of pecan pie bars gets you at least 24 good-sized bars. There’s…
Nobody Has to Know It Was This Easy Quiche Lorraine sounds like something you need a French cookbook and a free afternoon to pull off, and it is really just bacon, eggs, and Swiss cheese in a pie shell. That is the whole secret. The blender does the work, the oven does the rest, and…
It Is September, and I Am Ready for Soup The minute the air turns even a little bit, this broccoli cheddar soup is the first thing I make, and my crowd knows it. It is completely from scratch — butter, onion, shredded carrot, a good bit of garlic, and a flour roux that turns milk…
I Have Four Words for You, and They Taste Like Fall Pumpkin caramel sheet cake is my absolute favorite, favorite, favorite fall recipe, and I have been so excited to share it with you so you can make it too. It’s a soft, lightly spiced pumpkin cake that bakes up the prettiest orange color, covered…
Chocolate in Little Cups Equals Joy. That Has Always Been My Theory. Dark chocolate mousse in little cups is my daughter’s absolute favorite dessert, so the week she told me she was bringing her roommates over for brunch, I did not have to think for one second about what I was making. Five ingredients. One…
Sometimes Making Someone Feel Special Is This Simple I made a big batch of candied pecans this week, and they were never really about the pecans — they were about a little jar, a little ribbon, and something homemade inside to tell somebody I care about them. They are going home with every lady at…
Are You Tired of Taking the Same Thing Every Single Year? These cranberry pecan cheddar crackers are what I make when I am tired of carrying the same tray to the same holiday party for the fourth year running. They are savory instead of sweet — extra sharp cheddar, chopped pecans, and sweet dried cranberries…
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