Potlucks can be a hit or a miss when it comes to the food. With so many dishes gathered in one place and so many different palettes, it can be hard to find something neutral enough that everyone will love it. One foodie on a popular internet forum asked: “What’s your go-to crowd-pleasing potluck meal?” which sparked an interesting debate amongst users.
Here are the top responses.
Slow Cooker Beef Bourguignon
One foodie shared: "It’s cheap it’s easy and it delicious. Especially if you cook it one day chill it in the fridge the next and then reheat it. It’s amazing."
Ham Sliders
One foodie shared: "We make a variation of these every Easter and there are never any left over. Those babies go quick because they are DELICIOUS."
Cornbread
One foodie shared: “Cornbread. Super easy to make, everyone loves it. Super unhealthy, but delicious.”
Mac and Cheese
One foodie shared: “Slow cooker Mac n cheese. Requires minimal effort, I don’t have to fight for oven space, and it serves a crap ton of people.”
Lil Smokies
One foodie shared: “Sweet n spicy lil smokies. Two bags of lil smokies, a bottle of sweet baby rays bbq sauce, a cup of brown sugar and Texas Pete to taste. Throw it in the crock pot about 6 hours before serving. It’s always a hit and never any leftovers.”
Pulled Pork
One foodie shares: “Mine is a pulled pork featuring a sauce of whatever I have in the pantry, usually bbq sauce, tomato sauce, honey, garlic, coffee powder, dark rum, marmalade, sweet chili sauce, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, chicken stock powder and a bit of water!
Slap that on a bun with a bit of slaw and kewpie mayo, and you’ve got a summer favourite.”
Cowboy Caviar
One foodie shared: “It’s like a veggie salad that’s best eaten like a dip with tortilla chips.”
Sheet Pan Desserts
One foodie shared: “Usually some sort of sheet pan dessert, like brownies or lemon bars, that I can make in large amounts. Although I have made more involved desserts (e.g. 70+ cinnamon rolls, mini palmiers) and both turned out fine.”
Jello Salad
One foodie shared: “Strawberry jello pretzel salad. Always a big hit!”
This one might sound like a 70s dinner party staple, and that’s because it is!
Another user chimed in sharing: “Not the OP but yeah that’s pretty much what it is. Def a southern staple. With strawberry jello mix, usually cool whip, pecans and pretzels.”
Beer Bread
One foodie shared: “Beer bread using a dark ale. Being along some artisan jam and European butter at room temp. People will try to take you home with them.”
Meatballs
One foodie shared: “Meatballs! They never last.”
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