Budget Holiday Potluck Dishes

Answer 1

These budget-friendly potluck dishes won’t break your holiday budget or take a lot of time to prepare.

Appetizers

Create your own version of a popular appetizer and make it your go-to dish for potlucks. Choose a dish with simple ingredients like chili fries, chicken fingers, or taco salad.

Mix fresh herbs and packaged seasoning to make restaurant style dips; pair with an assortment of fresh’s vegetables or chips. Buy cheeses, olives, and thinly sliced meat from the deli, and arrange it on a tray with crackers and a variety of condiments

Master the art of deviled eggs, and you’ll be a welcome guest at every potluck! Quiche is an easy dish of primarily eggs and cheese that can be made a variety of ways. And quiche is an appropriate, easy to transport dish for brunch, lunch or dinner. Buy ready-made piecrust to make light work of recipes from savory to sweet.

Entrees

Don’t prepare a whole turkey or chicken. Instead buy legs, breast, and wings at a fraction of the cost. Preparation is minimal and you can save time by pre-roasting the parts in advance. Bake, freeze and store cooked poultry in a disposable, aluminum pan until the day of the potluck.

Stock up on precooked, family-size entrees when they’re on sale, and you’ll always have a potluck offering at the ready. Arrive early enough for the host to heat it up before the other guests arrive.

Sweet Stuff

Add raisins, flaked coconut, peanuts, or dried fruit to prepared cookie dough and box cake mixes to make them “homemade.” Dip fresh fruit in melted chocolate or caramel and freeze on cookie sheets until needed.

Crescent roll dough is versatile, cheap, and easy to work with. And, like prepared piecrust it’s great for sweet and savory recipes. For a brunch potluck fill the uncooked dough with jam and nuts, and then roll in to desired shapes, sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon, and then bake until golden.

Learn how to make homemade, vanilla ice cream. Ice cream is a welcome treat year-round. Include toppings of fruit, nuts, honey, Chocolate Chips, and flavored syrups with it.