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Post by freecharlie on Aug 28, 2022 13:49:18 GMT
Work is having a stupid potluck and I'm not sure what to take. Here are some of my personal specifications: Either cold or crockpot/instant pot friendly No soup ( I don't know if there will be bowls) Gluten free ir adaptable to be gluten free
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Post by pantsonfire on Aug 28, 2022 13:54:11 GMT
Gluten free pasta salad made using Banza pasta (chickpea).
I use it to make hawaiian macaroni salad, traditional Mac salad, and Italian salad.
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Post by maryannscraps on Aug 28, 2022 14:06:30 GMT
Watermelon salad.
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 28, 2022 14:40:55 GMT
What about potato salad? You can cook the potatoes and eggs right in the IP together, then mix up the salad at home. You can make it quickly with just the potatoes, eggs, whatever dressing you want, and seasonings. You could add chopped celery or whatever... But since you mentioned that the potluck is stupid I'm assuming you don't want to spend much time fixing something. lol
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 28, 2022 14:44:57 GMT
What about potato salad? You can cook the potatoes and eggs right in the IP together, then mix up the salad at home. You can make it quickly with just the potatoes, eggs, whatever dressing you want, and seasonings. You could add chopped celery or whatever... But since you mentioned that the potluck is stupid I'm assuming you don't want to spend much time fixing something. lol Potlucks just suck when you have food issues and since I can't eat gluten usually 90% of the stuff I can't eat.
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Post by pantsonfire on Aug 28, 2022 14:50:48 GMT
What about potato salad? You can cook the potatoes and eggs right in the IP together, then mix up the salad at home. You can make it quickly with just the potatoes, eggs, whatever dressing you want, and seasonings. You could add chopped celery or whatever... But since you mentioned that the potluck is stupid I'm assuming you don't want to spend much time fixing something. lol Potlucks just suck when you have food issues and since I can't eat gluten usually 90% of the stuff I can't eat. Completely understand this. Since my severe food allergies, I now fix a safe food and take a portion for myself. Then everyone else can enjoy it and I then fix myself other items for my lunch. Then I can still enjoy the fun but not worry about having to use my epipen.
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Post by flanz on Aug 28, 2022 14:56:46 GMT
I can't eat wheat, fish, oranges and for a long time I couldn't eat dairy as well. Soooo many times there was nothing or next to nothing that I could eat at an event... So you need something that you will really enjoy (and as pantsonfire suggested, maybe take a bit of lunch for yourself in case the pickin's are super slim). What about: your favorite cheese and rice crackers, with or without grapes fruit platter potato salad from Costco. people seem to love it. Greek salad - I don't put lettuce in mine. Just cukes, grape tomatoes, yellow and orange bell pepper, red onion, black olives, oregano and feta. Love the Girard's Greek Feta dressing
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 28, 2022 14:58:00 GMT
What about potato salad? You can cook the potatoes and eggs right in the IP together, then mix up the salad at home. You can make it quickly with just the potatoes, eggs, whatever dressing you want, and seasonings. You could add chopped celery or whatever... But since you mentioned that the potluck is stupid I'm assuming you don't want to spend much time fixing something. lol Potlucks just suck when you have food issues and since I can't eat gluten usually 90% of the stuff I can't eat. Oh yes, I totally get that. That's why I would opt for something easy.
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Post by chaosisapony on Aug 28, 2022 15:32:14 GMT
We're having a potluck on Wednesday at my work. The boss is buying pizza and we are all supposed to be doing sides and desserts. 12 out of 15 people are bringing a dessert! I get it, they are easier to cook and travel with but personally I don't just want desserts. I have very little time between now and then to be making potluck food so I decided to go with potato skins. I'll bake the potatoes, buy pre-chopped green onions, some of those "real bacon bits" in a jar, and shredded cheese. I'll bring everything to work separately and put the potatoes in a crock pot to warm up, all of the toppings will be placed on the side for people to add whatever they want to their potato skin.
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Post by bc2ca on Aug 28, 2022 15:44:01 GMT
Hummus and vegetables.
If hummus is too exotic, GF ranch dip instead. Or both.
Or go super fancy and wrap asparagus with pancetta and put under the broiler for 5-10 minutes at home. It is perfectly fine to make them the night before, refrigerate and put them out cold.
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Post by Merge on Aug 28, 2022 15:46:54 GMT
Queso dip and corn tortilla chips? Or else that cold 7-layer dip with refried beans and stuff. That would be super easy and should be mostly gluten free or adaptable.
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Post by christine58 on Aug 28, 2022 15:48:47 GMT
Chicken wing dip (use corn chips that are gluten free for serving) fruit salad
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 28, 2022 15:52:41 GMT
.... some of those "real bacon bits" in a jar... Oscar Mayer has REAL bacon bits in a bag! Very good and handy too. (BTW: not Hormel!!)
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Aug 28, 2022 16:13:43 GMT
I'm not sure what to take A sick day? Because I sure don't miss workplace potlucks!
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Post by maryannscraps on Aug 28, 2022 16:18:17 GMT
Honestly, with your added info, I’d bow out. Just bring your own lunch and join them for the company. If anyone asks and you feel like answering, you’re eating a special diet and can’t join in for the potluck food.
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Post by playingcinderella on Aug 28, 2022 16:27:59 GMT
My go to for lazy potluck dishes is meatballs with BBQ sauce and apple jelly. They always go quickly and I usually come home with an empty crockpot plus I use a crockpot liner for quick cleanup. A quick search shows gluten-free frozen meatballs exist.
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Post by greendragonlady on Aug 28, 2022 16:38:26 GMT
One of my favorites is three bean salad. Gluten free, vegan, can make it a couple of days ahead, and yummy!
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Post by lisae on Aug 28, 2022 21:05:52 GMT
Not a fan of potlucks. Completely agree about doing something that is served cold anyway or uses a crock pot. My go to fancy coleslaw Apple cranberry coleslaw
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 28, 2022 21:57:14 GMT
Costco fruit or veggie tray and call it good. Then I’d pack my own lunch to make sure I had what I wanted to eat.
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Post by flanz on Aug 28, 2022 22:07:02 GMT
Not a fan of potlucks. Completely agree about doing something that is served cold anyway or uses a crock pot. My go to fancy coleslaw Apple cranberry coleslawThis sounds yummy!
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Post by kate on Aug 28, 2022 22:14:50 GMT
Watermelon chunks (I buy them already chunked; you won't find me wrestling with a whole watermelon!) with crumbled feta and mint leaves.
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Post by inkedup on Aug 28, 2022 22:28:26 GMT
Chicken lettuce wraps are always a hit at pot lucks. The filling keeps nicely in a crock pot.
I use ground chicken, but I've heard this recipe works well with tofu and ground beef, as well. I'm awful at giving recipes, but here's roughly what goes into the filling:
3 lbs ground chicken Olive oil 8 cloves garlic, crushed 1 cup white onion, diced 1.5 cups celery, diced 2 cups mushrooms, roughly diced Shredded Carrots Bean Sprouts Cashews (optional and any nut you want will work)
Teriyaki glaze (I make my own but will use an off the shelf glaze in a pinch)
Chinese 5 spice (a seasoning mix) Salt/pepper to taste
Sear chicken in a wok or large frying pan. I always add olive oil because the ground chicken is so lean. Once the chicken is seared, I add the nuts and about 2 tbsp of Chinese 5 spice and cook for 2 - 3 minutes to release the flavor from the spices. Add teriyaki glaze and some of the garlic. Add onion and celery, cook until onions are clear. Add Shredded carrot, sprouts and mushrooms and the rest of the garlic. You'll probably need more glaze at this point. You want the mixture moist but not runny. Transfer to crock pot once you're done.
Wash and separate 2 heads of butter lettuce. I also put out Sriracha, green onion, and furkake in case guests want to add to their wraps.
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Post by styxgirl on Aug 28, 2022 23:32:38 GMT
Watermelon chunks (I buy them already chunked; you won't find me wrestling with a whole watermelon!) with crumbled feta and mint leaves. I love this! A few years ago my family was at Yellowstone and a group of ladies we sat near at the picnic area had a bowl of it. They were hiking and couldn’t take it with them so they asked if we would like some. At first I thought, why would you need to add anything to watermelon?! It’s perfect as is! Normally, I wouldn’t take food from strangers but this felt right and boy am I glad we did! It is AMAZING!
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Post by SallyPA on Aug 29, 2022 0:49:25 GMT
How about that Asian coleslaw recipe? I’ve made it ahead of time and left the crunchy bits out for each person to add. You could use rice or other GF ramen noodles.
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Post by librarylady on Aug 29, 2022 1:20:16 GMT
How about a summer berry fruit salad? Strawberries, blackberries, blueberries and vanilla yogurt as the "dressing?"
Every bite was eaten when I took this to a recent potluck.
I also took basic buttered potatoes to a potluck recently and they were well received.
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Post by Mary Kay Lady on Aug 29, 2022 2:36:55 GMT
I have a group of friends who get together for pot luck dinners from time to time. I have food allergies and am the only one who does. I'm allergic to wheat, so I usually eat gluten-free.
I always make sure to take something that 1. I like and 2. is safe for me to eat.
At our most recent pot luck it was a salad dinner and most of the salads had some sort of pasta in them, so were off limits to me. I made a batch of deviled eggs and everyone there seemed to enjoy them.
They're time consuming to make, but I've found that they're usually a big hit. Would something like that be suitable?
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Aug 29, 2022 2:43:39 GMT
I was thinking a fruit tray or a veggie tray, but if you want to get fancy, hummus and veggies works too. I don’t eat dairy or meat so I try to be sensitive to all food sensitivities. It’s hard, but there’s usually something that everyone without a specific allergy can eat.
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Post by melanell on Aug 31, 2022 0:04:21 GMT
I love to bring fruit salad or a pasta salad. I find so many people bring heavy or rich or overly sweet items, that I like to bring something I find to be cool & refreshing.
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Post by Embri on Aug 31, 2022 0:11:22 GMT
Oven baked spicy potato wedges (cayenne, paprika & Parmesan cheese) are my family's go-to for potlucks. They always get rave reviews and disappear before anything else. They're great even at room temperature if you bake 'em extra crispy.
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