In search of quantity recipes for 50 - started a programme..

Anything with rice and beans makes a good cheap meal.

Lentils are also cheap easy to prepare and tasty.

Chicken and Dumplings

Good Ole Spaghetti with meat sauce

Of course the first thing that comes to mind is soup.

This is the first soup that came to mind, It's called Steak soup because you use ground sirloin. You can use regular ground beef. I put it into a recipe adjuster to come up with 50 servings.. so the numbers are a bit odd I am sure you can use 66 oz. ground chuck.. or even 5 pounds. 4 cups onions etc.

It is filling and really yummy

Steak Soup for 50

66 2⁄3 ounces ground chuck
4 1⁄4 cups onion, chopped
4 1⁄4 cups celery, chopped
4 1⁄4 cups carrot, chopped
33 1⁄3 ounces butter
8 1⁄3 cups flour
41 2⁄3 cups water
8 1⁄3 teaspoons Accent seasoning
4 1⁄4 teaspoons pepper
8 1⁄3 tablespoons beef base
8 1⁄3 cups tomatoes, chopped
12 1⁄2 teaspoons Kitchen Bouquet
8 1⁄3 cups mixed vegetables

directions
Brown and drain ground chuck. Set aside. Pan boil onions, celery, and carrots. Set aside. ( I saute them... who wants to boil vegetables....)
Melt butter in a 2-quart pan. Add the flour and mix well. Stir in water until thickened. Stir in the Accent, pepper, beef base, and tomatoes. Cook for 1 more minute, stirring constantly. Stir in the Kitchen Bouquet, all of the vegetables, and the ground chuck. Cook on medium, heat for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve.


I also add Worcestershire sauce.

If I find the book I will photograph the recipes for you.