Hot Lunch:
Served at 11:36 am; (12:05 pm on chapel days)
Please provide your own plates & napkins; silverware provided.
There are 67 students and 9 Faculty for a total of 76.
Trinity Christian High School
Designed For His Glory
Trinity Christian High School
Designed For His Glory
Super Nachos
Watermelon
Ice cream treat
We tried something different and served buffet style using the stainless steel tables in the kitchen. The kids really seemed to like it as they could grab how much food they wanted. Very few ended up coming back for seconds.
30 lb taco meat. 5 lb left
3 big boxes of chips from Sam’s just started the 3rd box
4 heads of lettuce. Ran out. Ran to Fareway quick and bought some lettuce for the teachers to hand around and add to their plates in the teachers room.
4 cans of olives. 1 left
12 romas. 2 left
2 onions
2 1/2 pounds shredded cheese
2 cans nacho cheese
5 lbs sour cream
3-38 oz salsa
3 watermelon. Gallon bag left over
Chicken tacos
Fruit salad
Bars
32 pounds of chicken-good amount
Took 160soft shells-ran out
4 heads of lettuce-good
6 pounds shredded Cheese-good amount
6 recipes of salad – good
Sour cream-took 4 pounds good
Salsa 96 oz good amount
Bars-30 each good amount
6 gallons of chocolate milk-good
February 12, 2026
Baked Potatoes with Toppings, Applesauce, Ice Cream Treats
Baked 120 potatoes – 36 leftover
3 – 106 oz cans cheddar sauce from Sam’s (not very tasty) – 1 1/2 cans left
12 lbs cubed ham – 3 lbs leftover
3 – 20 oz bags of bacon bits – used 30 oz
96 oz steamed broccoli – gone (microwaved Fareway 12 oz steamable, threw into crockpot)
3 – 48 oz sour cream – used 72 oz (half of it)
3 lbs butter – good
1 lg onion chopped – 3/4 left
salt & pepper packets
3 gallons applesauce – used 1 1/2 gallons
ice cream treats – each brought around 30 – figured one per person
We also served chocolate milk (a big hit). We cut the potatoes open on the plates, put sliced butter on them, and the students helped themselves to all the toppings. Used lots of crockpots, but lined them so it was easier cleanup!
Chicken Super Nachos, Lettuce Salad, Mexican Rice and Dirt Cups
2 boxes of Sams tortilla chips – used 3 bags
9 cups of mexican rice prepared – good amount ( used less chips than other lunches because of the added rice option)
36 lbs shredded mexican chicken – good amount
14 heads of Romain lettuce – good amount for salad and topping
2 large cans of cheddar cheese thinned with 2 cups of water per can
4 lbs. sour cream
100 oz salsa
4 lbs. shredded cheese for salad
1 large Sams bag of croutons
3 large bottles of random salad dressing
Pudding made from box – 30 small boxes of pudding plus 3 gallons of milk – plenty
3 cool whip containers
worms for topping
3 packages of crushed oreos
All amounts listed were good.
Kathy Poppema, Kassandra Brummel, Janae VanMaanen
Jill Maassen, Michelle Van Egdom, Danita Mantel
Jan 8, 2026
Creamy meatballs, mashed potatoes, corn, and a bar
27# Italian style meatballs from Walmart mixed with cream of mushroom soup/ milk- good amount
40# mashed potatoes- 5-10# left
3 gallons corn- 1 gallon left
Variety of bars- 4 large pans. 1 left
Egg Bakes – had 10 (9×13) pans, was just enough
Cinnamon Rolls – made 10 dozen, had 1.5 dozen left
Fresh Fruit – 2 large bowls, a fruit tray, and some whole bananas, was a good amount
Chocolate Milk – 6 gallons, 1 left
White Milk – 1 gallon was plenty
December 4, 2025
Cajun chicken alfredo, bread, salad bar & dessert
11 recipes….too much – 8 would have been plenty
12 loaves WalMart bread – 3 loaves left
Lettuce – used 11 heads
Croutons – used 1 bag from Sam’s
Cheese – used 2 1/2 lbs.
Bacon bits – used 1 bag from Costco
Variety of dressings
Dessert – 4 – 9*13’s (cut into 12), 2 jellyrolls – used 72 servings. 6 – 9*13’s is enough, but nice to have a little extra so there’s variety left at the end.
11/20/25
11 pans of cheesy potatoes and Ham(2 1/2 left over)
12 Loaves of Bread (3 left)
4 gallons of peaches (2 left)
6 gallons of milk (1 1/2 left)
Dessert
Lisa Schiermeyer
Kim Bleyenberg
Becky Van Maanen
October 30, 2025
Menu: Pulled Pork, Mac n Cheese, Lettuce Cashew Salad, Ice Cream Treat
Pulled Pork: 15-18 pounds (precooked weight) good amount
Buns: 40 buns–had 5 buns left
Mac n Cheese: Made 16 recipes (recipe below) good amount–plenty left over
Lettuce Cashew Salad: 6 recipes (Vern Westra/Dori Hoksbergen’s recipe in Green HPRCS cookbook) good amount
Ice Cream Treat: each brought 30 treats– had plenty leftover
Mac N Cheese
4 cups milk (2% or whole)
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. dry mustard powder
2 cups macaroni (UNCOOKED)
8 ounces of Velveeta cheese (sliced into 1/2 inch cubes)
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
4 Tbsp. butter (sliced into 1/2 inch cubes)
Spray 9 x 13 pan. Place UNCOOKED macaroni in the pan. Sprinkle over seasonings. Cut up Velveeta and butter and sprinkle cubes over the noodles. Place shredded cheddar cheese over the top. Pour milk over all. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 1 hour.
**We made 4 foil pasta pans for hot lunch. Each pasta pan will hold 4 recipes. For each pasta pan: 1 gallon of whole milk, 1 Tbsp. salt, 1 Tbsp. dry ground mustard, 8 cups dry noodles, 32 oz. (1 block) Velveeta cheese, 4 cups cheddar cheese, 1 cup butter. (You can find the foil pasta pans at Walmart. They make for easy cleanup.)
Dawn Andringa, Bridget Postma, Cinda Van Der Zwaag
October 23,2025
Served Meatballs Cheesy Potatoes Beans Bread & Bar
Meatballs -36lbs. At least 6lb leftover
Cheesy potatoes – 9 recipes. Good amount
Beans- 3 Large Cans. Good amount
Sliced Walmart bread- 12 loaves (3 leftover)
Bars -75
October 2, 2025
10 pans of cheesy potatoes and ham (2.5 left over)
12 loaves of Walmart bread (2.5 left over)
7 lbs baby carrots and ranch (3 lbs left over)
7 recipes orange jello salad (2 left over)
6 gallons milk (1.5 left over)
Bars
9/11/25
Menu poppy seed chicken casserole, green beans, buttered bread and desserts.
Made 11 casseroles – 3 left over
3 gallons of green beans – good
12 loaves of bread – 2 left
7 9×13’s of dessert cut into 12
Menu: Smoked Pork Loin, french fries, corn, applesauce, and better than anything cake
6 loins (avg 8-10 lbs each) smoked. Had 1.5 loins leftover.
(4) 6 lb bags of seasoned french fries from Sam’s. Perfect amount, gone but students had thirds and grabbed more on their way to class.
3 gallons fresh frozen corn – used 2.5
3 gallons homemade applesauce – used not quite 2 gallons
cake
Ranch, ketchup, and BBQ sauce
Date served: April 18, 2025
Menu: Hamburgers, Lettuce with toppings, loaded Tator tots, root beer floats
120 burgers (1/4 lb each) from Hegg – used about 100 burgers
12 dozen buns – had plenty left
2 gallons of nacho cheese (added milk to make more pourable) – 3/4 gallon left
Ketchup 3 large bottles – plenty
Lettuce 9 heads iceberg or Romaine hearts – good amount
Dressing 6 bottles (variety) – good amount
Tator Tots 16 (5 lb) bags – WAY too much – had at least 4 bags left
Sour Cream 6 squeeze bottles – good amount
Ice Cream 9 gallons – had 3 1/2 gallons left
Root Beer 9 (2L) bottles – had 3 bottles left
Bacon Bits 3 bags from Sam’s – had about 1/2 bag left
Shredded Cheese (5 lb bag from Sam’s) – over half left
Cheese slices 96 slices – had about 25 slices left
Pickles (hamburger slices) 3 jars – had almost 2 jars left
Croutons 3 bags – 1/2 bag left
Tomatoes (5 medium) sliced for burger topping – gone – should have had 7?
Cherry tomatoes (for lettuce) 20 oz good amount
Onions sliced – lot left
Served on March 27, 2025
Chicken Tetrazzini- made 12 9×13 pans–3.5 left
Green beans- 3 100 oz cans–about 1 left
Bread- each brought 4 loaves– 3+ left
Ice Cream served w toppings- brought 6 1 gln pails–2.5 left
Crushed Oreos, hot fudge sauce, strawberries, crushed M&Ms, syrups, brownie bites, sprinkles, cookie dough balls-gone, mini Reece’s pnt btr cups-gone
Chocolate milk- brought 7–used 4 glns
White 1%- used some
Street tacos, chips and salsa, Mexican corn and strawberry pretzel fluff
Chicken – 36 lbs was plenty
Chips – Used 3 bags about 12-13 oz. each
Salsa – Used about 100 ounces
Mexican Corn – 6 recipes of 32 oz each was plenty
Strawberry Pretzel Fluff – 9 recipes was a good amount
Chocolate Milk – Used 4.5 gallons
Tortillas – 150 small
Sour Cream – 4 lbs.
Shredded Cheese – 4 lbs.
Lettuce – about 3 heads
Jan 9, 2025
Served Stromboli, Lettuce salad, ice cream treat
*Stromboli- 30 was a good amount
*Lettuce salad- used about 12 heads romaine lettuce, 2 large bags croutons from Sam’s, and variety of dressings
*Ice cream treats from Sam’s
11/21/24
Cheesy Potato and Ham casserole 9 recipes and 2 full left
Peaches 4 gallons 1 1/2 left
french bread 13 loaves—4 loaves left
Ice cream treat
Chocolate/White milk
Hot Beef Sundaes, Brown Sugar/Bacon Green Beans, Bread, Hot Fudge Sundaes, & Lemonade
Roast Beef – 27 lbs – mixed with 2 gallons of brown gravy
Mashed Potatoes – 45 pounds (had about 12 pounds left over)
Sour Cream – 3 (16 oz) containers
Shredded Cheddar Cheese – 3 pounds was plenty
Walmart sliced French bread – used 10 loaves
Green Beans – 3 gallons
Ice Cream – cookies & cream & vanilla – used 5 gallons
Hot Fudge – 6 recipes of Greta VM in green Hull cookbook p. 112
3 Large cans of Reddi-Whip – gone
2 large bowls crushed Oreos – 1 bowl left
Lemonade – Used about 4 gallons
August 29, 2924
Poppyseed chicken casserole: 12 pans – 4 pans left
Green beans: 3 gallons – 1/2 gallon left
Walmart bread (sliced): 12 loaves – 2 left
Ice cream sundaes: 6 gallons – 1 left
May 2, 2023 (NO SENIORS–Served 66)
Pulled pork, bread, cheesy potatoes, green beans, strawberry pretzel fluff.
*Each made 12-15 pounds pulled pork. Had 6 pounds left.
*Used 9-10 loaves of bread (7 sticks of butter)
*Each made 6 pounds of cheesy potatoes. Used all
*3 gallons of green beans…1/2 gallon left
*Each made 2 recipes strawberry pretzel fluff. Put into 5 ounce cups. Used it all.
*Used 1-40 oz BBQ & Half bottle ketchup
Hot Beef Sundaes, Green Beans, Bread, and Hot Fudge Sundaes
Roast Beef – 27 lbs – mixed with 2 gallons of brown gravy
Mashed Potatoes – 45 pounds
Sour Cream – used about 40 ounces
Shredded Cheddar Cheese – 3 pounds was plenty
Walmart sliced French bread – used 11 loaves
Green Beans – 3 gallons was just enough
Ice Cream – cookies & cream, chocolate chip & vanilla – used 5 gallons
Hot Fudge – 6 recipes of Greta VM in green Hull cookbook p. 112
3 Large cans of Reddi-Whip – all gone
The sophomore class was gone so we served approximately 65 people.
33 stromboli – 7 left
3 gallons pizza sauce – 1 gallon left
9 lbs of lettuce – 3 lbs left
4 large bottles of salad dressing – 1 left
6 bags of croutons – good amount
6 lbs of Cheddar cheese – 2 lbs left
Ice cream treats
February 15, 2024
9 recipes Baked Spaghetti pg 275 in green cookbook- 2 left
8# baby carrots- 2# left
11 loaves garlic bread-gone
9 recipes oreo salad-1 left
Menu:
7 gallons Chili Soup – 3 gallons left
7 gallons Taco Soup- 2 gallons left
12 dozen cin. rolls- 3 dozen left
240 oz Mandarin Oranges – good amount
3 lbs sour cream- good amount
4 lbs shredded cheese- good amount (tiny amount left)
3 bags 13 oz tortilla chips- good amount
2 boxes crackers – good amount
10 dozen bars- 3 dozen left
January 11: Street tacos, Mexican corn & dessert
36 pounds shredded Mexican chicken – 4 pounds left
6 recipes Mexican street corn – 1 recipe left
4 qt salsa – good amount
4 lbs cheese – good amount
4 cans olives – good amount
6 heads lettuce – used 4
5 lbs sour cream – good amount
Dessert – 9 – 9 * 13’s cut into 12. Good amount if you want variety – could cut smaller
7 gal chocolate milk, 1 gallon white – 1 gal chocolate, 1/2 gal white left
Menu for November 9: Tater Tot Hotdish, Raspberry salad, bread, and bars
Tater tot hotdish – 12 pans, 3 1/2 left
9 loaves of French bread – 3 left
6 recipes Raspberry salad – good (Jaelyn Van Maanen’s recipe from new HPRCS cookbook)
90 assorted bars – good
Creamy meatballs – made 36 lbs. had about 10ish lbs. left over
50 lbs. of mashed potatoes – good amount
3 gallons corn – good amount
14 loaves buttered french bread from Walmart – around 3 1/2 loaves left over
4 jelly roll pans buttermilk brownies – good amount
October 5
Great Potatoes & Ham – made 10 recipes, used 6 recipes (Jacque VM recipe in new HPRCS cookbook pg. 215)
Wal Mart bread – bought 12 loaves had 3 left
Green Beans – 352 ounces (2 3/4 gallons), 4 servings left 🙂
Oreo Cookie Salad – 3 recipes each, served in 9 oz. Cups – gone
Sept 27
Poppyseed chicken 10 9×13 pans
1.5 left
Lettuce salad 12-24 oz bags. 6 left
Variety of dressings and croutons
Bread- 12 loaves from Walmart. Good amount
Dessert- 6 9×13 pans variety of desserts. Good amount
Menu for Sept 14: Street tacos, Frito corn salad, bars
36 lbs of meat – 6-8 lbs left.
We used 4 recipes of Frito corn salad
Sour cream – 1 lg container
Coleslaw – 3 lbs
4 cups Pico de gallo
1 pint salsa
4 lbs shredded cheese – gone
Menu: Pizza hotdish, garlic bread, peaches, ice cream bars
12 9X13 pans of pizza hotdish…3 pans left over (each pan had 2# meat)
10 walmart loaves of garlic bread…gone
3 gallons peaches…good amount
7 boxes of 12 ice cream bars
Aug 31
Menu: Pulled Pork on a bun, baked beans, chips, Ice cream bar
45 lbs pre cooked weight… 5/6 pound left
3 gallons baked beans….good amount
3 bags family size chips… good amount
90 ice cream bars… good amount
12 doz buns… 4 dozen left over
Super Nachos
30lb taco meat…….7lbs left
Totilla chips 3- 6lb boxes from Sams Club… 1/2 box left
2 – 106 oz cans of Nacho Cheese heated with 2 cups water added just right amount
4 heads of lettuce shredded short should have had 2 more heads
2-38 oz cans of salsa short should have had 4 more
6 cans of black olives … 1 can left
6 lbs of sourcream just right
5 lb bag of shedded cheese…1lb left
chopped fresh tomatos not sure how many pounds maybe 6 cups
sliced watermellon 3 …. 1 watermellon left
6 5 quart buckets of icecream just right
8 root beers… 5 left
this lunch was a big hit!
May 10, 2023 “Picnic” Hot Lunch
Sue Uittenbogaard ordered 15 dozen burgers and lined up men to grill them.
We served 96 people. We had 10 salads, 32 cup Tupperware bowl size, including 4 fluff salads, 2 taco, 2 pasta, and 2 lettuce. Oreo fluff salad was popular – that one was gone, so we could have had 2 oreo.
We used:
15-20 tomatoes, sliced
6 large onions
8 heads of Romaine lettuce
140 slices of cheese
2 large bottles of ketchup (barely enough)
2 – 32 oz jars of sliced dill pickles
1 large mustard
1 large mayo
6 – 8 oz. bags of wavy potato chips
We purchased 15 dozen buns and used about 11 dozen
We planned to serve lemonade, but used leftover punch ingredients from another event instead.
Served May 3, 2023
Egg/Sausage Casserole, Fresh Fruit, Cinnamon Rolls
Egg bakes-made 9 pans–1 left
Fresh fruit-brought 3 extra large bowls mixed fruit–approx 1 bowl left
Cinnamon rolls-made 9 dozen–gone
Spaghetti Bake-Garlic Bread-Green Beans-Root Beer Floats
Spaghetti Bake-made 12 pans (4 left)
Garlic Bread-13 loaves from WalMart that we sliced/buttered/garlic/baked,
sliced into approx 14 slices/loaf. (0 left)
Green Beans-3 large cans (1/2-3/4 can left)
Root Beer Floats-6 2 liters and 6 gallons of ice cream. Scooped ice cream into cups and set out with liters and students filled. (1/4 RB and 1 gallon ice cream left)
Super nachos, Mexican corn, and an ice cream bar
30lbs taco meat
9lbs chips – good amount
2 lg cans nacho cheese – good amount
8 heads of shredded lettuce – 4 heads left
2 64 oz salsa – good amount
4 cans olives – good amount
6 lbs sour cream – 1 1/2 lbs left
6 recipes Mexican corn – just enough
Each bought 36 ct ice cream bars
8 gallons chocolate milk, 1 gallon white – 2 gallons chocolate, 1/2 gallon white left.
Chili, cinnamon rolls and ice cream treats
15 gallons of chili – about 4 1/2 left
6 boxes of crackers – 3 boxes left
2 2lb tubs of sour cream – 1 would’ve been good
4 lbs cheddar cheese 1 1/2 lbs left?
12 dozen cinnamon rolls -3 dozen left
Penne Pasta Casserole (new cookbook pg 229)
Bread
Lettuce salad
Topsy Turvy cupcakes
– Penne Pasta- Made 6 recipes, 1 left
-13 loaves from Walmart – gone (buttered, sprinkled with garlic salt, and warmed in oven. Kids loved it!)
-10 pounds- 3 lbs left
(Had a variety of dressings and toppings)
December 7, 2022–Chili Soup/Cheesy Chicken Vegetable soup, Cinnamon Rolls, Peaches, Brownie w/ Ice Cream
15 gallons of soup; 6 gallons left
11 dozen cinnamon rolls, 2 dozen left
3 gallons of peaches–good
3 gallons of ice cream–good
9 dozen brownies–good
Used 4 pounds of cheese
Used 4 pounds of sour cream
3 boxes of crackers
Used 4 small bags of fritos
Street Tacos, Mexican Corn, and a bar
36 lbs shredded Mexican chicken – 8 lbs leftover
140 medium size soft taco shells – 40 leftover
60 small size soft taco shells – 10 left
1 bunch chopped cilantro
6 lbs coleslaw – 3 lbs leftover
4 lbs cheese – good amount
4 qt salsa – good amount
6 recipes of Mexican Street Corn – good amount – https://easyfamilyrecipes.com/mexican-street-corn-casserole/
Menu: Poppyseed chicken, peaches, bread, and root-beer floats
12 pans poppyseed chicken – 1 left
4 large cans of peaches – about 1/2 can left
12 loaves of Walmart sliced french bread – about 2 left
6 gallons of ice cream – about 1/2 left
7 2-liters of root beer – about 1 left
Hot Beef Sundaes, Green Beans, Bread, and Hot Fudge Sundaes
Roast Beef – 20 pounds – mixed with 2 gallons of gravy – good amount
Mashed Potatoes – 45 pounds was just enough
Sour Cream – 3 containers of 16 oz each was just enough
Shredded Cheddar Cheese – 3 pounds
Walmart sliced French bread – used 10 loaves
Green Beans – 3 gallons
Ice Cream – used 5 gallons
Hot Fudge – 6 recipes of Greta VM in green Hull cookbook p. 112
Crumbled Oreos – one bowl went over very well
3 Large cans of Reddi-Whip – all gone
Menu:
Creamy meatballs, mashed potatoes, carrots & dip, bars
36 lbs of meatballs – 10lbs left over
45 lbs mashed potatoes – almost all gone
6 lbs carrots – 1 1/2 lbs left
2 24 oz bottles of ranch – good
105 bars – a few left
Baked potatoes with toppings
120 baked potatoes about 25 left
Sour cream each went home with a pint
Canned cheese slightly diluted, had 1 can left
Each brought 8lbs, each went home with 1 lb
3 large Walmart bags bought bacon bits, all gone
2 large onions cut up, 1 onion left
3lbs butter brought, each went home with half a pound
120 ice cream treats brought, about 15 left
3 large cans applesauce, each went home with 24 oz at least.
This meal was super easy and the kids loved it!
Super Nachos
30lb taco meat – 3lb left
6 lb doritos ‐ ran out (we had plates without dividers so we think we went through more chips because of that)
3 cans nacho cheese – 1 can left
6 lbs sour cream – good
3 38oz salsa – good
3 cans black olives – could use more
9 heads lettuce – 2-3 heads left
9 pans apple crisp – 2 pans left
6 buckets ice cream – 2 1/2 buckets left
9/21/2022 Hotlunch
Audrey Meyer, Michelle Hoekstra, Danita Mantel
-Cheesy Hashbrown and Ham Casserole – made 12 9x13s – 2.5 left
-Green Beans – four Large cans – 1 left – note students served the beans to themselves.
-Oreo Fluff Salad (dessert) – 9 recipes – 2 left – we served to students
– 12 Loaves Sliced French bread from Walmart – gone but enough for everyone plus seconds served
Served Tater Tot Casserole, Bread, Applesauce & Bar
12 pans of casserole – 2.5 left
10 loaves of Italian bread – 0 left
2 lg buckets homemade applesauce
bars
Poppyseed Chicken
Bread
Applesauce
Rootbeer floats
-made 12- 9×13 pans, 5 left
-ordered 12 loaves Everything Italian, all gone
-3 gallons, 1 left
-6 buckets ice cream and 9 root beer, 1/2 bucket ice cream & 3 pops left
Stromboli – made 39, had 10 left
Pizza sauce – 3 gallon cans, 1/2 can left
Lettuce salad – 10 lbs of lettuce, 3 lbs left
4llbs of Cheddar cheese, 1.5 lbs left
7 bags of croutons, 1 bag left
Variety of dressings
Watermelon – 7, 4 left
Ice cream treats – 90
Million Dollar Spaghetti – made 11 9x13s – 4 left
Sliced Walmart Bread – Used 10 loaves
1 1/2 lbs. Butter
Green Beans – 4 large cans – 1 left
4 Texas Sheet cakes – Choc, Lemon, Almond
36 pepperoni and sausage stromboli – about 6 leftover
Apples/bananas and caramel dip (green cookbook pg 13 Alissa’s recipe) 9 batches of dip – maybe 1 recipe leftover
6 buckets of ice cream with lots of toppings – 2 ¼ buckets left
3 gallons pizza sauce- good amount
On April 13 we served:
Taco Casserole – 11 9×13 casseroles (only about 1/4 pan left)
16 loaves walmart bread sliced (4 loaves left)
90 ice cream cups (bought from Wal-Mart) – good amount
Sliced Ham: 120 pounds–had about 30 pounds left
Mashed Potatoes: 45 pounds–had about 5 lbs. Left
Green beans: 4 gallons–had 1/2 gallon left
Variety of desserts: 9 (9 x 13) desserts–had about 3;(9 x 13) desserts left
Chicken Enchilada’s 11-9×3 pans very little left
lettuce- 9 lbs about 4lbs left
black olives 40 oz with 20 0z left
4-16 oz jars of taco sauce – 1/2 jar left
4 lbs sour cream- 8 oz left
15 lbs apples – 3 lbs left
5 gallons root beer very little left
8-2 liters of root beer – 2 liters left
9 batches of 8oz cream cheese apple dip – 4 oz left
Pulled pork – 45 pounds precook weight (4-5 pounds left)
Buns – 12 dozen (2 dozen left)
Cheesy potatoes – 9 pans 9×13 each – none left
6 -1 gallon buckets ice cream – good amount
7 – 2 ltrs root beer – 1/2 bottle left
6 pounds carrots – 1-2 pounds left
Menu: Poppyseed Chicken Casserole, Bread, Mandarin Orange Jello with Cool Whip, Root Beer Floats
-Made 12 pans (9×13) of casserole; 4 were left
-Bought 12 loaves of Walmart bread; Used 11 loaves
-Had 6 pans of jello; Used 4.5 pans (cut into 20)
-Brought 9 L of Root Beer; Used 7
-Brought 6 gallons of ice cream; Used 5
Lasagna 9-9×13 pans had 1 1/2 pan left
12 loaves bread from Walmart-had about 3 left
6# carrots-good amount
Brownies
10 white chicken enchilada casseroles- 1/4 left
10 gallons 2% milk- 6 left
1 Lg container sour cream- sufficient
8-4oz sliced olives- 4 left
2 lbs lettuce- not enough
2 big bags carrots-sufficient
2 lx Ranch- 1 left
4 taco sauce- sufficient
5 gallons ice cream (Root-beer floats). 1/2 gallon left
10 2-liter root beers- 3 left
41 lbs Spiral Ham – good amount
9 pans cheesy potatoes – 1 pan left
3 gallons of home froze corn – 1 quart left
90 ice cream treats
Cheesy Chicken Noodle Casserole (4-9X13 each) 4 left!
12 loaves of walmart bread- 3 left
10 lbs of lettuce from pizza ranch-5 lbs left
Variety of dressings
Croutons 4 bags- right amount
8 Cups of cheese for salad. 3 C left
112 Ice cream treats-46 left
12-1-2021 SUPER NACHOS, MEXICAN RICE & PUDDING W/ OREOS
Becky, Candice, Gretta
33 lbs taco meat-11 lbs leftover
6 lbs tortilla chips-good
6 lbs sour cream-good
2 gallons nacho cheese-good
6-38 oz salsa-76 oz leftover
4 cans sliced black olives-good
8 heads lettuce chopped-2 heads leftover
4 gallons vanilla pudding-good
3 pkgs crushed oreos
1 large crockpot Mexican rice-good
10-1/2 gallons chocolate milk-good
1 gallons white milk-good
Baked Potatoes – 105 (some were VERY large) – 12 left
Toppings:
Cheese 3 – 11 oz cans (slightly diluted) – good amount
Diced Ham – 25lbs – 20lbs would be enough
Broccoli – 8lbs – 2 lbs left
Butter 3 lbs – 1lb left
Sour Cream 3 lbs – plenty left
had some Bacon Bits and chopped onions available as well
Carrots 10lbs – 6lbs left
Ranch 140 ounces – 100oz left
4 gallons Chocolate milk – gone
4 gallons White milk – 2 gallons left
Fruit Slush 94 5.5oz cups – 18 left
Sliced Ham: 10 hams had about 2 left
Cheesy Potatoes: Each brought 3 (9 x 13 pans) Had about 1 1/2 pans left
4 gallon green beans: gone (good amount)
6 gallons of ice cream: had 1 1/4 gallons left
Toppings: 2 cans whipped cream (gone), 3 pints strawberries (gone), 3 chocolate syrup (1 1/2 bottles left), 3 caramel syrup (1 3/4 bottles left), 2 packages crushed Oreos (gone), 1 (1 cup container) sprinkles (1/2 left), 4 boxes of nerds (2 left). Teachers did not have many toppings to choose from.
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Million Dollar Spaghetti Casserole – Used 9 9×13 pan
Sliced Walmart bread – Used 10 loaves
Butter for bread – 6 sticks
Lettuce salad – Used one 10 pound bag from Pizza Ranch
Had lots of different dressings and toppings
Angelfood cakes (each made 3 boxes – Had 2 cakes left) with 8 pounds of strawberries (ran out and the teachers didn’t get any) and 2 quarts of whipping cream
October 6, 2012
Chicken Enchiladas (9 casseroles — we used Jacque’s recipe in green book)
Toppings: lettuce (3 heads iceberg,
20 Roma tomatoes, 2 large onions)
Peaches (2-3 gallon cans)
Root beer Floats: (9 two liters pop, 5 gallons vanilla ice cream)
Tater Tot Casserole – used 9 pans
Applesauce – 3 gallons was good
Walmart French bread – 10 loaves was good
Ice cream treats – brought 90 and had a few left
Poppyseed chicken noodle casserole – 12 9×13 pans – 4 1/2 left
Salad – 10 pounds lettuce from pizza ranch – 3 pounds left
32 oz shredded cheese – good
3 large bottles dressing – good
2 large bags croutons – good
12 loaves Walmart bread – 2 1/2 left
9 dozen bars – good
September 1, 2021
Lasagna – 12 pans ( 2 1/2 left)
Applesauce – 3 gallons
Italian bread – 12 loaves
Ice cream bars
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Tater tot casserole, applesauce, bread, bars
10 pans (9×13) tater tot casserole-1/2 pan left
3 gallon applesauce-1 gallon left
8 loaves Walmart French bread-1/2 loaf left
90 bars-figured 1/person
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Pulled pork on buns, cheesy potatoes, green beans, bars
45 pounds pork pre-cooked–8 pounds left
12 dozen buns–3.5 dozen left
12 pans (9×13) cheesy potatoes–5 left
4 gallon cans of green beans–good
12 dozen bars–5 dozen left
11 recipes chili soup
10 dozen cinnamon rolls
1 lb Sr cream
3 box crackers
3 bags fritos
3 lbs cheese
3 big cans of peaches
BBQ Pork Buns, Lettuce Salad, Chips, Ice Cream Sundaes
We went through about 30 lbs of bbq pork
5 lbs lettuce and 3 lbs cheese and 3 big bottles of salad dressing
We served the individual small bags of chips
Went through 4 gallons of ice cream
Had chocolate syrup, caramel, strawberries chopped oreos, m&ms, and whipped cream for toppings.
Turkey-75 lbs (precooked weight)
Mashed potatoes-45 lbs
Gravy- 2 gallons
Corn-3 gallons
Pumpkin bars-90 bars
All good amounts. Had enough Turkey and mashed potatoes for those who wanted seconds.
Cheesy Potato/Ham Casserole – 12 casseroles, 3 were left
Green Beans – 3 gals + 38 oz, had about a cool whip container left
12 loaves of Bread from Walmart – 1.5 left
108 Ice cream sandwiches – 20 were left
Grilled hamburgers, French fries, Baked beans, Jello salad, Homemade bars
135 burgers, 32 burgers left (enough buns for all the hamburgers)
Ketchup, mustard, and mayo packets
Sliced cheese
1/2 gallon dill pickles used
1 head of lettuce used
Some tomatoes, some onion
24 pounds of french fries, used them all
4 gallons of baked beans, 1 1/2 gallons left
9 pans (9×13) of jello salad, 3 left (not everyone took it)
6 jellyroll pans (about) of bars, 2.5 left
Pulled pork buns, cheesy corn/mac, applesauce, bars
38-40lbs pulled pork – used approx. 30lbs
Went through exactly 10 dozen buns
13 9×13 pans of cheesy corn/mac – 2 pans left
2 gallons applesauce
9 dozen bars
Chicken Tetrazzini, Lettuce Salad, Applesauce, Bar
12 9×13 pans of tetrazzini –2 pans leftover
10 lbs shredded lettuce — 2 lbs leftover
6 lbs shredded cheddar cheese –about 2 lbs leftover
3 gallons applesauce – 1 gallon leftover
January 22
Stromboli. Made 35 loaves. 5 left. Offered 3 first time thru then seconds unlimited.
Lettuce. Bought 2 bags ( 10 lbs ) from pizza ranch. Had 1 bag left. Used 32 oz. Of croutons. 32 oz cheese would be enough. We each brought 3 dressings.
Pizza sauce. 2 gallons was good.
Root beer floats. 5 gallons ice cream. 9 bottle root beer.
Chili soup with toppings, Cinnamon Rolls, Carrots and Ranch Dressing:
Each made 1 roaster full of chili soup and had 2 gallons left over
Cinnamon rolls — each made 36. Was just the right amount
Carrots — each brought 6 lbs, went through 4 pounds
Ranch dressing — 6 – 16 oz bottles, went through 2
Sour cream — 8 lbs., went trough 5 lbs.
Went through 62 oz of Fritos
Cheese — had 8 lbs of shredded cheese and went through 5 pounds
Crackers — went through at least 3 boxes
15 gallons chicken soup (3 roasters full)-1 gallon left
96 carmeled apples-15 left
6 boxes of crackers-1 left
11 French loaves bread(wal mart) good amount
Hot Lunch on September 25, 2019
Charlene Van Egdom, Natalie Van Ginkel, Stephanie Van Engen
36 pounds of meatballs in white sauce – good amount
60 pounds of mashed potatoes – too much, cut back to 50 pounds
3 gallons of corn – good amount
96 bars – good amount
October 2, 2019
Chicken with Rice casserole – 12 recipes, 3 left
Walmart sliced bread – 14 loaves, 3 left
Green Beans – 3 gallons, ran out at the end
Bars – six 9×13 pans was a good amount
September 11, 2019
Better than Lasagna Spaghetti Pie – 12 recipes
2 pans left
Apple sauce – 12 quarts
4 quarts left
Bread from Walmart 16 loaves
Root beer floats
6 pails of ice cream – good amount
15 L of Root beer – only used about 7
Aug 28, 2019
Grilled hamburgers-117 1/3 lb patties, gone. Cut burgers in half for seconds
Baked beans- 3 crock pots full. 1 left
Fresh fruit- 4 lg Tupperware bowls, 1 left
Variety ice cream treats
Hotlunch April 24, 2019
Audrey Meyer, Wanda Oostra, Nancy Kooima
Cheesy Ham/Potato Casserole – 12 recipes , 3 left
Walmart Sliced bread – 12 loaves, 1.5 left
Beans – 4.5 gals, 2 gals left
Variety of Ice Cream treats- 86 – 15 left
Note 9 students & 1 faculty were gone.
May 15 Hot Lunch – “Picnic”
Mr. Regnerus ordered the hamburgers – 14 Dozen
Committee purchased 14 Dozen Buns
Used:
2 gal baked beans
2 gal nacho cheese
2 boxes of tortilla chips
Condiments – 2 bottles ketchup, mustard, mayo, 2 heads lettuce, 10-12 tomatoes, onion, 1/2 gal pickles
6 pans of bars/cookies
*would be nice for the committee to make lemonade to have with the picnic lunch
Char VE, Missy VE, Denise G. served March 27, 2019
12 Pans of Bubble Pizza (used recipe with 2 pounds meat per pan) – just enough
27 (14 oz.) cans of beans – plenty
9 quarts applesauce – plenty
96 bars (six 9 x 13 pans) – good
Taco in a bag
Fresh fruit
Ice cream with toppings
*33# taco meat-used 1/3 cup per serving. Had 10# left
*150 1 oz bags doritos-35 bags left
*8 heads lettuce, chopped, good amt
*salsa-138 oz bottle from Sam’s, good amt
*nacho cheese-3 cans from Sam’s, used yellow handle ladle, 1 1/4 can left
*taco sauce-3-16oz bottles, good amt
*black olives-8-3.8 oz cans, good amt
*sour cream-8 lbs, good amt
Fresh fruit- red and green grapes, pineapple, and strawberries, 25#, good amt
Ice cream-5 gallons, 1 1/2 gallons left
Oct 31
Stromboli.
Lettuce salad
Ice cream sundaes
Cheesy Ham/Potato Casserole-12 recipes, good
Walmart Italian Bread (sliced)- 11 loaves, all gone
Carrots & Ranch Dressing-Nine lbs would be good. Brought 10 lbs, had 2 lbs left. Three 24 oz Ranch Dressing would be plenty. We had more but did not use.
Variety of bars
Tacos in a Bag
150 single serving Doritos, 18 bags left
34 lbs taco meat, 4 lbs left
2 1/4 106 oz cans of Nacho cheese, with a little water added, 1/3 of can left
(used small yellow handled ladle to serve cheese)
7 heads lettuce chopped, 1 cup left
5 lbs sour cream, just enough
1 gallon salsa, 1 qt left
4 6.5 oz cans sliced olives, gone
3 16 oz taco sauce, gone
2 gallons applesauce, good
126 bars, 20 left
Meatballs in gravy – 36# made – was plenty
Mashed potatoes – 60# made – was plenty
Corn – 3 gallons – good amount
Desserts – 6 9×13 pans
Texas Straw Hats
34 lbs meat gone
12 18 oz chip bags 1 left
40 cups cheese 6 cups left
4 cans black olives gone
2 64 oz salsa gone
5 daisy sour cream gone
120 ice cream bars 40 left
Oct. 11, 2017
Baked Spaghetti, lettuce salad, bread, and a bar.
Used spaghetti recipe on page 275 in the green cookbook. Swapped out the can of tomatoes and some veggies for a jar of spaghetti sauce. Made 12 recipes, had 3 left.
Lettuce, used 10lbs shredded lettuce from Pizza Ranch
Shredded Cheese, used about 3 lbs.
Bread from Walmart, 10 loaves used.
Each person took 2 large bottles of salad dressing.
1 Tupperware thatsa bowl of homemade croutons, a few servings leftover
Great potato and ham Casserole, page 215 in school cookbook, made 12 recipes, had 3 1/2 recipes left
Corn, used about 3 gallons
Grapes, used about 20 pounds
Ice cream with toppings, used 4 1/2 gallons ice cream with variety of toppings
Chili- 9 recipes made- 5 cups left
Sour cream
Shredded cheese: 6 lbs – gone
Crackers: 6-7 bags(oyster) – gone
Cinnamon rolls: 9 dozen – gone
Peaches: 4 lg cans – 3/4 can left
3.29.17
Tator Tot casserole – used 10 9×13 pans
Bread (Walmart) – used 10 loaves
Apple Sauce – used 2 1/2 ice cream buckets
Texas Brownies
Chicken Casserole 12 9 by 13 pans (1 left)
Carrots 10 pounds (3 lbs left)
Grapes 21 pounds ( 10 left)
10 loaves bread from Walmart (1 left)
2 jelly roll pans of bars and 4 stoneware cookie pans (1 1/2 pans left)
Meatballs – made 38lbs, had about 6lbs left
Mashed potatoes – made 60# – gone (we let the kids serve themselves, next time would do it ourselves so portion size could be controlled).
Applesauce – used 2 gallons
7 loaves of French bread
4 gallons of ice cream and toppings – chocolate, carmel, butterscotch, strawberries, oreos and m&m’s
Super Nachos & Bars (Jeanine/Jenipher/Angie)
Tortilla Chips – 8-2pd large bags (2 1/2 left)
28 pds Taco Meat – just enough
2 Lg cans Cheese (one nacho/one cheddar) ran out…skimpy servings the last 20 people)
used a little over 5 lbs lettuce from pizza ranch
3 cans Olives – good (1/2 can left)
3 onions chopped – good
1 gallon Salsa -good (1/2 gallon left)
3 jars taco sauce (all gone)
3 lbs Sour Cream – gone (could have used 1 cup more)
also had a small jar of jalapenos
Assorted Bars- 6 jelly roll pans- too much (4 would have been enough)
10.16.16
Lasagna – 9 – 9×13 pans
Bread – 9 loaves from Walmart
Applesauce – 2 1/2 ice cream buckets
Corn – 3 gallons
Chocolate Éclair dessert – 6 9×13 pans
Sept. 28, 2016
Scalloped potatoes and ham-made 12 recipes, had 2 left
Applesauce-used 3 ice cream buckets
Bread-10 loaves from Wal-Mart
Bars
30 lbs of shredded pork, good amount
15 dozen buns, had 3 dozen left
3 crock pots full of baked beans, 1 left
Applesauce, used about two gallons
Dessert, variety of cakes, used six 9×13 pans
April 27, 2016-
Served 87 Approx.- Staff/students/servers
Loaded Baked Potatoes
Peaches
Ice Cream Sandwiches
Bread
112 baked potatoes- 12 left
Broccoli- 2 large crockpots -full to top- good
Diced Ham- 15 pounds- 4 pds left
Cheese- 2 large cans- good
Sour cream- 1/2 gallon- good
Diced Peaches- 3 large cans – 3/4 can left
Ice cream Sandwiches- 96- all gone
Buttered Bread- 9 loaves sliced from Walmart- All gone
Onions- 2 large- Diced- plenty
Butter- 4 quarters- good
Salt/Pepper shakers
One server cut the potatoes and plated them on center table in kitchen and brought the trays to other servers at the windows. Other 2 servers applied the ham and cheese at the windows. Students added other condiments themselves.
Meatballs – made 36# – 30# would be good (bought ours from Sam’s Club)
(gravy for 12# was 6 cans cream mushroom soup, 3 pkgs. dry onions soup mix, 2 pkgs. brown gravy mix, and 6 cans of water)
54# Mashed potatoes – almost gone
5 gallons green beans made into Green Bean Casserole – gone
5 gallons flavored ice cream – good
Chicken with gravy over mashed potatoes
Buttered green beans
Bread
Oreo fluff dessert (dirt)
Made 30# of chicken with 3 gals. of Poultry gravy – 5# left
54 pounds of mashed potatoes – 1.5 pans (9×13) left
4 Lg cans of Green Beans – just right
12 loaves of sliced french bread from Walmart – 1.5 loaves left
9 recipes of Oreo Fluff dessert – about 15 servings left
TEXAS STRAW HATS
Corn Chips – 7 2pd large bags- good
25 pds Taco Meat -good
2 Lg cans Cheese- good
5 lbs lettuce- good
3 cans Olives – good
3 onions chopped
1 gallon Salsa -good
2 jars taco sauce (all gone)
Sour Cream -good
Assorted Bars- 6 jelly roll pans- good
3 Lg cans peaches- almost full can left
November 18, 2015
Creamy Chicken Breasts – served 96 5oz. breasts
Baby Red potatoes – served the leftovers from Harvest Supper
Corn – 3 gallons
Applesauce – 3 gallons
Dinner rolls – leftover from Harvest supper, 1/person
Pumpkin Bars – 3 jellyroll pans
Oct. 28, 2015
Pulled Pork buns
Cheesy Potatoes
Applesauce
Ice Cream cups
Made 6 pork roasts – had about 2 left
6 recipes of cheesy potatoes – gone
3 gallons applesauce – 1 left
Oct. 21,2016
Ham & Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole
Peaches
Bread
Fudge Bar
Made 14 Recipes Casserole- 1/2 recipe left
4 Cans Peaches-over 1 left
19 loaves of sliced french bread from Walmart-gone
Spaghetti
Bread
Carrots/dip
Ice cream with toppings
24 lbs ground beef
About 24 quarts sauce
About 11 lbs noodles
7 lbs carrots
9 loaves french bread
4 gallons ice cream
Enchilada’s
Mexican Rice
Eclair Desert
Enchilada’s 12 pans (99 enchilada’s)
– 1 1/2 pans left
Mexican Rice 18 cups rice (raw)
– 8 cups left
Eclair Desert 6 pans
– gone
Sides
Home-made salsa
Sour cream 6 containers- 1 left
Lettuce 6 bags/heads – 1 bag left
onion 2 bowls – most left
tomatoes cut up 6 cups – 3 cups left
12 – 9×13 Ham/Potato casserole, gone
11 lbs. Carrots, 3 lbs. left
36 oz. Dip
3 gal. Applesauce, 1/2 gal. left
March 11, 2015
Scalloped Potatoes with Ham
Corn
Bread
Peaches
9 pans of scalloped potatoes/ham
3 gallons of corn
9 loaves of French bread from fareway
3 gallons of peaches
March 3, 2015
Super Nachos
Carrots and dip
Ice cream bar
Used:
146 oz tortilla chips
23 lbs meat
2 lg. cans cheese
5lbs lettuce
5 lbs sour cream
2 chopped onions
6 med cans black olives
120 oz salsa – RAN OUT!!
7 lbs carrots
48 oz Ranch
Tator Tot Casserole
Peaches
Bread
Eclair Dessert
11 pans hotdish-2 pans left
4 gallon cans peaches- 1/2 gallon left
10 loaves bread-all gone
6-9×13 pans of dessert
3 gallons of milk- gone
December 3, 2014
Served, Chili soup, Chicken soup,and Cinnamon Rolls.
6 Gallons Chili
3 Gallons Chicken (Just enough soup)
12 dozen Cinn Rolls (nice amount)
3 boxes of Crackers (alittle short)
5 lbs Cheddar (2lbs left over)
3 – 16 oz Sour Cream (1 extra)
November 19, 2014
Served Ham, Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Tea Roll, and Bars.
32lbs Ham
36lbs Mashed Potatoes
3 gallons Corn
12 dozen Tea rolls
Bars 1 per person
November 6, 2014
Served Spaghetti Bake, Garlic Bread, Carrots and Dip, and Dirt Cups
13 9×13 pans of spaghetti (3 left over)
7 Garlic Breads from Walmart
6lbs Carrots(gone)
40oz Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing
Dirt Cups 1 per person
October 19, 2014
Served Italian Cresent Roll Casserole, Bread, Pears, and Bars.
11 9×13 pans of Casserole (1.5 pans left over)
10 Loaves of Walmart bread sliced. (2 left over)
2 Cans of pears(gone)
4 9×15 pans of bars (enough for 1 per person)
Chicken super nachos with Mexican rice, lettuce salad and dirt cups.
32 lbs. Seasoned chicken
12 cups prepared Mexican rice
2 cans nacho cheese diluted with 2 cups of water per can
2 boxes of Sam’s tortilla chips
Lettuce – 3 large packages of romaine lettuce from Sam’s
4 lbs. Shredded cheese
Salad dressings
1 large Sam’s bag of croutons
75 dirt cups
3 packages of oreos
30 small boxes of chocolate or vanilla pudding
Cool whip for topping
Gummy worms
All amounts good:
1 bag of chips left – used less because of the rice