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| Heather 07/13/10 | I am cooking for my son's wedding.  The menu is beef tips, chicken breasts, rice, potatoes, green salad and pasta salad.  Would you use a bottom round roast?  Last time I used chuck roast and it cooked down to shreds.  Would 120lbs of bottom round roast and 100lbs of chicken be enough?  I am serving the rice and mashed potatoes in 4" lg chafer pans.  Does 1 lg pan feed 100?  Would I need 2 of each (potatoes and rice) or more? Thanks so much Ellen! | 
| ellen 07/14/10 | These pans are usually considered to serve 50. I would use top round or top sirloin. I allow 2 pounds raw bonless for each 5-6 people PLUS 1 pound of boneless chicken for each 4, and that is a minimum. Please read my article on wedding dinners and plan for/ hire enough help, including an experienced kitchen manager for day of. For a party this size that's at least 5 kiychrn people plus manager, plus 204 servers. The article discusses why. |