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Chcicken scampi for 130 people
samantha
07/25/12
I am having my brother in-law (who is beginning to cater) cater my wedding of 130 people. I would like to do chicken scampi, but I'm unsure of how much chicken, linguine...etc. Also I want to do an Italian pasta dish as another main dish since I am on a very tight budget. Any imput would be helpful. Thank you!
ellen
07/25/12
Samantha,except for the baked pastas such as lasagna, mac and cheese, or manicotti, pasta dishes are not easy for buffet use.

So pick a baked pasta.

Everything I know about pasta for large groups is on the spaghetti page.

Scampi dries out on buffet service. A chicken in sauce such as chicken marsala or my orange dijon wedding chicken is a better choice.

Also rice, such as almond pilaf holds better.

You need about 3 people in the kitchen and 8 servers, all not wedding guests, to set up, serve and clean up this size party.

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