Invited to a PotLuck (red wine, hamburger, frozen, shrimp)

[Bette]

Email I got:

We are contributing Chicken Pasta Salad. Also coming is some nice bread and dessert.

Should be 8-12 adults.

****What would you bring? Evening - casual group.

[evening sun]

Deviled eggs. They always seem to get eaten up fast.

[jambo101]

some creative ideas =Favorite Potluck Recipes And Ideas - Food.com
I'd bring a bucket of Asian meatballs and a 24 of beer.

[Lodestar]

Looking around at what's on hand right now I guess it would be calico baked beans with hamburger and bacon and a jar of home-canned dilled green beans.

[KittenSparkles]

This has become one of my go-to dishes for potlucks- super easy, and everyone seems to love it

Corn, black bean, tomato salad

Corn kernels (fresh, frozen, etc)
Black beans (rinsed)
Grape tomatoes, or chopped regular tomatoes
Green onion chopped
Balsamic vinaigrette

adjust ratio as you see fit
you can also add chopped avocado

[Threestep2]

funeral sandwiches, slices apples to go with them (dip in lemon juice)

[jay5835]

I make a chicken dish that can be served at any temperature. It consists of three components: pounded, egged, breaded, fried chicken cutlets; a cooked red onion, EVOO, and red wine marinade; a dry marinade of garlic, parsley, toasted pine nuts, and raisins. I make it and assemble it either in the morning or on the night before. I generally don't bother refrigerating it if I eat it at home, but if I take it somewhere, I keep it cold as long as I can.

Otherwise, a cake or potato salad.

[convextech]

Originally Posted by Bette

Email I got:

We are contributing Chicken Pasta Salad. Also coming is some nice bread and dessert.

Should be 8-12 adults.

****What would you bring? Evening - casual group.

Everybody loves macaroni & cheese.

[Jkgourmet]

I'd do some hor du'erves.

Salsa and chips, guacamole, an unusual salsa (this time of year, spicy mango).

Or cheese, prosciutto, salami, etc. and crackers.

Or a selection of bruschetta - regular tomato/basil, fig/prosciutto, white bean, beef and arugula.

Or go ethnic with chicken/beef/pork sate and peanut sauce (make one mild, one spicy) and maybe another type of dipping sauce.

Cold, peeled shrimp with at least two different dipping sauces.

[NextStage]

Don't forget just a really good green salad with a lot of fresh veggies (tomatoes, cukes, avocados). I know it seems mundane - but it seems the bowl is always emptied at every potluck I go to. Green salads are pretty easy so I'd do that in addition to deviled eggs or meatballs or hors d'oeuvres