How Much to Make

If you are like most people cooking Thanksgiving Dinner, or bringing a dish to one you don’t often cook for more then 4 or 5 people at a time. So we have looked up about what one needs to make to feed a dozen people. This is based off of 12 adults: if you’re feeding children you will need less, if you feeding teenage boys, well count each one as two people. We have also included about what 1 person will eat. The amounts being based off a dinner with an average number of foods and little to no leftovers. If you have everything we’ve listed they will eat less of each if you only have turkey and rolls you’ll need a lot more.


Food

12 people
per person








Turkey

12 lbs

1lbs


Stuffing

9 cups

3/4 cup


pies

3 pies

2 slices


Whipped topping
1/2 pint

2 T


rolls

24

2


butter

2 sticks

1 T


Mashed potatoes
9 cups

3/4 cup


Gravy

6 cups

1/2 cup


coffee

24 cups

2 cups


Lemonade
6 Qts.

2 cups


wine

4 bottles

1 glass


Cranberry sauce
3 cups

1/4 cup


corn

6 cups

1/2 cup


grbean casserole
9 cups

3/4 cup


sw.potato cass.
9 cups

3/4 cup


Jell-O

6 cups

1/2 cup


rice

9 cups

3/4 cup


fruit salad
12 cups

1 cup


cheese, sliced
24 oz.

2 oz


Crackers
72-96

6 to 8


cheese, dip
1 1/2 cups
3 T


soup

18 cups

1 1/2 cups

dessert breads
1-2 loaves
1 slice


squash

6 lbs.

1/2 lbs.


mixed veggies
6 cups

1/2 cup


nuts

4 cups

1/3 cup


cookies

2 dozen

2


salad

12 cups

1 cup


salad dressing
1 1/2 cups
3 T