Family Pot Luck Dinners – Welcome the Cook That Plans (December 12 – December 18, 2021)

You’ve been invited to a family holiday pot luck dinner – make it sheet pans to the rescue. Sheet pans offer a great style for feeding the needs of a large gathering. You can cook your sheet pan food choice directly on the pan, remove it from the oven, then place it directly onto the protected table. This oven to table concept makes it efficient. As another option, I like to precook the entrée selections when the entrée is travelling to another home. A sheet pan creates an opportunity to focus on the presentation, too, while also being table-ready to re-heat in the designated host/hostess’ home without a mess. For the family pot luck dinner that is not in your home, first, prepare Chicken Marsala with flatten chicken breasts and also Steak Diane with thinly sliced beef tenderloin. When completed, set a row of the Chicken Marsala and then a row of the Steak Diane onto the sheet pan and repeat. Pour the corresponding sauce onto each of the proteins, in thin lines down the rows. Decorate the sheet pan with clusters of fresh rosemary dotted with cherry tomatoes throughout the chicken and beef. If there is room on the sheet pan, artfully add very small boiled new potatoes to complete the dining expectation. Cover with foil wrap to travel and heat the sheet pan in the host/hostess’ home. When bringing a sheet pan or dish to a pot luck dinner, always bring your serving utensil(s), too, since the hostess will be too busy to locate this for you. With entrées completed and no mess for the host/hostess, you get the shining star for taste, flavor, and bringing the no fuss main course! Now, isn’t that Merry – © Kelly McBride Loft

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