Please Join Us for Dinner

Great menu ideas for your next gathering

Hello again!

I’m continuing my posts on entertaining with today’s topic: what to serve at your next dinner party.

I’ve put together menu suggestions that include the main course and a few sides. They are categorized by dishes that use chicken, beef, fish, or are vegetarian. I’ve also included a soup, chili, and stew. Some recipes already serve over four people; for others, you may need to double them depending on how many guests you’re feeding.

Many of the recipes here can be adapted to be gluten—and dairy-free, and none are overly complicated. All are likely to please any crowd! I hope this is a post you will refer back to any time you invite friends over for dinner.

Happy Entertaining!

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Photo credit: Foodiecrush

Chicken

1. Roasted Chicken w/ Lemon Rosemary Garlic Butter, mashed potatoes, green beans

2. Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas, tortillas, pico de gallo, guacamole

3. One Pot Mediterranean Chicken Pilaf and a Greek Salad

4. Lemon Artichoke Chicken and Horiatiki

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Photo credit: Sweetly Splendid

Beef

1. The Easiest Roast, spinach salad, cauliflower rice

2. Spaghetti w/ Bolognese Sauce, green salad, garlic bread

3. Korean Beef Bowls with Rice and Greens

4. Flank Steak w/ Chimichurri Sauce, grilled asparagus, roasted potatoes

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Photo credit: How Sweet Eats

Fish

1. Blackened Salmon w/ Tropical Pico, coconut rice

2. Grilled Fish Tacos w/ Jalapeno Corn Slaw

3. Shrimp Etoufee, cornbread, sauteed spinach

4. Mediterranean Baked Salmon with Tomatoes, Olives, & Capers, Easy Kale Salad, quinoa

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Photo credit: Bri McKoy

Vegetarian

1. Crispy Black Bean Tacos w/ Cilantro Lime Sauce, Mexican Street Corn

2. Marry Me Chickpeas and Orzo, broccoli

3. Roasted Vegetable Quinoa Bowls

4. Salsa Verde Enchilada Casserole plus toppings

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Photo credit: Half Baked Harvest

Other

1. Simple Chicken Tortilla Soup, chips, toppings

2. Cauliflower Chickpea Curry, jasmine rice

3. Dijon & Cognac Beef Stew, noodles or rolls

4. Crockpot Buffalo Chicken Chili, chips

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Now, you have the formula for a night with guests:

Cocktails & Mocktails + 10 Hors d’Oeuvres Ideas + today’s post 🙂

With love, Natalie xx

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“When we invite friends for a meal, we do much more than offer them food for their bodies. We offer friendship, fellowship, good conversation, intimacy, and closeness. When we say, 'Help yourself… take some more… don’t be shy… have another glass…' we offer our guests not only our food and drink but also ourselves. A spiritual bond grows, and we become food and drink for one another.”

―Henri J.M. Nouwen

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For more entertaining tips:

• Just Open the Front Door

• An Easy Plan for Entertaining

• 10 Tips for Hosting a Dinner Party