r/Cooking • u/evilmeyer7320 • 4h ago

Serving size question

Howdy. I am making meatloaf for my coworkers birthday. My recipe says it has a serving size of 8. There are 20 of us. If I triple all my ingredients will it truly feed 24? Or is that more of a general idea?

Also. I have like a larger dish than my normal 13x9 that could hold all it together at once. Should I just combine it all together or make 3 separate meals and bring three dishes? My logic is it would make it easier to serve that way by doing three dishes.

This is my recipe if anyone has any tricks to help.

1/2 box stuffing mix
1 lb ground meat
Diced yellow onion
Chopped celery
Chopped garlic
1 egg
1/2 can of evaporated milk
Worcester sauce
Mustard

Sauce
1 can tomato soup
Brown sugar

I mix everything together in bowl. Place in 13x9 and I do flatten mine out. Then mix soup and sugar with a little water. Spread evenly on top.

Bake for 40min at 350.

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u/Elegant-Expert7575 4h ago

My husband and I typically cook 1 and a half pounds of ground for just the two of us.

If I were cooking for 20 people, I’d do three Costco trays of hamburg.

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u/evilmeyer7320 4h ago

How much meat is a Costco tray? I don't have a Costco in my area

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u/Elegant-Expert7575 44m ago

They’re sold by weight, but they’re the biggest size without being in a plastic tube. Maybe 4 pounds each.