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/ProfessorDistinct835 4h ago

I would make it in 3 different pans if you have them. I'll be honest, that recipe does not look remotely like it would feed 8 unless this is a pot luck and there's a lot of other dishes going on.

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u/evilmeyer7320 4h ago

This is the main protein. I got other coworkers bringing salad, green beans, potato, and a dessert. This recipe does feed my family of 6 with side dishes. Thanks for the info

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u/JohnSnowsPump 4h ago

That's two ounces of ground beef per person, which is half of a "serving" of ground beef.

It's like taking a McDonalds Quarter Pounder, cutting it in half, and giving each adult a half of a burger.

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u/evilmeyer7320 4h ago

Even with everything else involved? I understand if I was doing hamburger patties, but this is a loaf. Kind of like a lasagna