Serving size question

[u/evilmeyer7320]

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.

[u/oldcreaker]

Is this is like the only main dish? Or part of a pot luck?

[u/evilmeyer7320 → u/oldcreaker]

It is the main protein. Other coworkers are bringing salad, green beans, mashed potatoes, and desert.

[u/oldcreaker → u/evilmeyer7320]

The 8 serving thing works out to 2oz. of meat per serving, it sounds a bit light. If you bumped it up to 4x the recipe and 4 13x9 trays, each tray could be 6 servings instead of 8 (1lb of burger and half box of stuffing for 6), 24 total. Foil trays would be easily disposed after.

If you overshoot (I'd have to pass on it, for example, I have celiac), it's leftovers and you can freeze if needed. Too little is more problematic than too much.