What to bring to a potluck?

[Laura's Babies]

Check out my thread on Cooking 102...

[k9krazee]

I was just going to suggest the Cooking 102 thread. It'd be the perfect potluck dish!

[buckner]

Coleslaw might be good. It doesn't take a whole lot to make coleslaw. While there may a couple more people bringing it, everyone has their own specific taste of coleslaw - some like it slopped in dressing, some like it sweet, etc etc.

However, that cooking 102 thread dish did sound wonderful and would be good for potluck too!

[KYS]

How about a Pasta dish, potato or Cole slaw salad, raw vegetables with a side of salad dressing or Deviled Eggs.
All the above are fairly easy to make and not to expensive.

An easy Pasta dish that is simple to make that someone gave me:
Two pkgs of Linguini, green onions and baby spinach for color, small pkg of crumbled feta cheese and Restaurant Italian Dressing. (such as Bernsteins
restaurant Italian Dressing.)
Cook the Linguini in water or chicken broth and Drain.
While still warm add the Italian dressing and mix. (let soak a little)
Than cut up and add some green onions and baby spinach for color and taste. (add more dressing if needed)
Before serving mix in the Fetta Cheese.
You can add slivered almonds but that adds up the cost.

[ramanth]

If I'm in a rush, I'll pick up cookies from a bakery or a pasta or potato salad from the local deli.

[wolf_Q]

The typical Utah potluck dish is cheesy potatoes aka funeral potatoes. At least, when I'm asked I always make that or a desert, and its at every potluck I've ever been to. It's easy and pretty cheap to make. There's a bunch of recipes online for it, I just make it from my head though so here's a bad from my head recipe:

2 medium bags of frozen hashbrowns or potato cubes (enough to fill a 9x13 pan, just use your judgement on how many you'll need based on looking at the pan size)
1 large (family size) can of cream of chicken soup
1 medium container of sour cream
3 cups cheddar cheese
Crushed Cornflakes (optional)

Pre-heat oven to 350. Pour the hashbrowns into the pan. Mix the cream of chicken soup, sour cream, and 2 cups cheese together and pour over the hashbrowns, stir it all together. Sprinkle the remaining cup of cheese on top and if you want, crushed cornflakes. Cover with tinfoil and bake at 350 until its warm and bubbly. I haven't made it in a while I can't remember exactly how long it takes, but just start out with 30 minutes and go from there, you'll be able to tell when its done, the cheese will start to brown and it will be bubbling. You can make it the night before and leave in the fridge and bake it before you go. I usually do that, it bakes faster that way because the hashbrowns have had time to thaw out.

[Suki Wingy]

Ooh, the cheesy potatos sound the best to me so far. Thanks for all the suggestions!

[Vela]

The typical Utah potluck dish is cheesy potatoes aka funeral potatoes. At least, when I'm asked I always make that or a desert, and its at every potluck I've ever been to. It's easy and pretty cheap to make. There's a bunch of recipes online for it, I just make it from my head though so here's a bad from my head recipe:

2 medium bags of frozen hashbrowns or potato cubes (enough to fill a 9x13 pan, just use your judgement on how many you'll need based on looking at the pan size)
1 large (family size) can of cream of chicken soup
1 medium container of sour cream
3 cups cheddar cheese
Crushed Cornflakes (optional)

Pre-heat oven to 350. Pour the hashbrowns into the pan. Mix the cream of chicken soup, sour cream, and 2 cups cheese together and pour over the hashbrowns, stir it all together. Sprinkle the remaining cup of cheese on top and if you want, crushed cornflakes. Cover with tinfoil and bake at 350 until its warm and bubbly. I haven't made it in a while I can't remember exactly how long it takes, but just start out with 30 minutes and go from there, you'll be able to tell when its done, the cheese will start to brown and it will be bubbling. You can make it the night before and leave in the fridge and bake it before you go. I usually do that, it bakes faster that way because the hashbrowns have had time to thaw out.

Hahaha love it Amy! Such a Utah dish. I'm not originally from here, so I didn't know what people meant when they said "funeral potatoes", but I love those! Thanks for the recipe, I keep forgettting to make them!

P.S. you need to come out and ride again!