5 Recipes That Make Feeding a Crowd a Total Breeze

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Published May 23, 2016

You're hosting...again. Now you have a bunch of hungry mouths to feed. Don't fret: These five recipes are ideal for serving a crowd. This way you can spend more time enjoying your party or picnic and less time making sure Uncle Joey got his second helping of dessert.

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Cuban Sliders

These aren't your average ham-and-cheese sandwiches.

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Baking Sheet Quesadillas

Because everyone likes cheesy quesadillas.

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Slow-cooker Pulled Chicken

Make the chicken in a Crock-Pot and then let guests assemble sandwiches themselves.

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Oven-baked S'mores Bars

No campfire necessary.

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Cherry Slab Pie

Who says a pie has to be round?

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Erin McDowell

Freelance Food Editor

Erin Jeanne McDowell is a recipe developer, food stylist and author of multiple cookbooks, including The Fearless Baker, which was named one of the Best Baking Books of 2017 by the New York Times. She studied baking and pastry at The Culinary Institute of America in New York, and in addition to developing recipes for PureWow, her work has appeared in Better Homes and Gardens, Food Network Magazine, Food52, The Kitchn and more.

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