Question

Budget friendly and time saving birthday party food ideas? I always order pizza (usually Dominos because it’s cheaper), but I’d like to do something else.  

Answer 1

The big sub sandwich from Walmart is pretty inexpensive

Comments

I love their sandwich trays!  

Answer 2

We did a Christmas party for our kids, nieces, and nephews and we had them make pita pizzas

Answer 3

We’ve done a deli tray for mini sandwiches and make a couple pasta salads, a fruit salad. Stuffed breads pepperoni and/or spinach. And your basic snacks for beverages we do bottled soda since there’s always a better deal on those and small bottles of water. But my favorite is to make lemonade since you can make a lot of it.  

Answer 4

Taco bar!  

Answer 5

Pasta bar. You can get a pound of pasta for a dollar. Get like 3 different kids. I’ve gotten tomato sauce and alfredo for less than 2. 50. And you can do whatever toppings you like. Plus it’s super filling. Add a nice salad and boom !  

Answer 6

Taco bar or even go nacho bar. chips bags ir diritos bag with taco meat , or rotisserie chicken shredded thsn add onions & taco spices. shredd some lettice tomatoe slices/ diced than make guacamole, sour cream, shredded cgeese or get a small mini crockpot for mekted cheese. you can also have a frito pie bar-- frito bags or big bag with bowls chilli in crockpot than shredded cheese ir melted cheese in a mini crock pot . you canget those big dorito or frito bags for individuals cut on the sidewith scissors and use that for place the food in---pinterest walking taco bar

Answer 7

Baked potatoes are easy wrap cook and keep in a cooler they stay warm.  

Answer 8

We just did a nacho bar for my 15 year old.  

Answer 9

Taco or sandwich bar! The ingredients are usually cheap, especially if you use Costco and get chips and soda too.  

Answer 10

BBQ in the crockpot

Answer 11

What about a taco bar ?  

Answer 12

Hotdogs in a crockpot! Super simple and the kids always love it

Answer 13

Walking Tacos. or in my neck of the woods "Frito Chili Pie in Frito bags! Did it for 50 and the cost was minimal!  

Answer 14

Hotdogs in a crockpot and do all the fixing, taco bar(you can do tacos or nachos) or buy boxed pizza and make it at home.  

Answer 15

Taco bar or pulled pork sandwiches with chips. buy the pork roast on sale (ours is buy one get one free this week at Kroger! ) and put it in the crock pot with bbq sauce. it will feed a ton!  

Answer 16

Taco bar. Chili. Pasta/lasagna. Sandwich tray with veg and fruit. It really depends on how much effort you want to put into preparing food vs what you want the food costs to be.  

Answer 17

6ft sub from Wal-Mart for about $25

Answer 18

We do hot dogs, pasta salad (the suddenly salad kind), baked beans, and chips. You can do the hot dogs in the broiler and stick them in a roaster pan and the rest you can do ahead of time. Cheap and easy is my way!  

Answer 19

Hotdogs, Cheeseburgers. Chips etc.  

Answer 20

Sloppy joes are out go to for birthday parties! And the grandparents usually bring a side dish!  

Answer 21

Taco/nacho bar! Crock-Pot keeps main ingredient warm. I've also done sub trays from Casey's gas stations, delicious. Have them put veggies on the side, much better!  

Answer 22

My kids always want nachos like ballpark nachos. so I buy the bulk box from walmart and some chips less then like 10-12 dollars

Answer 23

We did a baked potato bar once. Fed about people for about $50 bucks

Answer 24

Taco/Nacho/Tostada Bar. Do some shredded beef/chicken in a crockpot, some tostadas, tortillas and tortillas chips and the fixings. Simple easy and cheap.  

Answer 25

My husband works for frito lay so we do a lot of walking tacos. but we get the chips for free so that definitely helps

Answer 26

Costco prepared foods are cheap and good options

Answer 27

We make our own pizzas

Answer 28

We tend to order fried chicken from Jewel or Marianos

Answer 29

Taco Party!  

Answer 30

Consider a party time between lunch and dinner. offer finger food type snacks and cake or cupcakes made at home.  

Answer 31

Tacos or a pasta casserole

Answer 32

I like to do a pasta bar. have a couple different types of cooked pasta, a red sauce and a white sauce, and then some protein if it’s in the budget (I usually do chicken and frozen meatballs). People love to mix and match and dress up their meal themselves! You can also add salad and bread.  

Answer 33

Look at what catering your grocery store offers We did a birthday party once with stuff from catering from Raphael and I only spent 120-150$ cake and drinks included

Answer 34

McDonalds 39 cent cheeseburgers!  

Answer 35

Nacho bar

Answer 36

I just saw someone say you can have a party at Home Depot for free you just bring supplies.  

Answer 37

Pulled pork sandwiches ‍♀️

Answer 38

Chili bowls ,  

Answer 39

Chips and sandwiches

Answer 40

I like that pasta bar idea if you find a way to keep all the pasta warm.  

Answer 41

Chicken Nachos, salsa, rice and beans  I fed a bunch of teenagers with that.  

Answer 42

Chili bar: nacho chips, cornbread, hot dogs

Answer 43

I do a taco bar for my kids party little more expensive but tons of leftovers that get divided up and become 3 more dinners

Answer 44

A big monster sub sandwich using the big long French bread rolls from the grocery store. Then just cut them up! Fast and easy

Answer 45

We did a hotdog bar for my daughters Mickey Mouse club house themed birthday. Cheap and time saver so you aren’t in the kitchen or over a bbq the whole party. Just put the hot dogs in a crock pot with just a bit of water and put on high till plump and hot. Then back down to low or warm. I did green salad, Mac salad and chips. Then had toppings like cheese, chili, onions, etc.