Party Food Ideas for a Buffet

Entertaining doesn’t have to be time-consuming and overwhelming. Redner’s Markets makes party planning exciting and convenient. If you enjoy exploring ideas and making party food, we offer the ingredients, or if you’d rather buy ready-made trays for a buffet, we can provide those as well.

Meatballs – from The Redner’s Markets Deli

Select a small or large meatball platter, sauced in marinara or brown gravy. We’ll provide your order either warm and ready to serve or cold and ready to heat.

Meatball Recipe

Prep Time: 10 min; Cook Time: 20 min; Total Time: 30 min

Yields 12 servings

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 lb. ground pork
• ½ cup Italian breadcrumbs
• ½ cup milk
• 1 medium onion, diced
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1 egg
• 4 tsp dried parsley
• ¼ cup parmesan, shredded
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
2. Mix all of the ingredients.
3. Create 4 dozen balls from the meat (1 ½ tablespoons each).
4. Bake for about 20 minutes.
5. Sauce in either marinara or brown gravy.

Redner’s Fried Chicken – from the deli or use Homemade Chicken Tenders

Prep Time: 20 min; Cook Time: 10 min; Total Time: 30 min

Yields 6 servings

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 boneless and skinless chicken breasts
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 tsp cornstarch
• 2 TBSP hot sauce
• 1 ½ tsp pepper, divided
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 TBSP onion powder
• 1 tsp salt
• Oil for frying

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Cut the chicken into strips, cutting against the grain.
2. Mix the milk, lemon juice, and sugar in a small bowl. Then, whisk in the cornstarch.
3. Add the hot sauce and ½ tsp of pepper. Whisk to combine.
4. Place the mixture and the sliced chicken into a ziploc bag. Mix gently and marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to an hour.
5. Heat the oil for frying to 365°F. (Sprinkled water will pop in the grease. Be careful not to add too much.)
6. Mix up the batter ingredients as the oil heats. (breadcrumbs, flour, onion powder, salt, rest of pepper)
7. Remove the chicken, a few pieces at a time, and press into the batter.
8. Fry the tenders for about 3 minutes on each side (The smaller the piece, the faster the cook).
9. Remove the chicken when done and drain on a paper towel-lined platter. (165°F on a meat thermometer)

Additional Redner’s Market Deli Party Trays

• Party subs
• Brioche slider tray
• Cheese platter
• Chicken nugget tray
• Chicken wing platter
• Fruit and cheese nibbler platter
• Gourmet tray
• Hoagie carousel platter
• Italian party tray
• Lean and lite tray
• Meat and cheese combination platter
• Meatball platter
• Snack tray
• Traditional wrap tray

VEGGIE AND FRUIT TRAYS

• Fresh fruit platter – cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon, strawberry, pineapple, and grape
• Garden fresh vegetable platter – broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, celery, cucumber, cherry tomatoes

SEAFOOD TRAYS

• Chicken bake
• Clam lovers bake
• Combo bake
• Deluxe shrimp tray
• Lobster bake
• Seafood platter
• Shrimp bake
• Shrimp platter
• Snow crab cluster bake

BAKERY TRAYS

• Assorted pastry tray
• Bagel tray
• Donut tray
• Garlic, cheesy bread stix
• Homestyle cookie tray
• Italian cookie tray

With the party food we have available ready-by-order here at Redner’s Markets and your own ideas for a buffet, your next gathering will be magnificent. Choose Redner’s Ready for your prepared food or ingredients for curbside delivery.