How many people does a 9x13 pan serve?

[badger]

Baked ziti, maybe 2" deep, as a main dish? The recipe says 10.

[Run Amok]

I would say 8 ish

[Run Amok]

with salad, bread, veggie

[moroccangirl]

I always make two pans when I have more than 6 adults to feed. If rather have too much than not enough. A 9x13 wouldn't feed the ten people I'd be cooking for. Not that they're pigs, but a few of the guys like big portions.

[pfunksbn]

What MG said.  OR, provide lots of salad, bread or other sides to make up for less ziti per person.

[merigayle]

6-8

[badger]

Well this recipe ended up practically overfilling the pan. So easily 3" deep. We ate less than half with salad and bread as a family of 5 (although 3 of which are little).

Anyway, I'm organizing a freezer meal exchange, and we're supposed to have a recipe that feeds 4-5. I think I'll divide the recipe into (2) 8x8s.

[merigayle]

hmmmm. if it is totally full, then i would say 10.

[Chasing Amy]

I was going to ask who the eaters are. A family of five with three little ones is quite a bit different from a group of grown endurance athletes.  A pan that size would maybe satisfy about four of them.

[badger]

I was going to ask who the eaters are. A family of five with three little ones is quite a bit different from a group of grown endurance athletes.  A pan that size would maybe satisfy about four of them.

Very true!

[Kumbaya]

We cook way too much food for larger groups but I'm paranoid to not have enough. I'd probably assume 1/2 what the recipe claims.


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[ihop]

I feel so much better knowing that others over-prepare because of a fear of not having enough when entertaining large groups!  DH does not understand!

[merigayle]

I feel so much better knowing that others over-prepare because of a fear of not having enough when entertaining large groups!  DH does not understand!

oh yes, i definitely do. I do not consider success having *just* enough food, i consider success, everyone being fed enough and the serving dishes not bare.

[diablita]

I'm required by religious law to cook too much food.

[cgraz]

I'm required by religious law to cook too much food.

Similarly, I think I am required by genetics. Definitely more food than ever possibly needed.

[triciaflower]

Me too. No way would I trust that that would feed 10.

I like the idea of 2 8x8s. Give the person who receives it a chance to decide how much they need.

[Cool Foot Luke]

Ziti is excellent left over, especially with a bit of balsamic vinegar, and you get great economies of scale for the amount of effort (though not the ingredients), so I'd err on the side of way too much...