The holidays are a great time to offer time-saving services to customers. When it comes to takeout, there’s more to menus than pizza and Chinese food. While these tried-and-true specialties remain top sellers, familiar favorites like fried or rotisserie chicken, ribs, burgers, steak, rice bowls, pot roast, macaroni and cheese, and other comfort foods are just as popular for takeout as they are for dine-in. And fortunately, all these items travel well.
Family meals—curated selections that are sized and priced for groups of four to six or more—are another way to build takeout sales.
Consider building a family meal with a choice of entrée, several side dishes including starch and vegetables, and bread or rolls. An enhanced family pack might also include an appetizer and/or salad and dessert. Homestyle choices like lasagna, family-size meatloaf, pot roast, and signature macaroni and cheese work well, and are popular enough to appeal to groups.
Look at preparing some of your signature dishes in larger quantities for special menus, or to offer special “large format” items like whole roasts or a platter of fried chicken and fixins’, to be shared by a group.
Read on for family-style recipe ideas, articles, and videos.
Recipes: Minor's
Five Onion Soup Old-Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup Classic Tomato Bisque
Baked Crab Dip (Gluten Free*) Steakhouse Poutine Deviled Eggs Teriyaki Wings
Rustic Meat Loaf Sandwich Herb Cavatelli with Buttered Vegetables Build-Your-Own Chicken Tacos Bourbon Marinated Skirt Steak
Beefy Roasted Steak Potatoes, Gluten Free* Loaded Poblano French Fries Hot Tarragon Potato Salad
Recipes: Stouffer's
Caprese Flatbread Crispy Calamari with Alfredo Sauce, Gluten Free* Fried Macaroni and Cheese Sticks Mac 'n' Cheese Tots
Wild Mushroom and White Cheddar Pasta Shrimp and Kale Penne Alfredo, Gluten Free* Stuffed Cabbage Patty Melt Five Cheese Macaroni & Cheese Chicken, Asparagus, and Sun-dried Tomato Pizza, Gluten Free*
Creamed Mushrooms, Gluten Free* Spinach Artichoke Bake Baked Zucchini, Gluten Free*
Recipes: Chef-mate
Microbrew and Blue Cheese Cheddar Fondue Chili and Chicken Quesadillas Pueblo Steak Fries Buffalo Chicken Cheese Dip Southwest Sweet Potato Tots Chili Flatbread Beer & Chorizo Queso Dip
Cheddar Cheese Chicken Tamales with Roasted Poblano Sauce Mexican Burger Cheesy Stuffed Poblano Peppers White Cheddar and Brussels Sprout Quinotto Black-Eyed Pea Cakes
Product Brochure: Stouffer's and Chef-mate
Articles
Takeout: Comfort Foods and Family Meals
Takeout and Delivery—More Important Than Ever
The Future of Foodservice at Home
Make Takeout Part of Your Success
The Well-Traveled Meal
10 Reasons to Make Soup a Takeout Star
Meal Kits Offer New Opportunity for Foodservice
Videos
White Cheddar Mac & Cheese with Poblano Chicken video recipe featuring Stouffer’s White Cheddar Mac and Cheese
Masala Roasted Cauliflower video recipe featuring Minor’s Masala Curry Flavor Concentrate
Tamale Pie video recipe featuring Chef-mate Chorizo Skillet
