Why not go with finger sandwiches, such as egg and/or tuna salad? You could cut up some fresh veggies and serve it with dip to go on the side. And have juice and milk too.

You can also make cheese and chicken quesadillas for the kids and just add other things to them for the adults. Keep them warm in the oven and serve with salsa, guacamole and sour cream...

Nicole, I used this recipe to makeup my own rendition.
BBQ Muffins
1 (10 ounce) can refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup ketchup
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

DIRECTIONS
Separate dough into 10 biscuits; flatten into 5-in. circles. Press each into the bottom and up the sides of a greased muffin cup; set aside. In a skillet, brown ground beef; drain. In a small bowl, mix ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar and chili powder; stir until smooth. Add to meat and mix well. Divide the meat mixture among biscuit-lined muffins cups, using about 1/4 cup for each. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 375 degrees F for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from tin and serving

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What I did:
Brown half a pound of ground beef, drain thoroughly.
Add to it some ketchup, mustard, garlic powder, onion powder maybe a dash of chili powder. Cook until flavors are blended, and follow directions as above. **Kinda like a sloppy jo, but not really that liquidy.

My GS used to love those. And I always had some frozen whenever he was around, cause I knew he was gonna ask for my Meat Muffins :o)

So that's about 15 kids that are 7 and under?? I'd have a Margarita for lunch! Maybe 2.....LOL!

Chubby, you beat me to that observation!!

A taco hotdish? I've made this one and my GB's like it.

1 pkg crescent rolls
1 pkg Doritos, crushed
1 to 1 1/2 lbs browned hamburger
1 pkg taco seasoning
1 pint sour cream
1/2 lb cheddar cheese,shredded
toppings as desired
Unroll rolls into 9x13 pan. Layer 1/2 the Doritos chips, then hamburger mixed with taco seasoning. Then sour cream,cheese and 1/2 of chips. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Top as desired with chopped lettuce, tomatoes, onions,olives, etc.
***I didn't add the sour cream to the layers in the pan, cause someone said they didn't like it! So just added it to the toppings**

Glenda's muffins sound good.
BBQ's in the crockpot would be good too.
Lasagna?
A veggie pizza, with the crescent rolls and Ranch dressing and chopped veggies?

Pig in the blanket made with those little cocktail sausages.
Can be made ahead, even frozen, then reheat.

My mom was an Elementary school cafeteria mgr and the BIGGEST request weekly she got from the kids was for what she named "Roy Rogers Bow Ties". Now, natch-kids today would be clueless as to that famous cowboy but you could name it a current tv character they are familiar with today.
The dish? Goulash made w/hamburger, sauteed onions (she used tiny tiny diced so they didn't know it was in there!), spaghetti sauce, bow tie noodles, parmesan cheese & a sprinkle of sugar in the sauce.
This is much better when made the day before. Or you can get it ready & throw in the oven-to be ready at lunchtime.
A salad of some kind for the moms & applesauce for the kids and garlic bread?
Another idea for dessert? Using a box cake mix..pour batter into the short ice cream cones, placed in muffin tins to bake. Use ready made icing to top them & add sprinkles-again-can be made the day before.
Just an idea.

LOL @ chubby..........Lasagna? My kids and their friends have always gobbled it up...Stacy

My mind is a blank just thinking about having that many kids around. I'd be pouring myself a couple of stiff cocktails, too. :)

Nicole, you must have nerves of steel.

Lots of good and easy ideas here. So have you decided?

I think I'd do little sandwiches on dollar rolls. You could do an assortment - turkey, ham, tuna. I know how small kids can be very picky about what they eat. Carrots and dip as a healthier alternative to chips. I'd like to try the fruit salsa dip and cinnamon chips recipe in the link below - it's the number 1 appetizer recipe on that website.

Have fun! I'll be joining the gals having the Margaritas! lol

Here is a link that might be useful: Fruit Salsa

I'd just go for a Scrambled Hamburger Spagetti & Salad. Kids love Bread Sticks. Maybe a Jello Fruit Salad or some Blueberry Muffins for Dessert.

Gayle

Glenda, those BBQ Muffins sound great.
Do they freeze well???

I like the lasanga idea or simple soup and sandwiches. You can make snail roll up sandwiches. I made them for a party at work last year. Those and homemade chicken noodle soup sound really good.

Here is a link that might be useful: snails

Walking Taco's
Back of Fritos opened up at top and/or side seam with their choice of the following:
Seasoned meat
cheese
onion
green pepper
sour cream
Ketchup
anything else you want to add

Big hit at our work place.

That should be a BAG of Fritos!

I'm thinking a bus trip to McDonalds.
:-)

Those meat muffins/bbq muffins do freeze well! If they last that long.

Thanks so much, everyone! I think I'm going to go with a pasta, and serve raw veggies on the side. I'm saving these other ideas for another time! Thanks again!

And yeah, I'll probably sit and enjoy a drink after they leave. :)