HELP! Easy Vegetarian menu for 3 days for 10 people ??

[OldLace]

Suddenly - I have a group of 10 people to cater for next week. Eeek!
They are all vegetarian (but not vegan)

I am not used to cooking vegetarian food and am panicking.
I am not a confident cook.

It needs to be idiot proof (and cheap if possible as I am taking over responsibility for this from a family member and probably the £ too)

They will need a continental type breakfast (I cant cook for 10 first thing!), a simple lunch, afternoon cake & an evening meal with pud.

Apparently eggs and cheese are okay, she says.

So, day 1 I thought overnight oats with fruit, soup and toasties, choc cake, lasagna and ?pud? But how to offer a variety over 3 days?

I'm not completely thick but am in panic mode I think?

Any advice on dishes please? (and likely costs? grrr not happy...)

Breakfast - fruit, yoghurt, muesli, cereal, croissants

Lunches - jacket potato with beans and salad, vegetarian quiche (buy made) and salad, avocado on toast with tomatoes, cheese salad sandwiches or egg mayonnaise

Dinner - sweet potato and chickpea curry, vegetable lasagne, vegetable stir fry, vegetable fajitas, vegetarian pizzas, pasta puttanesca (minus anchovies).

Normal food just without meat 🤷🏼‍♀️

I would be letting them know that you'll be dropping by to stay for several days soon with the kids. Then sit there whilst they wait on you hand and foot.

I'm planning on incorporating more vegetarian meals in our diets, in order to ensure we actually are getting plenty of veg, and to mix things up a little.

I've bookmarked this thread to try out ideas and recipes, so it's helping more than the OP

@OldLace
You did a good thing and the payback will be some new recipes but also a great insight into where your boundaries are. Hope you can relax now.

I got a card in the post today:

It was nice to see you, perhaps we will do it again next year?'

from the Nice Aunt.

Apart from that, Nada (so far, tbf, & I didn't do it for expensive thanks)

Nice Aunt can come back, as for the rest...

You just know that if you invited Nice Aunt, all the rest would tag along as well, and you would be doing a repeat performance!
Keep schtum!

@AdaColeman I've a feeling you may be correct? :0

If that comes up in a situation where you actually need to reply, I would go 'Great, whose turn is it to host next?'