Sides with macaroni cheese?

[bumchic]

Got big group coming to us after a day out a football match for dinner this weekend. Planning to do a big macaroni cheese but not sure what sides.

Garlic bread? (Will we need more carbs?)
Salad? (Not much nice salad veg in season)
Coleslaw? (too creamy?)
Steamed veg? (Which ones? How to keep warm while everyone serving themselves?)

Good call on the pickled cabbage. Serves the same purpose as my pickled beetroot.

Such a good call, do this OP

Nothing wrong with more carbs: garlic bread, chips, pizza...

Anyway, do not contaminate a perfectly good macaroni cheese by mixing vegetables into it 😂

I’ll make it in the morning under cook the pasta and preheat oven via timer so it can go in soon as we get back

In which case, roast some veg you can prep to go in with it.

Whatever you like. Par-cooked Brussels, broccoli, tomatoes, whatever.

Always double carbs! Especially after football and especially for a crowd. Garlic bread and or chips . I need to have a nice green salad with dressing with my macaroni cheese, but the rest of my family don’t care! I am also a fan of garlic mushrooms as a side if I don’t have any garlic bread.

Yes to garlic mushrooms.

No to double (or triple) carbs but I know that’s personal choice.

Rocket salad and a tomato salad. Baguette for those requiring extra carbs.

Sorry but that sounds revolting to me. None of those things go together (for me anyway), it sounds like a fridge raid for when you’re trying to get a toddler to eat more veg without worrying about what it tastes like.

What?! Always double carbs with pasta lol. Definitely bulk pot with garlic bread then a simple side salad

Garlic bread
I would do carrots, Brussels sprouts and roast parsnips.

I mean 😂

The thought of vegetable isnt appealing someone upthread said baked tomatoes that sounds perfect.imo

And garlic bread or even a baguette sounds good.

I like it with peas!! And steamed veg (green beans, broccoli, carrot). Garlic bread too.

So glad someone else said beetroot!! It's our family tradition.
I also mix cauliflower or broccoli in with it. Or some peas!!

Thats cool. You weren't invited anyway.

Definitely needs some sort of bread with it. I wouldn't worry about doube carbs

Veggie sausages (with rolls for those that want to double carb). Cook them when you heat up the mac.
Green salad.

Broccoli/green beans and garlic bread.

Veggie sausages and garlic bread. I'd probably cook a couple of big pizzas too.

A winter salad, not with mayo. Red cabbage, celery, carrots, cucumber, cherry tomato, red onion, spinach or pea shoots, spring onion tops for the green colour, and a very light dressing of olive oil and red wine or balsamic or sherry vinegar.

See I would do steamed veg but how are they staying hot while 11 people serve themselves? I can’t work this out

Otherwise I’m liking the idea of baked herby tomatoes - are we talking big’uns halved and topped with herby breadcrumbs and baked or small ones roasted on the vine like a pretentious cafe might put on its fry up?

YES to beetroot/pickled cabbage or vinegary slaw.

I vote pretentious.

But then I suspect being in the ‘no double carbs’ camp, that was obvious :D

Stuffed portobello mushrooms.

Mac cheese on baked potatoes is the ultimate food of gods.