When a birthday party invitation arrives, it’s never a surprise to see a mention of pizza, hotdogs, chicken nuggets, fries, ice cream, etc. will be served. Why are such choices so synonymous with birthday parties? There are other, delicious, kid-friendly alternatives you can try. You can still feed a crowd and delight them as much if not more than with the usual, expected fast food fare.
Inspired by Food.com’s Ten Top-Secret Restaurant Recipes, you can create copycat dishes from kid-friendly restaurants like The Olive Garden, P.F. Chang’s and IHOP. We’ve looked at the list and saw several great recipe choices.
Each of the recipes below you can make easily and can feed a crowd.
Fettucine Alfredo
Taken from The Olive Garden, this is a fast one requiring no special ingredients. Mix it up with other fun pasta shapes kids will enjoy, like bow-ties, wagon wheels, or rotini pasta.
Cheddar Biscuits
The Food.com recipe attributes Red Lobster, but it’s actually just a Bisquick recipe that also appears on Betty Crocker’s site too. And that’s what makes it so easy and dependable–baking mix, butter, milk and cheese! Pair these with barbecue chicken drumsticks.
Quesadillas
Not sure I’d want to openly advertise that this is a Taco Bell recipe, but quesadillas are a good choice for parties because of the variations you can make to suit different tastes. Cheese, chicken, black bean, veggie…
Buttermilk Pancakes
IHOP’s pancakes made from scratch! The magic in this recipe must be that it’s not made from a pre-made mix like Bisquick. Dress them up with a choice of topping sauces or chocolate chips, toasted pecans and confectioner’s sugar.
Now that you have a great menu going, get your birthday party invitations rolling. You can personalize your invitations online with a photo and choose from many different design styles and color options. All party invitations are printed on premium weight papers and orders ship the next business day.
