Good Times Picnic Potato Salad

Good Times Picnic Potato Salad

Yield: 30 each 5 oz servings

Ingredients:

  • 8 lbs carton Reser’s® Red Bliss Potato Salad (71117.00554)
  • ½ cup Everything seasoning
  • 1 ¼ cups Bleu cheese
  • ½ cup Chives
  • 1 lb Applewood bacon, cooked into slices and sliced into strips

Directions:

  1. In a large bowl, add the Reser’s Red Bliss Potato Salad with 1/3 cup Everything seasoning, 1 cup Bleu cheese, and 1/2 cup chives and mix until combined.
  2. Place into a serving container and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving to allow the flavors to meld.
  3. Garnish with sliced bacon, and the remaining chives, Everything seasoning, and Bleu cheese prior to serving
 

All The Things Macaroni Salad

All The Things Macaroni Salad

Yield: 30 each 5 oz servings

Ingredients:

  • 8 lbs carton Reser’s® Elbow Macaroni Salad (71117.00188)
  • 2 cups Cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 cup Red onion, diced
  • 6 oz Baby spinach
  • ¼ cup Everything seasoning

Directions:

  1. In a large bowl, add the Reser’s Elbow Macaroni Salad, cherry tomatoes, red onion, baby spinach, and Everything seasoning and mix to combine with a spatula.
  2. Place into a serving container and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving to allow the flavors to meld.
  3. Garnish with Everything seasoning before serving.
 

Crispy Parmesan-Garlic Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes

Crispy Parmesan-Garlic Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes

Yield: 15 each 5 oz portions

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. In a steamer or large stockpot, heat the Reser’s Special Request All Natural Yukon Mashed Potatoes for 20-22 minutes until heated through.
  2. In a serving bowl, place the toasted Parmesan bowl with a small amount of the mashed on the bottom to keep the bowl from moving.
  3. Place 5 oz of the mashed potatoes inside the bowl and garnish with several thyme leaves and 5 garlic cloves.
 

Ancho Chile Sweet Potatoes with Goat Cheese

Ancho Chile Sweet Potatoes with Goat Cheese

Yield: 16 each 5 oz portions

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. In a steamer or hot water bath, heat the entire bag of Reser’s  All Natural Mashed Sweet Potatoes for 18-20 minutes or until heated through.
  2. Empty the entire bag into a 4-inch 1/3rd pan and mix in the Ancho chile powder.
  3. Cover the pan and keep warm.
  4. For service, top a 5 oz portion of the Ancho Chile Mashed Sweet Potatoes with 1 Tbsp of toasted pepitas and 1 Tbsp of crumbled Goat cheese.
 

Lemon and Corn Cake with Peach Compote

Lemon and Corn Cake with Peach Compote

Yield: 30 portions

Ingredients:

Lemon and Corn Cake

  • 3 cups AP flour
  • 2 ¼ cups Yellow cornmeal
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • ¼ cup Baking powder
  • 2 tsp Salt
  • 1 cup Butter, melted
  • 6 each Eggs, beaten
  • 1 ½ cups Sour cream
  • 4 lbs bag Reser’s® Sweet Corn with Butter (71117.56013)
  • 2 each Lemons, juiced and zested

Peach Compote

  • 8 each Peaches, pitted and diced
  • ½ cup Sugar
  • 2 Tbsp Lemon juice, fresh
  • ½ cup water

Directions:

  1. For Peach Compote, place diced peaches, sugar, lemon juice, and water into a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.
  2. Reduce heat to low and cook for 10-12 minutes or until peaches have softened.
  3. Let cool to room temperature and refrigerate until ready to use.
  4. For Lemon and Corn Cake, preheat oven to 375°F.
  5. In a large bowl, mix AP flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
  6. In a separate bowl, whisk together melted butter, eggs, sour cream, lemon zest, lemon juice, and Reser’s Sweet Corn with Butter.
  7. Divide between two greased and floured 200 ½ pans (68 oz each).
  8. Bake for 35-40 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out crumb free.
  9. To build, layer ¼ cup Peach Compote on top of 1 round of Lemon and Corn Cake, cut with 3-inch ring mold, and dust plate with powdered sugar.
 

Tex-Mex Smokehouse Beans

Tex-Mex Smokehouse Beans

Yield: 24 each 6 oz side dishes

Ingredients:

Pickled Red Onions

  • 4 cups Red onion, julienned
  • 1 ½ cups Apple cider vinegar
  • ½ cup Water
  • 2 tsp Kosher salt
  • ¼ cup Sugar

BBQ Bean Base

Directions:

  1. For Pickled Red Onions, place julienned red onions in a heatproof container.
  2. In a small saucepan, bring the vinegar, water, salt, and sugar to a boil.
  3. Pour vinegar brine over the onions and stir to combine.
  4. Cover and let cool to room temperature.
  5. Refrigerate for 8-10 hours until ready to use.
  6. For BBQ Bean Base, combine Reser’s Smokehouse BBQ Beans, ancho chili powder, diced ham, and red peppers in an 8-quart pot.
  7. Heat over medium heat until heated through.
  8. Place into a steam table pan and cover.
  9. To serve, place 6 oz of the BBQ beans in a bowl and top with pickled red onions.
 

Sweet Potato Soup with Country Ham

Sweet Potato Soup with Country Ham

Yield: 16 each 9 oz portions

Ingredients:

Sweet Potato Soup

  • 1 Yellow onion, diced
  • 1 Carrot, peeled and diced
  • ¼ cup Butter
  • 2 tsp Kosher salt
  • 2 quarts Chicken stock
  • 5 lbs bag Reser’s® Mashed Sweet Potatoes (71117.94504
  • 1 ½ tsp Hot sauce
  • 1 lb Country ham, seared in cast iron pan and diced small
  • 4 oz Peanuts, dry roasted and crushed

Roasted Peanut Crema 

  • ½ cup Peanuts, dry roasted
  • 1 ½ cups Sour cream

Directions:

  1. In an 8-quart stockpot, melt the butter.
  2. Add the onion, carrot, and Kosher salt and cook for 4-5 minutes until softened, but not browned.
  3. Add the chicken stock and Reser’s Mashed Sweet Potatoes. Whisk to combine.
  4. Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until the vegetables are softened.
  5. Season with hot sauce and purée with an immersion blender and keep warm.
  6. For the Roasted Peanut Crema, combine all ingredients in a high-powered blender and blend for 30-45 seconds until smooth.
  7. To serve, place 8 oz of soup in a large soup bowl, garnish with 1 oz diced ham, a drizzle of crema, and crushed peanuts.
 

Smokey Pimento Macaroni and Cheese

Smokey Pimento Macaroni and Cheese

Yield: 12 each 8 oz sides

Ingredients:

  • 5 lbs bag Reser’s® Deluxe Macaroni and Cheese (71117.14905
  • 6 oz Cream cheese, softened at room temperature
  • 1 cup Sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1 ½ tsp Smoked paprika
  • 1 ¼ cup Pimentos, diced and drained

Directions:

  1. In a steamer or large stockpot, heat the Reser’s Deluxe Macaroni and Cheese bag for 20-22 minutes.
  2. Open the bag into a 6-inch, 1/3rd pan and mix in the softened cream cheese, sharp Cheddar, and smoked paprika with a rubber spatula.
  3. Fold in the 1 cup of pimentos, reserving ¼ cup for garnish, and keep warm on a steam table.
  4. To serve, place 8 oz of the smokey pimento mac and cheese into a bowl and garnish with small diced pimentos.
 

Smoked Scalloped Potatoes

Smoked Scalloped Potatoes

Yield: 18 each 5 oz Side Portions

Ingredients:

  • 5 lbs bag Reser’s® Scalloped Potatoes (71117.56001)
  • 2 Tbsp Butter
  • 2 Tbsp Garlic, minced
  • 1 Tbsp Shallot, minced
  • 1 tsp Thyme, minced
  • 1 cup Smoked Cheddar, shredded
  • 1 cup White Cheddar, shredded

Directions:

  1. Heat smoker to 225°F.
  2. Heat butter in a small pan and sauté garlic and shallots until softened, but not browned.
  3. Add minced thyme and take the heat.
  4. In a metal bowl, mix Reser’s Scalloped Potatoes with the sauteed garlic mixture to combine.
  5. Fill into a sprayed 2-inch half hotel pan.
  6. Top with shredded cheese and wrap with foil.
  7. Smoke for 1 hour.
  8. Remove foil and finish in a 375°F oven for 12-15 minutes until cheese is golden brown.
  9. Keep warm until service.
 

Southern-Style Poutine

Southern-Style Poutine

Yield: 20 each 8 oz. servings

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Heat Reser’s Savory Gravy to 165°F and hold warm on a steamtable.
  2. Fry Reser’s Diced Russet Potatoes at 350°F until golden brown, 3-4 minutes.
  3. Portion 8 oz. of fried potatoes onto a heat-safe gratin or rarebit dish.
  4. Top with 3 oz. of savory gravy.
  5. Top with 2 oz. White Cheddar cheese curds and melt in oven or broiler.
  6. Garnish with chopped Italian parsley.