4 Quick Food Options for Outdoor Parties and Gatherings

Family reunions, birthday parties, and other outdoor celebrations give you the opportunity to socialize, dance, and have a memorable time. If you do not want to spend the whole time cooking, then consider renting quick food options for guests.

The rentals provide instant access to food and ways to serve large portions to party guests at the outdoor part. Learn about the options you have to choose from and ways to feed your guests without taking up a ton of time.

1. Hot Dog Carts

Quickly serve dozens of hot dogs with a hot dog cart. The cart rentals will steam mass amounts of hot dogs at the same time and provide you with easy self-serve options. Hot dog carts often feature bun warmers and areas for toppings like ketchup, mustard, and relish.

Besides a hot dog cart, you can serve other quick food options. For example, you may have small bags of potato chips to go with the hot dogs. With a quick setup before the party begins, the meals will be ready by the time the party starts, and you will have very little hands-on cooking needed during the festivities.

2. Snow Cone Machines

Provide a cool treat for guests with a snow cone machine rental. Useful during summer events, a snow cone machine allows guests to scoop out the ice pieces, add some syrup, and enjoy the dessert. A rental will come with everything you need to enjoy the desserts.

Set up a garbage can next to the machine so guests throw away the paper cone when they are done eating the snow cone. For a fun touch, consider a small self-serve table with topping options like chocolate chips, gummy worms, or other chewy candies.

3. Nacho Bars

With the rental of a griddle or grill, you can serve up a mass amount of food without the need to constantly flip burgers or cook other foods. A nacho bar provides guests with a lot of food options and keeps cooking to a minimum.

With an outdoor griddle, you can cook up a large batch of ground beef. Once cooked, place the ground beef in a serving bowl and set up the full nacho bars. A long table rental provides plenty of space for other ingredients. Bowls could include cheese, olives, tomatoes, diced peppers, and sour cream.

Other than the ground beef, every ingredient is simply placed in bowls and your cooking time is dramatically reduced.

4. Popcorn Machines

Provide a quick snack that people can keep coming back to with a popcorn machine. Huge batches of popcorn cook all at once, and you can also provide ways for people to enjoy the treat. Liquid butter stations allow guests to add their own butter to the popcorn.

A toppings station provides people with ways to dress up the popcorn. Add a sweet touch to the salty snack with chocolate chips. You could cook a whole batch of kettle corn by mixing sugar with one of the popcorn batches.

Powdered ingredients like powdered cheese, peanut butter, chocolate, or caramel will coat over the popcorn well and provide a lot of flavor options for guests to enjoy. As popcorn runs low, you can easily add more kernels to a machine and pop up a whole new batch.

Contact us at L & L Tent and Party Rentals to find out more about our rental options. Along with food rentals, we can supply tables, chairs, and tents to help complete the whole outdoor party experience. We look forward to speaking with you soon and fulfilling every one of your party rental needs.