How much lunch meat do I need

[cr8zyforaf]

I am hosting a party after my DD baptism this weekend and will be making lunch meat trays. How much lunch meat should I buy - I will also be serving fried chicken (grandma is making this and she probably won't make enough for this to be a substantial contribution), meatballs, wings, roast beef from the grill, dips, chips, salads (potato, macaroni)...there are about 40 people attending.

[Winter Biscuit]

Hmm. It's hard to say without knowing how much of the other meats you'll be serving. How much roast beef, meatballs and wings will there be?

[cr8zyforaf]

a few crock pots of meatballs (MIL will probably make quite a bit) and wings -probably a few trays as well - out of the 40 people - I would like to have enough meat to make 50-60 sandwiches (some people might have two)..I plan on getting 2 roasts probably about 3 pounds each. My goal is to have the meatballs and wings as starter/fingerfoods and the sandwiches as the 'main course'. The service is at noon and we will be serving food around 2 - so this isn't a dinner...

[nic]

Also, how many different lunch meats will be on the tray?

A pound of each:

Turkey
Ham
American cheese

1/2 pound:

salami
provolone or swiss

[Winter Biscuit]

I found this site, but at first glance it looks like it is mostly for larger numbers of people (100+). Still, you might be able to use some of the guidelines/suggestions and just figure out how much you need for 50-60 sandwiches??

http://www.ellenskitchen.com/forum/messages/1363.html

[cr8zyforaf]

OMG - this helps a lot!! Thanks.