10 Best Potluck Dishes To Bring (that WILL impress at work or church!)
Let’s talk potluck recipes and easy food to bring to a potluck! The best potluck dishes for work, cheap make ahead food for a crowd at church, last minute potluck dishes, crockpot recipes and no bake potluck desserts to make on a budget when you need office potluck recipes for something simple to bring… even without cooking.
10 Easy Things To Bring To A Potluck
Need cheap and easy potluck ideas? Oh, I feel ya!
An upcoming potluck event used to be a HUGE stress for me – what should I bring? If you’re like me, you want something fast and EASY, am I right? haha!
Whether it’s a work gathering or a church social, bringing a prize-winning dish that impresses the crowd is always the goal – bringing home leftovers is NOT an option (in fact, it’s an insult to me – that means no one liked my dish haha!).
From potluck favorites like impressive potluck casserole dishes to popular potluck salad dishes, there’s an overwhelming amount of easy things to bring!
I’ve narrowed it down to TEN good things to bring that are both easy potluck dishes for work to prepare and guaranteed to impress (even at a church supper!)
One of my go-to favorite simple potluck dishes is the good ol’ classic Hashbrown Casserole (called Funeral Potatoes down here in the South).
It’s comfort food at it’s finest with a blend of shredded potatoes, creamy sauce, and melted cheese, baked to golden cheesy perfection.
Not only is it budget-friendly, but it also feeds a crowd and can be prepared ahead of time.
Plus, it’s always a hit (I’ve yet to bring home leftovers – that means it’s a winner!)
I’ve also made Crockpot Chicken and Noodles (only 5 ingredients!) – and it’s always good (especially for winter Wednesday night suppers at church).
I love that you can dump the ingredients then set it and forget it – but it’s definitely not something to make last minute.
When it comes to my personal Top 10 Potluck Dishes that are SUPER easy to make and WILL impress and pitch-in food party event, these 10 recipes below are what you want.
Potluck Dishes To Make
Whether it's last minute or you're on a budget, these are my picks for the Top 10 Potluck Dishes!
Taco Tortilla Pinwheels
If you can mix canned chicken, cheese and taco mix you can easily make these potluck pinwheel rollups!
Best of all, you can make them ahead of time OR last minute!
Candied Kielbasa
TWO ingredients and a crockpot is all you need to make these "candied" Kielbasa bites.
Just be warned: if you bring them once, you will ALWAYS be asked to bring them (they're THAT good!)
Ranch Pasta Salad
This Ranch Pasta Salad is such a simple potluck side dish that everyone loves.
If you can boil pasta and mix in some veggies, you can make this in a snap!
5-Minute Cowgirl Caviar
This "Cowboy Caviar" shortcut recipe is perfect if you want an easy dish to take to a potluck WITHOUT cooking.
If you can open cans and mix - this is THE recipe for you!
Luncheon Sandwiches
Some impressive, pretty rolls, some ham and some cheese and you have the PERFECT sandwich platter to take to your work potluck.
PS - EVERYONE loves them!
Fruit Salad
This potluck fruit salad is LAZY easy to make!
No cooking required and only takes a few minutes to throw together!
BBQ Sausage Bites
These BBQ sausage bites are SO easy to make - and you only need FOUR ingredients!
No matter WHAT the bring-a-dish event is, these little bites of heaven are ALWAYS a crowd-pleaser!
Strawberry Cheesecake Dip
How about a super simple sweet dessert dip?
This Strawberry Cheesecake dips is crazy good and oh so simple to make!
No Bake Oreo Cake
This no bake Oreo Cake dessert has only THREE ingredients and it is deliciously decadent!
Whip it together in about 15 minutes and let chill - your coworkers will LOVE you for bringing it!
Cool Whip Pistachio Dessert
This super yummy Cool Whip Pistachio Dessert is from my 20 Minute or Less Easter Dessert Recipes page.
It's oh SO good, feeds a crowd and is something different than everyone else is bringing.
Edit to add:
Many have asked me for potluck SIDE DISHES only.
Here’s my list of easy side dish ideas to bring to a potluck.
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