These German food potluck ideas are dishes you can bring in one pan, bowl, or platter. Build around a savory main, then choose from regional potato sides, pickled salads, bread, or a spread. Each idea tells you what can…
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1 Sauerbraten Slice the marinated pot roast before you travel and nestle the slices in their sauce in one covered dish. This is a good centerpiece when someone else can bring noodles or dumplings. 0 2 Roulade German beef rouladen
Cook the filled beef rolls in their gravy and bring them in a shallow vessel. Halve each roll at the table when guests want a taste next to several sides. Keep a wide spoon nearby for the gravy. 0 3 Frikadelle These German meat patties can be made smaller than a full serving. Put them in one shallow tray with a small bowl of mustard, so people can take one with bread or with a full plate. 0 4 Käsespätzle Soft egg noodles, cheese, and onions make a dish you can scoop straight from its baking pan. Save some onions for the top and cut the servings modestly because it is a substantial side. 0 5 Bratwurst Cook the sausages and cut some into short pieces for people who want to try them beside several sides. Bring the pieces in the same pan and let bread or potatoes come from a different tray. 0 6 Currywurst Slice the sausage and bring it already coated or ready to coat with the tomato curry sauce. Set forks beside the tray so guests can have a taste without assembling a whole sandwich. 0 7 Spätzle Bring the soft egg noodles as a plain buttery side when another cook has something with gravy. They can be scooped from one covered dish and do the work of a neutral starch without another sauce. 0 8 Schnitzel Choose a German-style breaded cutlet and divide it into small portions before it goes out. A shallow pan helps the crust hold up. Lemon can wait until each person is about to eat. 0 9 Jägerschnitzel Mushroom sauce makes this a better choice for a sit-down potluck than a standing crowd. Arrange cutlets in a covered serving pan with space around them. Spoon the sauce over each portion as it is served to protect any breading. 0 10 Potato salad German warm potato salad
Dress sliced potatoes with a sharp broth or vinegar dressing and bring them in a wide bowl. A southern-style version gives people a useful contrast with creamy potato salads. Mark it if you add bacon. 0 
SauerbratenSlice the marinated pot roast before you travel and nestle the slices in their sauce in one covered dish. This is a good centerpiece when someone else can bring noodles or dumplings.0
RouladeGerman beef rouladen Cook the filled beef rolls in their gravy and bring them in a shallow vessel. Halve each roll at the table when guests want a taste next to several sides. Keep a wide spoon nearby for the gravy.0
FrikadelleThese German meat patties can be made smaller than a full serving. Put them in one shallow tray with a small bowl of mustard, so people can take one with bread or with a full plate.0
KäsespätzleSoft egg noodles, cheese, and onions make a dish you can scoop straight from its baking pan. Save some onions for the top and cut the servings modestly because it is a substantial side.0
BratwurstCook the sausages and cut some into short pieces for people who want to try them beside several sides. Bring the pieces in the same pan and let bread or potatoes come from a different tray.0
CurrywurstSlice the sausage and bring it already coated or ready to coat with the tomato curry sauce. Set forks beside the tray so guests can have a taste without assembling a whole sandwich.0
SpätzleBring the soft egg noodles as a plain buttery side when another cook has something with gravy. They can be scooped from one covered dish and do the work of a neutral starch without another sauce.0
SchnitzelChoose a German-style breaded cutlet and divide it into small portions before it goes out. A shallow pan helps the crust hold up. Lemon can wait until each person is about to eat.0
JägerschnitzelMushroom sauce makes this a better choice for a sit-down potluck than a standing crowd. Arrange cutlets in a covered serving pan with space around them. Spoon the sauce over each portion as it is served to protect any breading.0
Potato saladGerman warm potato salad Dress sliced potatoes with a sharp broth or vinegar dressing and bring them in a wide bowl. A southern-style version gives people a useful contrast with creamy potato salads. Mark it if you add bacon.0