5 Vintage Church Potluck Recipes That Still Taste Amazing Today | Allrecipes
There’s nothing quite like a classic church potluck—comforting casseroles, retro salads, crispy fried favorites, and recipes made to feed a crowd. In this video, Nicole shares five vintage church potluck recipes that still deserve a spot on the table today. From sweet-and-savory cocktail meatballs to creamy funeral potatoes and crunchy triple-dipped fried chicken, these old-school favorites are easy, nostalgic, and guaranteed to disappear fast.
Nicole walks you through step-by-step recipes for grape jelly meatballs, cheesy funeral potatoes, tangy three bean salad, fluffy ambrosia salad, and ultra-crispy triple-dipped fried chicken. Whether you’re headed to a family gathering, neighborhood cookout, or church supper, these tried-and-true recipes are perfect for sharing. If you love vintage recipes, nostalgic comfort food, and easy potluck ideas that everyone will rave about, these classics still hold up.
Timestamps:
0:00 — Church Potluck Recipes
0:17 — Grape Jelly Meatballs
1:48 — Funeral Potatoes
3:59 — Three Bean Salad
6:21 — Ambrosia Salad
8:49 — Triple-Dipped Fried Chicken
Get the recipes here:
Grape Jelly Meatballs: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/239824/grape-jelly-meatballs/
Funeral Potatoes: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/270373/basic-funeral-potatoes/
Three Bean Salad: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/94055/best-bean-salad/
Ambrosia Salad: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/16123/ambrosia-fruit-salad/
Triple-Dipped Fried Chicken: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/89268/triple-dipped-fried-chicken/
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23 Comments
Nicole's wrong about these recipes they are classics instead of vintage, 70s
Nicole's wrong about these recipes they are classics instead of vintage, 70s
Prefacing this comment with I absolutely love your videos, but this time I thought you weren't clear when you slipped in the oil in to the three bean salad. I assume it was olive oil.
Girl! With the spatula in the funeral puh-tate-uhs. Get yer hands in there!
I ain't talking this to a potluck, I'm eating it at home
It'll never leave the house
YUMMY 😋. Thank you❤. Hope to make some for July 4th celebration 🎉🎉🎉
For extra cruch on the Fried Chicked, add cornstarch to the wet instead of flour
The mother of a friend of mine used to freeze Ambrosia salad in a loaf tin and cut slices to serve as dessert at summer dinner parties- looks very fancy!-
I love these videos it’s so nostalgic. My grandma made those meatballs, I think. Thanks for the memories.
Those Frozen meatballs are inedible absolutely DISGUSTING…
Missing Deviled Eggs 😊
Tip for "funeral potatoes"(aka party potatoes) mix your potatoes and Shredded cheese first. It makes it a lot easier to stir.
Three bean salad was on the buffet at my wedding along with carrot salad. 44 years ago 😊
Lol, have gone to church my whole life and we have never had church potlucks really. I also have never had any of those recipes as a kid except for the fried chicken of course 😊
The best for dressing for the bean salad is chic-fa-la apple cider salad dressing. Yes, ma’am! Easy and GOOD!
I request that my MIL make her version of Ambrosia salad when I host Thanksgiving for the family. So yummy! – She adds grapes, bananas, & apple slices to your basic recipe.
YOU FAILED‼️. #1 – thaw those potatoes entirely!!! #2- Those funeral potatoes NEED CHOPPED ONION! What is wrong with you!!!
I just kinda made funeral potatoes with hashbrowns, but I heated my soup with Velveeta and some milk, extra seasoning, no butter though, sour cream, Parmesan and Romano cheese, and am using cornflakes for the topping 😊 🤞
I miss the church pie auctions.
I was taught a very different ambrosia recipe. 1 large can of drained fruit cocktail. One fresh diced green apple. One diced banana. Mix with cool whip. Occasionally, extra rinsed marachino cherries were added. Any seasonal fruit would be great! I just found this channel and cannot thank you enough!!!
I always put Lawrys garlic salt with parsley in my funeral potatoes. Just adds more flavor! Family fave!
Grape jelly and chili sauce ❤❤❤. Makes great meatballs ❤❤❤