If you need a guide to help you answer ‘How Much BBQ Per Person?’ then read on.

Whether you have a few guests or as many as 100 mouths to feed, we have plenty of helpful information and suggestions for you.

Obviously appetites will from person to person, and you will have to consider how many adults and children will be at your BBQ gathering, but our guidelines will take these things into account to help you prepare properly.

How Much BBQ Per Person? A BBQ Party Planning Guide

You’ll probably want to have at least 3 different centrepieces in terms of meat e.g. Pulled Pork, Beef Brisket, Chicken/Turkey.

Some of the meat can be used in buns and sliders to help fill out each person’s plate.

How Much BBQ Per Person – Ideas & Tips

• Have plenty of appetisers and snacks for your guests’ arrival e.g. chicken wings and dips to give you extra time
• Consider having a charcuterie board for meats, cheeses, dips and breads as an appetiser
• Anything you can prepare in advance should be prepared in advance e.g sauces and seasonings, salads and sides
• Make sure you have plenty of salad and vegetable options for variety and to fill out plates
• Have some quick and easy BBQ meats on hand e.g. burgers and bratwursts – smoking large pieces of meat can take longer than you prepared for!
• Aim to give every person at least one helping of each meat or side dish (2-3 for small meats such as chicken wings

How Many Pounds of Brisket Per Person?

For large cuts of meat such as pork butt or BBQ brisket 1/3 pounds (152g) of cooked meat per person should be sufficient. If you are serving both brisket and pulled pork in buns you might need a little less than this.

You’ll also need to consider that brisket and pork butt lose roughly half their weight during the cooking process meaning you will need 2/3 pound (302g) of raw meat per person.

1/3 pound of brisket per person = 3.3 pounds for 10 guests or 33.3 pounds for 100 guests.

1/3 pound of brisket per person = 6.6 pounds of cooked beef brisket for 20 guests

How Many Pounds of Pulled Pork Per Person?

1/3 pound of pulled pork = 3.3 pounds for 10 guests or 33.3 pounds for 100 guests.

If you have 20 guests this will mean 6.6 pounds of cooked pulled pork.

How Much Meat Per Person in KG?

A useful guideline for cooked BBQ meat per person is 152g (1/3 pound). This will depend on how many sides and appetisers you are serving, but it is a helpful recommendation to keep in mind for meal preparation.

How Many Pounds of Chicken Per Person?

As an appetiser 3 chicken wings per person should be enough. If chicken wings are your main dish plan on around 8-10 wings per person.

If you want to barbecue whole chickens as a main 1/3 pounds of cooked chicken meat per person should be sufficient. You might need a little less if you are planning to pull the chicken and serve it in buns.

1/3 pounds of cooked chicken meat = 3.3 pounds for 10 guests or 33.3 for 100 guests.

20 guests = 6.6 pounds of cooked chicken meat

How Many Pounds of Ribs Per Person?

If you are serving ribs as a side dish or entree 3 or 4 ribs per person should be enough.

If ribs are your main BBQ dish along with side dishes a rack or ribs will feed around 2 people.

In terms of pounds, again 1/3 pound of cooked rib meat should be enough – remember though that there is less meat on ribs than other meat cuts and they are mostly bones.

1 rack of ribs = 2 guests so 10 guests = 5 rib racks and 100 guests = 50 rib racks.

20 people = 10 racks or ribs.

More Ideas on BBQ Per Person

For more detailed information on specific BBQ meats try these posts:

How Much Brisket Per Person?

How Much Pulled Pork Per Person?

Recommended further reading:

https://www.omnicalculator.com/food/bbq-party