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Appetizer Recipes

Get your party started with these tasty appetizer recipes from party-savvy cooks all across the country!

Breadsticks ready to dip in sauce.

Breadsticks

Leslie Bengochea avatar
By Leslie Bengochea
Everyone loves these! I am hired out several times a month to make these. So ...
(12 ratings)
A platter of Homemade Egg Rolls with dipping sauce.

Homemade Egg Rolls

Helene Mulvihill avatar
By Helene Mulvihill
Sounds intimidating, doesn't it? It's not as hard as it sounds! The difficulty for me ...
(6 ratings)
A platter of Finger Lickin Good Chicken Wings over rice.

Finger Lickin Good Chicken Wings

Tammy Stephens avatar
By Tammy Stephens
All I can say is I can't make enough of these for everyone. They're ...
(25 ratings)
Fresh Pico De Gallo Mexican Dip For Your Crowd.

Fresh Pico De Gallo Mexican Dip For Your Crowd

Jannette Dellanos-poland avatar
By Jannette Dellanos-poland
This recipe is my version of the Mexican layer dip, BUT I make it with ...
(14 ratings)
A delicious bowl of Salsa Verde with tortilla chips

Salsa Verde

Francine Lizotte avatar
By Francine Lizotte
Packed with deliciousness, this is an amazing condiment to enjoy either as a dip, tasty ...
Garlic-Bacon Cheese Log on a cracker.

Garlic-bacon Cheese Log

Amy H. avatar
By Amy H.
I just kinda made this one up, but it sure is tasty and goes over ...
(6 ratings)
Bruschetta & Cheese in a bowl to serve.

Bruschetta & Cheese

Bobbi Gulla avatar
By Bobbi Gulla
This is best made with New Jersey tomatoes. I live in NJ's sister state, Pennsylvania. ...
(3 ratings)
A plate of Smoky Fried Green Tomatoes With Fresh Garden Salsa.

Smoky Fried Green Tomatoes With Fresh Garden Salsa

Wanda Harrison avatar
By Wanda Harrison
My husband and I came up with this recipe after collecting a lot of produce ...
(3 ratings)
Melt in your mouth buttery and super cheesy Cheese Straw snacks made with freshly shredded cheddar cheese, paprika, and cayenne pepper.

Cheese Straws

Beth Pierce avatar
By Beth Pierce
Homemade Cheese Straws are made with eight simple ingredients, most of which you may already ...
A platter of Orange Glazed Chicken Wings with dipping sauce and celery.

Orange Glazed Chicken Wings

Angela Gray avatar
By Angela Gray
This is a great appetizer for any occasion and is super easy to make. The ...
(5 ratings)
A platter of Memphis Style BBQ Sliders.

Memphis Style Bbq Sliders

Samantha Fowler avatar
By Samantha Fowler
These Southern-inspired sliders will be a hit with your crowd!
(2 ratings)
A bowl of So Easy Homemade Beer Cheese.

So Easy Homemade Beer Cheese

Genny Bortner avatar
By Genny Bortner
This recipe came from one of my mother's cookbooks from the '70s. Not as detailed ...
(21 ratings)
A platter of Argentine Empanadas.

Argentine Empanadas

Katie Nichols avatar
By Katie Nichols
Very tasty finger food and appetizer. It's not that spicy so don't worry about that ...
(9 ratings)
Platter of 4th of July Strawberries.

4th Of July Strawberries

Neely Alexander avatar
By Neely Alexander
I saw something like this on the internet and decided to make my own. They ...
(2 ratings)
Parmesan Asparagus on a serving platter.

Parmesan Asparagus

A Q avatar
By A Q
This is the only way to eat asparagus! Very good!!! This is asparagus tossed in ...
(11 ratings)
A platter of Garlic Parmesan Wings.

Garlic Parmesan Wings

Mandy Bidwell avatar
By Mandy Bidwell
MMMMMMMMM! One word!
(2 ratings)
A bowl of Grilled Peaches.

Grilled Peaches By Freda

FREDA GABLE avatar
By FREDA GABLE
Grilled peaches and Georgia peaches, of course, are a wonderful surprise while camping or anytime. ...
(2 ratings)
Fruit placed on top of the Phyllo Fruit Tarts.

Phyllo Fruit Tarts

Natalie Loop avatar
By Natalie Loop
I recently hosted a small gathering with a few women. I thought the women would ...
(2 ratings)
A tray of Fried Green Tomatoes fried until golden brown.

Fried Green Tomatoes

Heather Haddo avatar
By Heather Haddo
I've lived in a Southern state for over 6 years now and I've finally made ...
(2 ratings)
Southern Deviled Eggs on a platter.

Southern Deviled Eggs

Barbara Scott avatar
By Barbara Scott
My grandma taught my mom how to make these when she was just a girl. ...
(1 rating)
A plate of mamma's skinny quesadillas.

Mamma's Skinny Quesadillas

Melissa Varady avatar
By Melissa Varady
I was craving Mexican food today. My husband and I collaborated to come up with ...
(3 ratings)
Tropical Cowboy Candy poured over a brick of cream cheese.

Tropical Cowboy Candy

Cathy Smith avatar
By Cathy Smith
This is just a tropical note on a well known canned candied jalapenos recipe. It ...
(3 ratings)

Grilled Stone Fruit

Ashley Muller avatar
By Ashley Muller
I just love stone fruits such as peaches or nectarines, apricots, and plums. When ...
(3 ratings)

Oyster Stew

Colongo Colongo avatar
By Colongo Colongo
Good eaten
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