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Blue Ribbon Appetizer Recipes

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

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)
Grilled Vegetables With A Tangy Sauce on a plate.

Grilled Vegetables With A Tangy Sauce

Susan Feliciano avatar
By Susan Feliciano
I love making up flavorful sauces for marinating and basting. I used to avoid things ...
(5 ratings)
A platter of Roasted Veggies in Phyllo Cups.

Roasted Veggies In Phyllo Cups

Tonya Young avatar
By Tonya Young
This is easy and makes a pretty, colorful impression as an appetizer. The roasted veggies ...
(13 ratings)
Grilled Vegetables With Goat Cheese and Balsamic Glaze.

Grilled Vegetables With Goat Cheese And Balsamic Glaze

Denise Lepard avatar
By Denise Lepard
My mom and grandmother would make this when they had leftover veggies that they couldn't ...
(3 ratings)
Japanese Kabobs on a bed of rice.

Japanese Kabobs

Giovannina Torres avatar
By Giovannina Torres
This is one of my family's favorites especially when I have the kids put their ...
(2 ratings)
A plate of Simple, Succulent BBQ Baby Back Ribs.

Simple, Succulent Bbq Baby Back Ribs

Brad Nichols avatar
By Brad Nichols
This is an easy way to consistently make very tasty fall-off-the-bone BBQ Ribs. As a ...
(2 ratings)
A platter of Grilled & Stuffed Squash.

Grilled & Stuffed Squash

Holly Grier- Wallace avatar
By Holly Grier- Wallace
We always have an abundance of crookneck squash each year in our garden. I started ...
(8 ratings)
Brie En Croute With Caramel and Walnuts on a serving platter.

Brie En Croute With Caramel And Walnuts

Colleen Gilbert avatar
By Colleen Gilbert
This sounds difficult but it is so easy, and people will be impressed.
(2 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 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)
Taco Cups topped with sour cream, salsa, and guacamole.

Taco Cups

Penney Goodwin avatar
By Penney Goodwin
Wow, I made this on a whim tonight! My son and husband ate them like ...
(3 ratings)
A platter of Baked Taco Burgers Sliders.

Baked Taco Burgers Sliders

Renie Larson avatar
By Renie Larson
I grew up eating taco burgers at a local fast-food restaurant. They no longer make ...
(1 rating)
A bowl of Garden Fresh Salsa with tortilla chips.

Garden Fresh Salsa

Jenni K avatar
By Jenni K
This is such a bright and fresh-tasting salsa. There are rarely leftovers when I bring ...
(4 ratings)
Sliced Crab Appetillas on a platter.

Crab Appetillas

Debbie Sue avatar
By Debbie Sue
These are a tasty treat. I'm always asked for the recipe when I serve these!
(3 ratings)
A large bowl of Zesty Cranberry Waldorf Salad.

Zesty Cranberry Waldorf Salad

Julia Ferguson avatar
By Julia Ferguson
A refreshing twist on Waldorf Salad, with dried cranberries, lemon, and orange zest. I have ...
(7 ratings)
Deep Fried Deviled Eggs with Chipotle Ranch Dressing.

Deep Fried Deviled Eggs

Michelle Pitts avatar
By Michelle Pitts
I seen something similar to this recipe a tweaked it to my liking. My family ...
(3 ratings)
Skewers of Honey Mustard Shrimp on a plate.

Honey Mustard Shrimp On The Bar-b

Darci Juris avatar
By Darci Juris
Big fan of shrimp? I am and during the summer, nothing is better than to ...
(1 rating)
A tray of Grilled Cream Cheese Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Chicken.

Grilled Cream Cheese Stuffed Bacon Wrap Chicken

JILL McEachern avatar
By JILL McEachern
A friend gave me this recipe last week. They're really quick and easy to make. ...
(3 ratings)
Smoky Jalapeno Bacon Cheeseburger on a ciabatta roll.

Smoky Jalapeno Bacon Cheeseburgers

Megan Conner avatar
By Megan Conner
Need a little spice in your life? Try these. Perfect amount of heat and smokiness. ...
(2 ratings)
A baking dish filled with Texas Trash.

Texas Trash

Melissa Snow avatar
By Melissa Snow
A friend of mine shared this recipe and I tweaked the recipe to my liking. ...
(7 ratings)
A stack of zucchini fritters on a plate.

Zucchini Fritters With Asiago

Teresa G. avatar
By Teresa G.
This is one of our favorite zucchini recipes. It's a mixture of "fresh from the ...
(2 ratings)

Mango Tango Sauce

Nellie Rickey avatar
By Nellie Rickey
Started this by trying to duplicate a sauce my friend makes at his restaurant. I ...
(2 ratings)

Ranchero Layer Dip

Melissa Snow avatar
By Melissa Snow
One neighbor refers to this dip as the "everything but the kitchen sink dip." ...
(2 ratings)
A platter of Sweet Potato Chips With a Hint of Lime.

Sweet Potato Chips With A Hint Of Lime

Cindy Smith Bryson avatar
By Cindy Smith Bryson
It is that sweet potato time of the year and these will become one of ...
(3 ratings)
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