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Appetizer Recipes

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

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Appetizer Essentials: Awesome Pizza Bites

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By Andy Anderson !
I have seen pizza bites that use a pepperoni as a cup to hold the ...
Mango jalapeño meatbals

Mango Jalapeño Meatballs

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By Elsa Beene
This meatballs are so good, juicy, sweet and savory flavor. Good for snack or ...
Oven Crisp Chicken Wings with a side of ranch.

Oven Crisp Chicken Wings

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By Diane Wicktora
If you love chicken wings but hate that they are fried, this is for you! ...
(2 ratings)
A salmon dip in a serving dish topped with fresh dill sitting on a red mat with a wooden knife and crackers.

Sausalito Smoked Salmon Dip

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By Francine Lizotte
This is a quick, easy, healthy and very delicious smoked salmon dip to have in ...

Deconstructed Caprese Bruschetta

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By Cathie Valentine
I love Caprese salad. My daughter made this more in the Greek fashion using ...
(1 rating)
Chicken wings and chicken drumettes on a plate with a glass bowl filled with a dipping sauce and some veggies.

Baked Chicken Drumettes And Wings

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By Francine Lizotte
Here's a healthier way to cook Chicken Wings/Drumettes... in the oven!
Dip in a blue serving dish with some chopped roasted red peppers on top along with tortilla chips on a red table mat.

Crab Artichoke Pepper Dip

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By Francine Lizotte
The mix of ingredients gives this Crab Artichoke Pepper Dip a wonderful flavor! It's a ...
Crab Rangoon Egg Rolls are filled with fresh crab meat, cream cheese and a perfect blend of spices.  They are fried to golden perfection and are the ultimate party appetizer.

Crab Rangoon Egg Rolls

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By Beth Pierce
Crab Rangoon Egg Rolls are stuffed with crab, cream cheese, green onions and the perfect ...
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Poultry Essentials: Honey & Hot-sauce Glazed Wings

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By Andy Anderson !
These are simple wings, oven-baked with an excellent sweet/tangy glaze. Easy/Peasy to assemble, and you will ...
Southwest Chipotle Chicken Dip hot out of the oven.

Southwest Chipotle Chicken Dip

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By Robin Dextradeur
This dip has a smoky flavor mixed with a little sweet corn crunch. It's ...
(2 ratings)
Chciken pinwheel and tortellini salad

Chicken Pinwheel

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By Mary Hendricks
Great one for those covered dish or buffet . Easy yummy sweet version. ...
Serving of chopped liver with crackers and Colby jack

Its Chopped Liver

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By Mary Hendricks
Made this one for years even liver haters like it. My sister being one. ...
Baba Ghanoush in a serving dish sitting on a white/orange plate with crudites in the background.

Easy Baba Ghanoush

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By Francine Lizotte
This smooth and easy Baba Ghanoush has a nice smoked & nutty taste. This Mediterranean ...
White Queso Dip is Mexican Restaurant quality smooth and creamy dipping cheese.

White Queso Dip

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By Beth Pierce
If your family is anything like mine than one of the highlights of visiting your ...
Bee Sting Chicken Wings ready to be eaten.

Bee Sting Chicken Wings

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By Gina Davis
OMG, Y'all if you like wings and you need something other than the everyday wing. ...
(1 rating)
Scallops in a red bowl with tortilla chips around it with another bowl in the background both sitting on a red table mat.

Scallop Pineapple Ceviche

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By Francine Lizotte
This light, flavorful and fresh dish is so tasty! It's a nice change and perfect ...
Two crab cakes on a blue plate with a lemon wedge.

New England Crab Cakes

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By Francine Lizotte
Crunchy, tasty with just the right balance of seasoning, these Crab Cakes are absolutely fabulous! ...
Three bowls filled with ceviche sitting on a black table mat with tortilla chips around.

Ceviche De Pescado - Fish Ceviche

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By Francine Lizotte
Ceviche de Pescado (Fish Ceviche) is a fresh way to enjoy fish without cooking! Appetizer ...
Rolls stuffed with shrimp and vegetables on a white plate with dipping sauce in the middle.

Vietnamese Summer Rolls

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By Francine Lizotte
This delicious healthy, light finger food is the perfect appetizer or main course to enjoy ...
Mexican Shrimp Cocktail also known as Cóctel de Camarónes is a delectable cornucopia of shrimp, onions, celery, cucumbers, tomatoes, avocado, and jalapenos in a slightly spicy tomato dressing.

Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

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By Beth Pierce
Mexican Shrimp Cocktail also known as Cóctel de Camarónes is a delectable cornucopia of shrimp, ...
A small bowl of Tartar Sauce with fried fish.

My Tartar Sauce

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By Georgi Johnson
I make this whenever I have fried fish. I typically don't measure everything out. It's ...
(3 ratings)
Dip in a blue serving dish with tortilla chips in the background.

Jalapeño Bacon Cheese Dip

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By Francine Lizotte
If you are looking for a quick & easy appetizer, don't look any further. This ...
Utica Greens, a mixture of Escarole, Prosciutto, Onions, Garlic, Hot Cherry Peppers and their juice, Bread Crumbs and Parmesan Cheese

Utica Greens

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By Rainie Piccione
Utica Greens are a popularized local dish to the area in and surrounding Utica, New ...

Sesame Chicken Wings

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By Barbara Lentz
Yummy sticky chicken wings
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