Appetizer Recipes

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

Lemony, Crispy Calamari

Fried Calamari W/garlic Mayonnaise Dipping Sauce

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By Nancy Vargas
My family loves this recipe as it beats anything they can order in a restaurant. ...
Refreshing, creamy dip for all summer fruit! Yummy!

Yummy Fruit Dip

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By Carrie Garrett
Great way to get more fruits into your little ones. nice light snack when it's ...
So Yummy

Pulled Pork Chimichangas

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By Andy Anderson !
I love a good chimichanga because they are so versatile. You can use pork, chicken, ...
(2 ratings)

Peggi's Bread & Butter Pickles

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By Peggi Anne Tebben
These are soooo good & last a long time in fridge, if you allow them ...
(1 rating)

Mostaccioli Pasta

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By Kym Hougham
Easy recipe but really worth it! When I was young my mom would make this ...
So yummy

Deep Fried Catfish Bites With A Kickback Sauce

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By Andy Anderson !
I love good catfish, and these have just the right amount of flavor in the ...
(1 rating)

Tex-mex Chicken Fingers

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By Vicki Butts (lazyme)
From Ortega in the Favorite Brand Name Recipes cookbook.
(1 rating)

Pizza Rolls

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By Barbara Lentz
These are so much better than the frozen egg rolls. Crunchy and delish.

Parisian Mushrooms

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By Vicki Butts (lazyme)
From THE ART OF FRENCH COOKING by Fernande Garvin.
(2 ratings)
Thanks to my mom's chopped eggplant recipe as inspiration, I changed it, added peppers for crunch, Kalmata olives for their saltiness, and Za'atar, a middle eastern spice blend for authenticity. You can serve with sliced baguettes or Pita bread.

Eggplant Tapenade

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By George Levinthal
My mom used to make chopped eggplant with onion and pimento. We would spread it ...
(1 rating)

Easy Fried Summer Squash

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By Teresa G.
This is just a simple, basic yet classic, Southern recipe. We eat these like we ...

Tomato, Basil & Mozzarella Bruchetta

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By Melissa L
I used a small dish on my food processor, mincing one ingredient at a time. ...

Mom's Quick Pickles

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By Teresa G.
This is the way my mother made her "cucumbers and onions." They are so deliciously ...
(2 ratings)

Feta-kalamata Olive Spread

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By Kathy W
This is a great sandwich spread for wraps, subs or even on crackers for appetizers.
Dorito-Coated Chicken

Dorito-coated Chicken Strips

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By Ellen Gwaltney Bales
We all love Doritos. We use potato chip crumbs, pretzel crumbs, corn flakes, cracker crumbs, ...
(1 rating)
Best Easy Champagne Cupcakes

Best Easy Champagne Cupcakes

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By Jane Kaylie
These Champagne Cupcakes are super moist and full of champagne flavor! They are the Best ...

~ Cucumber / Tomato Salad ~

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By Cassie *
One of my favorite salads, that I grew up on. Always look forward to home ...
(1 rating)

Parmesan Cauliflower Bites

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By Barbara Lentz
We love these especially with blue cheese or ranch dressing. Yum

Beer Bbq Glazed Meatballs

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By Barbara Lentz
These are always gobbled right up when I serve them at parties and holidays.

Asiago Dip

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By A C
I get more requests for this appetizer than any other. The recipe was given to ...

California Roll

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By Daily Inspiration S
A great way to make and serve California rolls. **Use a recipe of your choice to ...
(1 rating)

Swedish Meatballs With Sauce

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By Lois Adams
My family love these. They are very good and less calories than other kind of ...

Roasted Corn Salad

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By Lynn Socko
This is a deliciously fresh salad that can be prepared on the grill or in ...
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