How elegant or simple do you want this to be?
Simple
Salami and cream cheese
Take about 3 salami slices and top with cream cheese and stack then cut in quarters and stick toothpicks in them make as many as you like.
Make sweet and sour meatballs
Warm the meatballs up in a crock pot and top with your favorite sweet and sour sauce Have toothpicks available for eating.
Fruit platter with a vanilla yogurt/lime and honey dip
Onion rings with a spicy dip
Potato skins topped with cheddar cheese bacon and green onion
sour cream on the side
Fancy
Shrimp Cocktails-always simple and elegant
Assorted cheese, cracker and fruit tray
Ceasar salad bites
Pecan crusted chicken tenders with a honey mustard dipping sauce
Let me know if you like any of these.Can you pleeeese give me some easy but good appetizer recipes?
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Wrap scalops in bacon stuff a tooth pick through to hold in place ,bake till done,, 20 minutes or so. serve with a honey mustard dipping sauce, or no sauce.
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They have too much to list for all occasions.
BACON WRAPPED SHRIMP: cut bacon in 1/2 wrap around shrimp secure with a tooth pick and fry
STUFFED MUSHROOMS: jumbo caps,take out stems,chop,add to wild rice stove top stuffing mix prepared as directed(add mushroom stems to water before boiling)fill caps with mixture and place filling side down on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper,bake at 350 for 20 min,serve hot
Variation:chopped seafood like shrimp/crab add asiago/mozz cheese(not to much) with chopped stems (cook stems in butter first) fill caps, put in glass bake ware with melted butter on bottom,bake till cheese is melted and bubbly,serve hot
ALL MY GUESTS LOVE THIS:
COCKTAIL BREAD (TINY BREAD LOAVES)
SMALL JAR OF GREEN STUFFED OLIVES DRAINED AND FINELY CHOPPED (FOOD PROCESSOR)
8 OUNCES CREAM CHEESE ROOM TEMPERATURE
MIX CHOPPED OLIVES AND CREAM CHEESE TOGETHER. TOP A SLICE OF COCKTAIL BREAD AND GARNISH AS DESIRED. ADJUST THE AMOUNT OF OLIVES USED TO YOUR OWN TASTE. I NEVER MEASURE-JUST DO IT BY TASTE.
HAPPY PARTY!
Ham Roll Ups
2 packages sliced ham
1 package cream cheese
1 jar dill pickle spears
Spread cream cheese on ham, place pickle spear in middle, roll up and cut into about 2 inch pieces. Real easy.
Variations - mix cream cheese with any powdered dip mix and spread in tortillas
mix deviled ham, mayo and shredded cheddar cheese and spread in tortillas
You can use whatever you like, but this is a real easy appetizer.
Another good one:
Beer Weinies
2 packs of hot dogs, cut into about 2 inch pieces
1 can of beer
1 bottle of barbeque sauce
place everything in a crock pot and heat till hot - add a little water if the sauce is too thick. Serve with crackers and sliced cheeses.
or you can try
Southwestern Dip
2 cans whole kernel corn, drained
2 cans black beans, drained and rinsed
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
chopped green onions to taste
1 can rotel, drained
olive oil
vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
Mix all ingredients with just enough olive oil and vinegar to barely coat. Serve with corn chips.
And for something sweet:
Easy Peanut Butter Cookies
2 eggs
2 cups crunchy peanut butter
2 cups sugar
Mix ingredients, place by spoonfuls on cookie sheet, bake at 350 for about 8 minutes. Really easy, really good.
Hope these help! Have fun!
This is a very simple but good one is to take wieners and cut them into bite size pieces. Pour some barbecue sauce into a dish and add the wieners. Heat the wieners and sauce in a covered microwave dish for a couple of minutes. Just before you bring out the dish from the kitchen, sprinkle sesame seeds over the wieners and stick toothpicks into the wieners. THIS IS SERVED HOT
If it is a special occasion-- Take a large piece of thick Styrofoam, draw or trace an outline onto the Styrofoam. Example--heart shape, Christmas tree, pumpkin, baby bottle, etc. For valentine day I traced the outline of a heart onto the Styrofoam. Next, I used colored toothpicks, and stook small pieces of cheese, meat, pickles, olives, hot peppers, onions, or whatever else you like onto the toothpicks. Fill in the outline with the toothpicks after you have placed the food on them. Place this in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve. This make a very color-fold dish and it is quick and easy. THIS IS SERVED COLD
Check out www.pamperedchef.com They have all sorts of recipes.
There's always pepper jelly over cream cheese with Riz or Wheat Thin crackers. I've never seen that turned down!
There's also mixing a packet of taco seasoning mix w/ 16 oz. sour cream; let sitin fridge overnight, and serve w/ Fritos Scoops.
Here's a couple others that are easy.
Apple Dip
1陆 (8 oz.) blocks light cream cheese
1/4 cup plus about 2 Tbsp. sugar
1/3 cup plus about 2 Tbsp. light brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1 bag toffee chips (Heath)
Mix and serve with gala apple slices, ginger snaps, Nilla wafers or graham crackers.
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Chicken Puffs
1 cup chicken broth
陆 cup margarine
2 tsp. Worcestershire
1 cup flour
1 Tbsp chopped parsley
1陆 tsp. salt
陆 tsp. paprika
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
4 eggs
1 (5 oz) can boned chicken
Combine chicken broth, margarine and Worcestershire in saucepan. Heat to boiling. Combine flour, parsley, salt, paprika and Cayenne. Add dry ingredients to boiling broth all at once. Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture leaves the said of the pan and forms a ball. Remove from heat and cool slightly. Add eggs one at a time. Beat well after each addition. Stir in drained chicken. Drop my teaspoonfulls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 400掳 for 15 to 18 minutes. Remove from pan at once.
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Olive Garden Spinach Artichoke Dip
3 Fresh artichokes
1 1/2 Lemon, juice squeezed
1 1/2 tsp Salt
OR
1 1/2 can(s) Artichokes (drained and sliced)
1 1/2 lb(s) Cream cheese
12 oz Mascarpone cheese
3 Tbsp All purpose flour, sifted
12 oz Grated parmesan
3/8 tsp Fresh Thyme leaves
3/8 tsp Crushed red pepper
3/16 tsp Ground black pepper
1 1/2 Tbsp Fresh Italian parsley, chopped
1 1/2 Garlic clove, minced
1 1/2 oz Green onions, chopped
3/8 tsp Salt
6 oz Fresh spinach, chopped
Preparation with Fresh Artichoke
- Boil artichokes in 3 quarts water with 1 tsp salt and lemon juice.
- Let artichoke cool down. Clean, peel and slice artichoke.
- Follow Dip Preparation below using fresh artichokes.
Dip Preparation
- In a large bowl, mix all ingredients.
- Spray a 14'; non stick baking pan with Pam; fill pan with mixture.
- Bake at 325潞F for about 25 minutes or until internal temperature in the center reaches 165潞F.
- Serve hot with toasted Italian bread.
- Sprinkle top with parmesan cheese.
Serves 6
--Olive Garden website
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Corn %26amp; Black Bean Dip
2 cans black beans, drained and rinse
1 can white (shoepeg) corn, drained
Half cucumber, cut in tiny pieces
2 tomatoes, cubed
1 small purple onion, diced
1/3 cup fresh chopped cilantro
1 戮 cups Ken鈥檚 Steakhouse Italian Dressing
Mix ingredients in large bowl. Pour in Italian dressing and mix well. Marinate in refrigerator overnight or at least for a few hours. Drain; Serve with Tostitos scoops.
Salt is the best ever natural appetizer. Taste some before your meals and you get an appetite. Simple salad like cucumbers, tomatoes, onions and raddishes are also good appetizers. And that is medically proven too.
Impressive???? Brie with apples wrapped in puff pastry......it sounds complicated but it is easy and sooooo good.
1 good sized apple cut into thin slices
2 tablespoons of brown sugar
1 tea cinnamon
(you can add some chopped pecans too)
toss these ingredients together in a bowl
Thaw a sheet of Peperidge Farm Puff Pastry
Roll out a bit to wrap around a wheel of Brie (I get the 8'; I believe it is from Costco)
Set the wheel of Brie on the puff pastry and top with the apple mixture. You can do the apple mixture first, add the Brie and then bring all the puff pastry up around it and flip it over to bake. You can even cut some pastry off prior to wrapping the Brie and make a decoration on top. I like to do it Brie first and then you bring 2 of the sides up and twist (you will pinch it together too) and then the other two and pinch it into the other 2. It ends up looking like 4 little leaves on the top of a package. Pinch the corners down the side as well so the juice does not run out.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Remove from oven and let set 20-25 minutes before serving.
It sounds hard but it is so easy and so good I am telling you. Everyone loves this!
Another easy, easy, Easy!!!
1 carton of cottage cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
1 package taco seasoning
copped scallions
Mix this all together and put in a pie dish or something cute. The dish you put it in can make the simplest recipe look impressive! Top with cheese, olives if you want, you could add more scallions to the top.....be creative. Serve with corn chips and veggies.
Good luck!
Buy some Little Smokies, put in crock pot with BBQ sauce, and cook on low. A great toothpick appetizer!!
You will need :
Groung beef seasoned(taco flavor)
sour cream/cream cheese
lettuce
tomatoe
black, green or both olives
salsa
Layer it up on platter, serve with dipping nachos or fritos. Make it look presentable. Don't just throw it all together.
OR,
Get small tortilla shells(round) spread cream cheese and salsa on it, roll them up. sounds plain but, they are good.
Cucumber salad sandwhiches
Spread recipe--
2 boxes of cream cheese softened
one large 2 small cucumbers peeled and chopped small
1 cup sour cream
fresh dill 1/4th or 1/3 cup chopped
mix together
garnish
one small cucumber peeled sliced very thin
fresh dill
then take sliced baggette bread ( you can get it at wal mart deli pre sliced or do it yourself). then garnish with a slice of cucumber and fresh dill arrange on a platter.
Cut up a wiener into nice slices and place on Ritz crackers. You can use a topping, like Cheez Whiz, to make them even more impressive.
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