Fabulous Appetizer Receipe

You could always put together an anti-pasta platter. This is very easy to put together and can even be done ahead of time and then wrapped and in the fridge until you're ready to go.

These are a staple for any family get together for us. You can put together the following: (adding and omitting as you see fit)

olives
pickled mushrooms
cheeses (provolone, mozzarella, brie, etc.)
dried salami
prosciutto

Have fun this weekend.

This is a easy and quick standby from Paula Deen! Soo Yummmy!

Baked Cheese Dip
1c. mayo
1c. shredded colby/jack cheese
1c. diced onion
couple of dashes of worcestershire sauce
dash of hotsauce

bake at 325 for 30 min..
Serve w/ scoop tortilla's or pita chips..
usually none left when i serve this!

Easily doubled! Don't overbake..the cheese and mayo can tend to breakdown and get oily.
Also can use Swiss in place of the Colby/Jack

Here's one of my favorites. It is yummy and it's pretty healthy too. It's crab salad served in wonton cups. You can make the crab salad and wonton cups at home, but I wouldn't put the salad into the cups until you got there as the cups would end up soggy. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ellie-krieger/crab-sal... HTH.

I dont know how much room I'm allowed here, but I'll post some non-dip recipes for you! If I had to pick a fav it would be the onion tarlets or the mexican egg rolls--but the mexican egg rolls require frying which is a pain. They are all good though and get rave reviews!

BACON APPETIZER CRESCENTS

1 (8OZ) PKG CREAM CHEESE, SOFTENED
8 SLICES BACON, COOKED CRISPY AND CRUMBLED
1/3 CUP GRATED PARMESAN CHEESE
¼ CUP FINELY CHOPPED ONION
2 TBSP. FRESH CHOPPED PARSLEY
1 TBSP. MILK
2 CANS (8 OZ. EACH) REFRIGERATED CRESCENT DINNER ROLLS
1 EGG, LIGHTLY BEATEN
1 TSP. COLD WATER
POPPY SEEDS

HEAT OVEN TO 375 DEGREES. BEAT CREAM CHEESE, ONION, BACON, PARMESAN CHEESE, PARSLEY, AND MILK IN A SMALL BOWL AT MEDIUM SPEED WITH ELECTRIC MIXER UNTIL WELL BLENDED. SEPARATE DOUGH INTO EIGHT RECTANGLE; FIRMLY PRESS PERFORATIONS TOGETHER TO SEAL. SPREAD EACH RECTANGLE WITH 2 ROUNDED MEASURING TABLESPOONFULS OF CREAM CHEESE MIXTURE. CUT EACH RECTANGLE IN HALF DIAGONALLY; REPEAT WITH OPPOSITE CORNERS. CUT IN HALF CROSSWISE TO FORM 8 TRIANGLES. ROLL UP TRIANGLES STARTING AT SHORT ENDS. PLACE ON COOKIE SHEET, BRUSH WITH COMBINED EGG AND WATER. SPRINKLE WITH POPPY SEEDS IF DESIRED. BALE 12 TO 15 MINUTES UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN. MAKES 4 DOZEN.
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CHINESE SNACKS

2 PACKAGES PILSBURY CRESCENT ROLLS
1 LB. GROUND BEEF
1 CAN BEAN SPROUTS
1 CAN SLICED WATER CHESTNUTS
1 PACKAGE LIPTON BEEFY ONION SOUP MIX

1. BROWN GOUND BEEF AND DRAIN COMPLETELY.
2. DICE WATER CHESTNUTS
3. MIX ALL INGREDIENTS TOGETHER AND LET COOL (ONLY USING APPROX. ¾ CAN OF BEAN SPROUTS).
4. UNROLL CRESCENT ROLL DOUGH. CUT EACH TRIANGLE IN HALF.
5. WHEN INGREDIENTS ARE COOLED, PLACE A TEASPOON IN THE MIDDLE OF EACH TRIANGLE AND FOLD UP LIKE A DIAPER.
6. BAKE UNTIL BROWN, USING THE TEMP. AND TIME SUGGESTED ON THE CRESCENT ROLL CAN.
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GOLDEN ONION BACON TARTLETTS

1½ tbsp. Butter
2 cups thinly sliced sweet onions
¼ tsp. Salt
¾ cup shredded gruyere or swiss cheese
¼ cup heavy or whipping cream
¼ tsp. Minced fresh rosemary or 1/8 tsp. dried
¼ tsp. ground pepper
4 slices pancetta (or bacon) finely chopped
24 mini phyllo pastry shells
fresh rosemary sprigs, for garnish

Heat oven to 350. Melt butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Add onions and cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned and tender. Sprinkle with salt and cook 3 to 5 minutes more, until tender and deep golden brown. Remove from heat, stir in cheese, cream, rosemary, and pepper. Meanwhile, cook bacon in medium skillet over medium heat, 2 to 3 minutes until crisp. Drain on paper towels. Arrange phyllo shells on cookie sheet. Divide onion mixture into shells. Sprinkle tops evenly with bacon. Bake 9-11 minutes, until golden brown. Garnish with rosemary, if desired. Serve immediately. Makes 24 tartlets.
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Mexican Egg Rolls

1 lb. chorizo sausage (spicy italian sausage works well)
1 clove garlic
1 large can refried beans
1 pkg. shredded mexican cheddar cheese
1 medium onion
40 wonton wrappers
cayenne pepper

Brown sausage in large skillet. Right before sausage is done, add chopped onion and garlic. Drain in colander.

Put sausage mixture, refried beans, and cheese in a large bowl. Add cayenne pepper to taste.

Wrap about 1 tsp. of mixture in each wonton wrapper.

Fry in about 1 inch of oil until crispy.

**Refried beans mix better if you microwave them for a minute or so before mixing.

**I serve them with Fiesta Ranch dip (powdered pkg dip mix with the Hidden Valley Ranch stuff in the salad dressing aisle)--prepared per package directions.
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MEXICAN TORTILLA PINWHEELS

2 (8 OZ.) BLOCKS OF CREAM CHEESE
1 CUP CHEDDAR CHEESE
1 (4 OZ.) CAN OF GREEN CHILES
1 CUP SALSA
4 GREEN ONIONS, CHOPPED
FLOUR TORTILLAS

MIX ALL INGREDIENTS WELL IN ELECTRIC MIXER. SPREAD ON LARGE FLOUR TORTILLAS UNTIL ALL MIXTURE IS USED. REFRIGERATE UNTIL FIRM. SLICE INTO 1 INCH SLICES. SERVE WITH SALSA
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Mystery Rolls
2 sticks butter
4 to 6 ounces crumbled blue cheese
2 cans flaky biscuits
Combine butter and cheese on baking pan. Place into 350 oven for a couple of minutes, or until butter is melted. Remove from oven and stir. Cut biscuits into fourths, then toss in butter mixture. Bake on same pan (or different, if you prefer) for 8 to 12 minutes, or until golden. Eat warm.
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Tomato Bacon Cups

1 small tomato, finely chopped
½ cup mayonnaise
½ cup real bacon bits
½ cup shredded swiss cheese
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 tube (12 ounces) refrigerated buttermilk biscuits, separated into 10 biscuits

In a small bowl, combine the tomato, mayonnaise, bacon, cheese, onion, and basil; set aside. Split each biscuit into three layers; press each into an ungreased miniature muffin cup. Spoon tomato mixture into cups. Bake at 450 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm. Yields 2 ½ dozen.

K. ~

Check out www.allrecipes.com for lots of easy and different recipes to choose from. If you don't want the same old chips and dip, try some marinated then grilled meat or chicken kabobs threaded on skewers. Another favorite of mine is stuffed mushrooms; easy to prepare ahead of time, then pop in the oven when you get there. If you have kids at the event, have some cubed cheese and grapes/apple pieces on toothpicks (or use cut straws if the kids are too young for toothpicks). When evaluating a recipe to try, make sure it's appropriate for your level of cooking expertise, it will appeal to the majority of the crowd, and will travel to your event well. Have fun!

C.

Hi K.! I love to make what I call a Veggie Pizza. All 3 of my boys, my husband and many others love it. (It's not just a girl thing.) It's cresent rolls spread out to cover a cookie sheet. Bake it as it says. While it's cooking, I mix garden vegatable and onion & Chives cream cheese together in a bowl along with 1-2 tblsp of mayo which helps make it easier to spread. Spread it thick over the cooked cresent rolls. Then I cut up tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots and green peppers and cover the top of the cream cheese. Cut into small squares. Of course you can use what ever veggies you like. The flavor of the cream chesse makes a difference in the taste. Sausage Balls are easy to make too. A box of Jiffy Baking Mix, a little milk, a pound of sausage and 2 cups of cheddar cheese. Brown the sausage like hamburger and drain, mix 2 cups of Jiffy mix and 2/3 cup of milk to make like a sticky dough. Add the cheese (we love lots) and the drained sausage and mix with the dough. It will be sticking out everywhere. Then spoon them (whatever size you want) on to the cookie sheet and bake by the Jiffy mix directions. Our kids love these for breakfast too.

Good Luck!

Take Care,
N. :) SAHM homeschooling 3 boys 13, 8 & 2 yrs old and married to my Mr. Wonderful 15 yrs next month. I love to help other moms, who want to become SAHMs, reach that goal!

I made a Crockpot Meatball Recipe recenlty that was really a hit! It was so easy too!

1 package (about a pound) frozen coctail size turkey or beef meatballs - I used italian style
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 jar (12 ounces) chili sauce
1 jar (12 ounces) grape jelly
PLace meatballs, syrup, chili sauce and jelly in crock pot slow cooker. Stir to combine. Cover and cook on low 3 - 4 hours or 2 - 3 hours on high. Serve Warm.

Have fun!

This recipe is great. I usually double it because it goes so fast.

BUFFALO CHICKEN DIP

2 [10 ounce] cans chunk chicken, drained
2 [8 ounce]packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup Ranch dressing
3/4 cup red hot sauce
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Heat chicken and red hot until heated through. Stir in cream cheese and Ranch dressing. Cook, stirring until well blended and warm. Mix in half the cheddar cheese and transfer mixture to a slow cooker.Sprinkle of the remaining cheese over top, cover, and cook on low setting until hot and bubbly.
Serve with Ritz crackers

Hey K.! If you're a redskins fan... in our house we make Redskin Dip, it's great. Spread cream cheese in the bottom of a square pan (i use glass pyrex so you can see what's in it), then cover it with a mixture of refried beans and salsa, do a layer of corn, a layer of tomatoes, and then cheese. it is redskin colors, and veeeerrrrryyyyy good! it is good cold or hot- i just microwave it for like, 5 or 6 min.

Here's a few of our favorites.....

Dilly of a Dip
 
This dip, highlighted with the fresh flavor of dill weed, is excellent served with crisp raw vegetables, pretzels, chips or crackers. It is also delicious served on hot baked potatoes.
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon McCormick® Dill Weed
1/8 teaspoon McCormick® Onion Powder
1 teaspoon McCormick® Gourmet Collection® Bon Appetit
 
1. Mix all ingredients in medium bowl
2. Refrigerate at least 1 hour to blend flavors.
 

 
Bean Dip
 
1 can bean dip
½ package taco seasoning
½ cup sour cream
8 oz. cream cheese
6-8 Green onions sliced (tops and bottoms)
Tabasco to taste
Shredded Jack Cheese
 
Mix all ingredients together and place in an oven safe serving dish. Top with Shredded Jack cheese. Bake at 350 for 20 min.

Artichoke Dip
1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
1 cup mayonaise
½ cup chopped onion
1 - 14 oz. can artichokes (in water) drained and cut
Italian bread crumbs
 
Mix first five ingredients in a bowl.   Spread in a flat casserole or 9" pie plate.  Sprinkle top with Italian bread crumbs.  Bake @ 350 for 30 minutes. Serve with crackers.

Peanut Butter Dip - Servings 2⅔ cups
1 (8oz) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup milk

In a mixing bowl, combine ingredients; mix well. Serve with Apple wedges. Store in refrigerator.

I just made a lick the bowl dip the other day- pack of cream cheese, tub of sour cream and a few tbls of mayo- a hand full of sundried tomatoes, a pack of Knoors Leek soup mix, a couple of slices of swiss cheese, and a pack of baby Portobello's and a few cloves of garlic(these I roasted for about 20 mins first w/olive oil,salt & pepper). threw them all in the processor and blended it right up. Came out a pretty orangy color and OMG delish. I put it all in the freezer for a baby shower on sunday, but planned to serve it warm w/crusty french bread or fancy crackers.

Crab Dip

one can of Phillips crab meat (from Costco)or 1 lb of crab meat
2 8 oz packages of cream cheese softened
1 small onion chopped
4 big table spoons of mayo
a squirt of lemon juice (1/2 teaspoon)
a squirt of worcestershire sauce
3 dashes of garlic salt
1 package of shredded sharp mixed cheese: 1 and half cup in the mix the rest on top of mixture when you get into the pie dish

Preheat oven to 350
Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl.
Put mixture in deep pie dish
cover with remaining cheese
Bake for 30 minutes

Serve with slices of french bread or club crackers.

GO REDSKINS!!!!!!

Salmon Ball

1 large can of salmon, 1 teaspoon of horse radish, 4 oz cream cheese (stick), walnuts, parsley. Mix salmon, horse radish, and cream cheese together and form into a oval. Top with parsley and then walnuts. You can skip the walnuts if anyone might have nut allergies. Chill in fridge for an hour. Serve with crackers. Delicious!!!

Here's something different:

Raspberry Cheese Spread

1 cup mayonnaise
1 1/2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
2-3 green onions, chopped
1/3 cup chopped pecans
1 small jar raspberry preserves

Combine all ingredients except the raspberry preserves and spread in a pie plate. Place in the refrigerator overnight. Spread raspberry preserves over the top just before serving. Serve with crackers.

It sounds like a strange combination of ingredients, but it is SO good and SO addicting!

This one is yummy and easy but time consuming. Called bbq burger bundles. You will need mini muffin pans. I use ground turkey but you can use ground beef. Brown the meat with some chopped onions and add in chili powder, bbq sauce, and shredded chedder cheese and mix together. Take a package of grands bisquits and tear each into thirds. roll each out into a round and put a teaspoon of filling into each. then fold into a bundle and place fold sides down into a mini-muffin pan. Bake at 375 until golden brown. Guys love these. Sorry but I don't really measure much, but you get the idea.

BAKED BRIE...buy a wheel of brie, some raspberry preserves, puff pastry sheet (in the frozen pie section of grocery)

Open one pastry sheet - let it defrost for about 15 min...place on a cookie sheet. Open brie and trim off top layer...place brie in middle of pastry sheet, pour raspberry preserves over top of brie...Take opposite corners of pastry sheet and bring them together and pinch the seams shut - you should have 4 seams. where all of the 4 corners come together, just pinch and twist.

Bake in oven for about 20+ minutes at 350 - or until the pastry shell is lite brown. Take out - let it cool about 10 minutes. Place on a platter and serve with either cut up baguette or water crackers...

it is soooooo easy! and sooooo tasty....you will be the belle of the party, i promise.

Cut dates in half. Stuff with goat cheese. Wrap with Prosciutto.

Everyone loves them!

This isn't really a recipe, but I go to the store and buy frozen taquitos. They make great party food.

Super easy chili cheese dip that goes fast!
in a large pan spread 2 8 oz pkgs cream cheese. Layer a large hormel choli with beans and top with shredded chedder cheese. Heat until cheese is melted. Serve w/ tortilla chips.

Cook up some Lil' Smokies and wrap them individually in biscuit dough, then bake for some yummy piglets in a blanket.

Deviled eggs are always a hit.

Did you mean no spinach dip too? Because I've got a great spinach dip recipe that gets eaten with sourdough bread. It's not really for chips. It's always a hit in my family, no one ever says no to mom's spinach dip, even my DH and he hates spinach. Message me if you want the recipe.

I also have a great pesto recipe that you can dip chips and bread into. Again, let me know if you're interested.

Try baking up some buffalo wings. They sell pre-seasoned ones at the grocery store in the freezer aisle.

Have Fun!

Here is our favorite spread:

Take a block of cream cheese, cover it with a can of lump crab meat, then cover that with a jar of cocktail sauce. Serve with crackers.

Hi there,
I have a ton of great appetizer recipes, so feel free to ask me for more, but since you said "easy", I'm going with my easiest one that everyone always LOVES. I use a George Foreman grill for this so I hope you have one...but you could probably bake them in the oven, too.

Bacon-wrapped asparagus!
Cut about 2 inches off the end of a bunch of asparagus which has been washed. Then take a piece of asparagus and wrap one long piece of bacon around it. Stretch the bacon a tiny bit as you wrap it so that it will stay taut and overlap it a little. Tuck the top end in if you can, but if you can't, it will still work.

Then put the wrapped asparagus on the george foreman grill and grill until the bacon is browned and slightly crispy. If the asparagus is thick, you might want to steam it a bit in the microwave first before you grill it so that it will cook all the way.

You can either serve the bacon-wrapped spears as is, or cut them into bite-sized pieces. This is dead simple and always gobbled up. So yummy! Looks impressive too! And really, who doesn't love bacon? :-)

Once you make this, you'll never be allowed to bring anything else again!

Cheese Bread

1 lb. large sourdough round, unsliced
8 oz. cheddar cheese
8 oz jack cheese
1/2 cup butter/margarine
1/2 cup green onions, chopped
2-3 tsp. poppy seeds (if desired)

Slice the sourdough bread in approx. 1-inch slices, but not all the way through the bread. Turn the bread and do the same going the other way. Cut 1/2" slices of cheese lengthwise, and stuff the slices in the crevices formed by the cuts in the bread. Alternate white and yellow cheese, and use smaller pieces to fill in holes.

Melt the butter in a saucepan and add green onions and poppy seeds to it. Drizzle over the top of the bread. Wrap bread in foil and place on a baking sheet. Bake in a 350-degree oven for 15 minutes; uncover, bake another 10 minutes until cheese is melted. Serve hot (but it's still good cold!). Everyone can then just pull off chunks of buttery, cheesy bread and enjoy!

It's a great recipe for parties because you can make it up ahead of time (including drizzling the butter), and just bake it at your host's house.

Have fun!

I will give you a recipe for Artichoke Dip...at first I said eww artichokes because I didn't eat them. Well now I love it...yummy! Everytime I take it somewhere there is NOTHING there...for younger and older generation all love it.

If its 10 or more people I would use the following and double it.

1/2 can artichoke hearts (not marinaded - regular)
1 cup parm cheese
1 cup mayo
1 cup sour cream

Place all of this in a blender and blend well...no chunks...when finished place in a sauce pan and bring to a light boil and keep stirring. If you are taking this somewhere when you are done bringing to a boil place into a crock pot since you have to serve warm. Serve w/chunks of bread...thick so it absorbs the liquid. I get two kinds of bread light and dark (bread bowls sometimes) and break them up into pieces. And since its getting cold its nice to take this dip to a football party :) If you have any questions just email me ____@____.com

my mom gave me a recipe a little while back its so simple i can make it easily with my one year old around!! its called pizza dip

you will need
1 package of chive and onion cream cheese
20-30 slices of turkey pepperoni ( or regular turkey is just 97%fat free)
2-3 cups spag sauce
mozzarella cheese

preheat oven to 350
*cut turkey pep into small pieces heat in microwave with papertowel to get out extra grease... set aside
*in an 8x8 greased pan spread cream cheese into bottom of pan
*in a pot put spag sauce, pepperoni, and a handful of mozz cheese and heat on the stove til bubbling.
pour contents of pot into greased pan that already has the cream cheese in the bottom.
*cover with mozz. cheese and bake for 20 minutes.
*serve warm with some sort of chips( we used either baked tositios scoops or bagel chips) its really simple i just give super detailed directions!!!

this is easy and a yummy tail-gaiter favorite.......you will need a crock pot, large package of velveta cheese, salsa and if you like meat; ground beef,pork,or deer will do...cut the velveta into cubes, and put into crock pot, pour in what ever salsa you like, and add cooked meat of your choice.... plug in,turn to high, when melted, turn to low.....serve with tortilla chips..

Easy, easy, easy, and DELICIOUS!!

Mini Caprese Bites

toothpicks
cherry tomatoes
mozzarella cheese
mint leaves
olive oil
salt & pepper

On each toothpick put one cherry tomato, one tiny mint leaf, and one chunk of mozzarella cheese. (you can halve the tomato if you'd like)
Lay all these out on tray, sprinkle with olive oil, salt, and pepper to taste.
Everyone just grabs and bites- it's so easy and so tasty!

I have great success with this one...

(I apologize for not knowing exact amounts or cooking time)

Jalapeno Poppers
10 -15 fresh jalapenos
1 package cream cheese
1 package bacon
toothpicks

Cut the jalapenos in half lengthwise and use a spoon to scrape out the seeds. You might want to use gloves to do this as some people are sensitive to the pepper oils. And what ever you do don't wipe your eyes while doing this!

Fill each jalapeno half with a bit of the cream cheese.

Cut the bacon in half lengthwise. Wrap the bacon around the cream cheese filled jalapeno half and secure with a toothpick.

Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake the poppers until the bacon is done. I usually let know it is done nicely when the cream cheese starts to get lightly browned on the top.

These are best served warm.