Appetizers

Appetizers and snacks for parties, midnight snacks, game-day events, and more.

  • Slow Cooker Cranberry Meatballs

    Total Time: 1 hour 50 minutes

    These slow cooker cranberry meatballs are a festive and flavorful appetizer that work beautifully for holiday gatherings, potlucks, and game days. The meatballs are baked first to keep them tender and lightly browned, then finished in a tangy cranberry and chili sauce that adds just the right balance of sweet and savory. Once they’re in…

  • Slow Cooker Barbecue Meatballs

    Total Time: 3 hours 40 minutes

    These slow cooked meatballs feature a tangy homemade barbecue sauce. The homemade meatballs are baked, but frozen meatballs can be substituted.

  • Jalapeño Poppers With Cheese and Bacon Filling

    Total Time: 1 hour 2 minutes

    These jalapeno poppers are filled with a combination of cream cheese, cheddar cheese, and optional bacon. Bacon takes them over the top, but leave it out if you like.

  • Creamy Clam Dip

    Total Time: 15 minutes

    Canned minced clams team up with cream cheese to make this savory creamy clam dip. Serve the dip with crackers or chips.

  • Cornbread Croutons

    Total Time: 23 minutes

    Add a tasty, crunchy twist to your salads or soup with our cornbread croutons. Elevate your dishes with these easy-prep, golden brown, crispy delights!

  • Easy Clam Dip with Cream Cheese

    Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

    This clam dip with cream cheese is super easy to fix, and it makes a great dip to serve with crackers, vegetables, or chips.

  • Chili Crisp Sauce for Dumplings

    Total Time: 5 minutes

    Chili crisp dipping sauce is a bold and spicy flavor explosion—the perfect dip for dumplings, gyoza, egg rolls, and potstickers!

  • Fried BBQ Chicken Wonton Appetizer

    These crispy little wonton bites have a delicious surprise inside—perfectly seasoned chicken with barbecue sauce!

  • Bite-Sized Chicken Salad Puffs

    Total Time: 33 minutes

    Use Gruyere or milder havarti cheese in these delicious little choux puffs. The puffs are baked and then split and filled with a delicious chicken salad mixture.

  • Buffalo Mayonnaise

    Total Time: 10 minutes

    This buffalo mayonnaise makes a fabulous spread for chicken sandwiches, or serve it as a dip for wings or fried tenders.

  • Roasted Bone Marrow

    Total Time: 30 minutes

    Roasting brings out the marrow’s natural umami, and it’s perfect spread on crostini or toasted baguette slices.

  • Chili Cheese and Sausage Dip

    Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

    When you need an impressive dip for the office or party but don’t have much time, this chili, cheese, and sausage dip is the perfect solution.

  • Basic Sausage Balls

    Total Time: 30 minutes

    When you need a quick and simple appetizer, sausage balls are always a hit. You only need 3 ingredients and an oven!

  • Basic Gougères (Choux Pastry Puffs)

    Total Time: 35 minutes

    Gougères are amazing little puffs of egg and cheese batter, and they are much easier to make than you might think.

  • Basic Corn Fritters

    Total Time: 25 minutes

    These deep-fried fritters are always a hit! Serve them with golden syrup, maple syrup, or warm preserves.

  • Air Fryer Korean Chicken Wings

    Total Time: 32 minutes

    These Korean chicken wings are super easy to fix and cook in the air fryer.