What are some great and easy appetizers to make for parties?

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Thank you!

Answer 1

Bacon Rollups

1 can whole water chestnuts
1 pound bacon
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup chili sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar

Cut each bacon strip into thirds, wrap chestnut and secure with toothpick. Mix mayonnaise, chili sauce and brown sugar and pour over bacon rollups. Bake at 350F for 45 minutes. Serves 6.
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BLUE CHEESE WITH CAPERS AND RED ONION

8 oz blue cheese, crumbled
1/4 cup olive oil
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 Tbsp red wine or sherry vinegar
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp dry mustard powder (can sub Dijon)
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
½ cup red onion, chopped fine
1 Tbsp capers, rinsed

Crumble blue cheese onto a serving plate. Mix together the olive oil, lemon juice, wine vinegar, garlic, mustard, and black pepper. Drizzle over the cheese. Sprinkle red onion and capers over the top. Serve right away, or chill up to a full day before serving.

Serve with sturdy crackers or toasted baguette slicess. Great for buffet.

This is also good sprinkled over mixed salad greens as a the dressing. Toss well.
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Creamy Shrimp & Dill Puffs

1/3 cup whipped cream cheese
1/2 tsp Dill Weed, divided
1/4 tsp Ground Ginger
1 Tbsp. chopped green onions
1 can (8 oz) refrigerated crescent rolls
3/4 cup chopped precooked shrimp

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Mix cream cheese, 1/4 teaspoon dill, and ginger in a small bowl. Stir in green onions. Set aside.
2. Unroll crescent dough; separate into 8 triangles. Cut each triangle in half to make 16 triangles. Stretch dough slightly and place crescent triangles into standard-size muffin pans so that the bottom of the muffin cup is covered and crescent corners are lying outside the cup.
3. Divide shrimp evenly into cups (about 1 heaping teaspoon per cup). Top each cup with 1/2 teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture. Loosely fold dough corners into center; pinch corners together and twist to seal tightly. Lightly sprinkle tops with remaining 1/4 teaspoon dill. Bake, uncovered, 15-17 minutes or until crisp and golden-brown.
Make-Ahead Tip: We recommend baking the day of serving, but if you prefer to make ahead, cover well and freeze unbaked puffs up to 1 week. Bake as directed above (do not thaw before baking).

--McCormick Spices
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Teriyaki Chicken Wings with Honey Glaze

8 Tbsp. butter
½ cup honey
1 cup chili sauce
6 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 Tbsp. Dijon style mustard
4 pounds chicken wing sections
3 Tbsp. teriyaki sauce
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
garlic powder to taste

Preheat oven to 400ºF. Grease a greased 13 x 9 x 2” baking dish; set aside. In small saucepan melt butter and add the honey, chili sauce, lemon juice and mustard. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes; remove from heat and set aside. Discard tips of chicken wings and halve at the main joint. Place wings in prepared pan and drizzle with teriyaki or soy sauce, toss wings to coat well. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Pour glaze over them and bake an additional 20 minutes, basting wings 2 or 3 times and turning wings once. For crispier wings, place under the broiler for 2 minutes, just before serving. Makes about 24 appetizers.

Answer 2

I have this great dip I make and when i take it somewhere, everyone loves it. You can use it with tostitos chips or Ritz crackers, either way the dip makes it taste the best. It's easy and so fast. (2) 8 ounces of cream cheese (1) Jar of mild or hot salsa (2) cups of shredded cheese (1) tomato cut up into small pieces (small enough to put in your mouth. This will serve at least 12 ppl...if you want to make allot just double up the amount of each ingredient. you won't be sorry! You mix the cream cheese and the salsa together in a mixing bowl. Once you mix it all together you can put it in either a square dip pan or a bowl. You spread out the shredded cheese & tomato on top of the dip to make it look pretty. It is so good I make it for every party and for friends. Because the cream cheese is already cold you don't have to chill or warm anything. It's done in about 10 minutes.

Answer 3

Pepperoni Dip

3- 8 oz of softened cream cheese
1 Jar of pizza sauce
4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 pkg sliced pepperoni

Layer in a 13x9 pas as listed from top to bottom.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes until golden brown.

Serve with tortilla chips or wheat thins

Answer 4

Baked brie! Serve with crostini (slices of a thin baguette that have been crisped up under the broiler). It doesn't get much easier and more delicious!

1 brie round
1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes (not oil-packed)
1 cup fresh basil
1 cup fresh parsley
2 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil

Chop sun dried tomatoes, and cover with hot water for 15 minutes.

Chop basil and parsley.

Mince garlic.

Drain tomatoes well, squeezing out excess water.

In saute pan, heat olive oil and saute tomatoes 5 minutes, stirring constantly.

Add garlic and continue to saute, stirring constantly.

Add balsamic vinegar, basil and parsley.
Stir constantly for 1 minute and remove from heat.

Remove as much rind as possible from brie.

Put in an oven-safe dish, cover with tomato mixture and heat at 350 degrees until bubbly.

Answer 5

Allrecipies or Cook.com has a large variety of different kinds. I found the best are the simplest/cheapest though. Crackers, cheese, salami, veggie tray, summer sausage, etc all laid out. It allows people to pick and choose what to combine according to their tastes. Spreadable cheeses are good too. There are many varieties such as garden herb, garlic, and sour cream&chive.

Answer 6

Chips and dip little wienies simmered in bbq.Last year for the holidays I took crescent rolls layered them with cheese, deli meat and put diced onions in some.They were a big hit

Answer 7

Make a green onion dip...oh this is good...there is a recipe for it on the back of the Armour dried beef package. Basically you take a few green onions and chop them up..chop up a package of armour dried beef, and then mix it into a brick of cream cheese...it is so good..and so easy..you can dip anything in that.

Answer 8

Salmon mouse
blend smoked salmon with cream cheese
put it on crackers or cuccumber chips with a pastry bag
or leave a self-serve bowl

cheese & crackers

stuffed mushrooms

potato skins

shrimp cocktail

Answer 9

'Pataks' do an indian curry paste i.e. tandoori chicken - cover diced chicken in the paste and leave to marinate for half an hour (at least) then put wooden berbecue scewers through the chicken and grill - voila!

Answer 10

There is a good website called ALLRECIPES.COM!!!! The possibilities are endless!!!