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The Best Appetizer Recipes to Wow a Crowd

You could say we have a passion for appetizers! You can serve up a few apps before your meal, or (as we like to do it) AS your meal. Either way, we like to have a variety of both hot and cold appetizers for our guests. We’ve got appetizers for every occasion, whether you’re looking for hearty food to feed a game-watching crowd, or something light to snack on during a baby shower. These are your guests first impression, so you want to make sure they’re GOOD.

Wow your crowd with some of our most popular appetizers: Slow Cooker Spinach Artichoke Dip, Baked Avocado Egg Rolls, Black Bean and Corn Salsa, try something new with our Cranberry Bacon Jam Crostini, or check out our complete step-by-step guide of How To Make a Kid-Friendly Charcuterie Board.

Trending Cold Appetizers

Entertain stress-free with these cold appetizer recipes. These make-ahead, low-prep cold appetizers save you time and stress without sacrificing flavor.

Close-up of deviled eggs, showing halved hard-boiled eggs with a creamy yellow filling, lightly sprinkled with paprika on top. The blurred background features more deviled eggs.

Cold Appetizers

Classic Deviled Eggs

A plate of neatly arranged, colorful pinwheel wraps filled with various vegetables and a side of tomato-based dip in a square white dish.

Cold Appetizers

Mexican Tortilla Wrap Roll-Ups

Cold Appetizers

Chicken Taco Roll Ups Recipe

A wooden board filled with assorted snacks, including sliced meats, cheeses, crackers, fresh vegetables, fruits, dips, and nuts arranged in small bowls and sections.

Cold Appetizers

How To Make A Kid-Friendly Charcuterie Board

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Trending Hot Appetizers

Hot appetizers are a great way to kick off game day events, holiday feasts, and more! Discover over 100+ easy, family-frienndly hot appetizer recipes including saucy meatballs, chicken wings, zesty poppers, and more!

A white dish filled with meatballs, chunks of pineapple, red and green bell peppers, and a sauce, placed on a white cloth.

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

A white plate filled with meatballs and mushrooms in a creamy sauce, garnished with chopped parsley.

Slow Cooker Swedish Meatballs

A rectangular plate with glazed chicken drumsticks garnished with sesame seeds and herbs. A small bowl of white rice and a small bowl of chopped green onions are visible on the side.

Asian Glazed Chicken Drumsticks

Three chicken taquitos on a plate, served with a lime wedge and a bowl of creamy dipping sauce.

Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos Recipe

wingers sticky chicken fingers

Winger’s Sticky Fingers Copycat Recipe

Baked Tater Wedges and Utah’s Famous Fry Sauce

Baked Tater Wedges and Utah’s Famous Fry Sauce

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Dips & Salsas

When it comes to dips, you’ll find everything from hot and melty that will be perfect for your next tailgate, salsas that are absolutely irresistible, to fruit dips you didn’t know you needed in your life, we’ve got it all.

Dips, Sauces, + Seasonings

Vegetable Dill Dip Recipe

Chili’s Copycat Salsa Recipe

A hand holds a tortilla chip with a scoop of guacamole, containing chunks of tomato and corn. The background shows more guacamole.

Dips, Sauces, + Seasonings

Fully Loaded Guacamole

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A plate of Zucchini Feta Bruschetta served on sliced baguette

Zucchini Feta Bruschetta

loaded deviled eggs

Loaded Deviled Eggs

buffalo ranch egg

Buffalo Ranch Deviled Eggs

Loaded Baked Potato Skins plated and ready to eat with a dollop of sour cream on top

Loaded Baked Potato Skins Recipe

A white plate filled with meatballs and mushrooms in a creamy sauce, garnished with chopped parsley.

Slow Cooker Swedish Meatballs

air fryer french fries

How To Cook Air Fryer Frozen French Fries (Air Fryer French Fries Recipe)

wingers sticky chicken fingers

Winger’s Sticky Fingers Copycat Recipe

Close-up of golden-brown pastries filled with a green avocado mixture on a white plate. One pastry is cut open to show the filling.

Avocado Chicken Bites

A lined sheet pan crispy zucchini fries and a small cup of dipping sauce.

Crispy Zucchini Fries with Creamy BBQ Sauce

Baked Tater Wedges and Utah’s Famous Fry Sauce

Baked Tater Wedges and Utah’s Famous Fry Sauce

A basket of seasoned sweet potato fries garnished with herbs, placed on a piece of parchment paper, with two dipping sauces in bowls on the side.

Baked Sweet Potato Fries

jalapeno popper deviled eggs

Jalapeno Popper Deviled Eggs

procupine meatballs

Porcupine Meatballs Recipe

carne asada fries loaded with guacamole

Baked Carne Asada Fries Recipe

A plate of nachos topped with shredded chicken, sliced jalapeños, black olives, green onions, cherry tomatoes, and drizzled with white sauce, placed on a blue cloth.

Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Nachos

grilled vegetable quesadilla

Chicken and Vegetable Quesadillas Recipe

rainforest cafe loaded nachos on a plate with avocado

Rainforest Cafe Copycat Beef Lava Nachos Recipe

buffalo chicken nachos on a baking sheet

Buffalo Chicken Nachos Recipe

classic pigs in a blanket recipe with ketchup

Classic Pigs in a Blanket Recipe

fresh classic bruschetta piece on a plate

Fresh Classic Bruschetta

brown sugar bacon chicken

Brown Sugar Bacon Chicken Tenders Recipe

A close-up of honey chipotle chicken wings garnished with herbs, served on a white plate.

Hometown Honey Chipotle Chicken Wings Recipe

A plate of neatly arranged, colorful pinwheel wraps filled with various vegetables and a side of tomato-based dip in a square white dish.

Mexican Tortilla Wrap Roll-Ups

Close-up of garlic parmesan chicken wings cooked in an air fryer, garnished with herbs and grated parmesan.

Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings in an Air Fryer Recipe

A baking dish filled with cooked glazed meatballs, garnished with chopped green onions.

Honey Sriracha Ground Turkey Meatballs Recipe

A wooden board filled with assorted snacks, including sliced meats, cheeses, crackers, fresh vegetables, fruits, dips, and nuts arranged in small bowls and sections.

How To Make A Kid-Friendly Charcuterie Board

A close-up of several small bread slices topped with melted cheese, a jam or relish, and garnished with chopped herbs, arranged on a white surface.

Cranberry Bacon Jam Crostini Recipe

Close-up of deviled eggs, showing halved hard-boiled eggs with a creamy yellow filling, lightly sprinkled with paprika on top. The blurred background features more deviled eggs.

Classic Deviled Eggs

White plate with bacon-wrapped tater tots and toothpicks, accompanied by a small bowl of dipping sauce. Blurred food items in the background.

Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots with Cheese Recipe

Three stuffed mushrooms filled with a savory mixture are placed on a white plate, with more stuffed mushrooms visible in the background.

Parmesan Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe

A platter arranged to resemble a turkey, made from sliced cucumbers, carrots, bell peppers, broccoli, and a dip in the center with a small duck decoration.

Thanksgiving Turkey Vegetable Tray and Homemade Ranch Dip

A close-up of a dish featuring meatballs, yellow pineapple chunks, and red bell peppers on a bed of rice.

Instant Pot Hawaiian Meatballs Recipe (Dump and Go)

Hot dogs wrapped in dough to look like mummies, with candy eyes peeking out, arranged in a row on a white surface.

Halloween Mummy Dogs

Close-up of a plate with meatballs in sauce, served over white rice with a side of broccoli. A white bowl is in the background.

Sweet Polynesian Meatballs Recipe

Three chicken taquitos on a plate, served with a lime wedge and a bowl of creamy dipping sauce.

Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos Recipe

A plate of breaded and fried zucchini slices surrounding a small bowl of creamy dipping sauce garnished with herbs.

Baked Zucchini Bites Recipe

A rectangular plate with glazed chicken drumsticks garnished with sesame seeds and herbs. A small bowl of white rice and a small bowl of chopped green onions are visible on the side.

Asian Glazed Chicken Drumsticks

Slow Cooker Honey Buffalo Meatballs Recipe

Air Fryer Tater Tots Recipe

Green Chile and Chicken Quesadillas Recipe

Baked Mozzarella Cheese Sticks Recipe

Chicken Taco Roll Ups Recipe

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