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Appetizers

Start your meal or party off with these sweet and savory appetizer recipes. You’ll find ideas for hors d’oeuvres, finger foods and bite-size treats your guests will love. Perfect for holiday entertaining, game day get-togethers, pot lucks, cocktail parties and more!

Crispy baked chicken wings on a serving platter with carrots, celery and ranch dip

Cooking Times and Temperatures

How Long to Bake Chicken Wings

This mouthwatering Blooming Onion is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, rivalling that of Outback Steakhouse. I will share with you the secrets to make this most impressive-looking appetizer and you will make it again and again… Plus video recipe tutorial! #bloomingOnion

Blooming Onion

Buffalo Fries

Clams Casino

Steamed little neck clams

Little Neck Clams

Classic Crispy Fried Oysters

Baked Mango Habanero Wings

Jonah crab claws being dipped in melted butter

Crab Claws with Lemon Butter Sauce

Instant Pot Shrimp with honey garlic sauce garnished with minced green onion and sesame seeds on a serving plate

Pressure Cooker & Instant Pot

Instant Pot Shrimp with Honey Garlic Sauce

These Pizza Rolls are my favorite Italian appetizer that’s loaded with pepperoni and cheese rolled in pizza dough. Baked to perfection in the oven and you can serve these mini rolls with pizza sauce for the easy last-minute snack!

Easy Pizza Rolls

This Easy Pizza Dough Recipe makes a soft and fluffy pizza crust that’s beyond addictive! It’s the best homemade pizza dough that has been passed down through generations. It takes 10 minutes to prepare and made by hand with 6 simple ingredients!

Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe

Freshly made steamed buns stacked on a serving plate ready to eat

Steamed Buns

Closeup of bacon wrapped Brussel Sprouts on a serving platter

Bacon Wrapped Brussel Sprouts

Honey garlic shrimp with a side of broccoli on a bed of steamed rice

Honey Garlic Shrimp

Here’s the best Brussels Sprouts with Bacon that your whole family will love. We give you two popular ways to make this side dish – roast them in the oven or sauté them in a pan the traditional way

Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

Steak Salad is a hearty and incredibly delicious meal for lunch or dinner. A flavorful steak salad recipe combines perfectly pan-seared juicy steak with fresh vegetables and balsamic vinaigrette dressing.

Steak Salad

Pita Pizza is a vegetarian lunch or dinner idea that's quick and easy to prepare.

Greek Pita Pizza

Coca Cola Chicken pan fried to tender and juicy perfection and drizzled with its own sweet and savory sauce on a serving plate, garnished with green onion for an easy party appetizer or dinner idea

Coca Cola Chicken

Mango Salad in a serving bowl for a quick summer salad recipe that everyone always loves! A rich and creamy Peanut Dressing is tossed with fresh mango, carrots, red bell pepper, red onions and crunchy peanuts to give you the most refreshing salad

Mango Salad with Peanut Dressing

Crescent Roll Hot Dogs with a twist – a super easy and kid friendly snack that comes together in minutes and is a guaranteed hit. All you need is 3 simple ingredients: hot dogs, crescent roll dough and egg wash. It’s great for parties and is so yummy! Video recipe.

Crescent Roll Hot Dogs

These Deviled Eggs with Bacon are the perfect appetizer for parties and holidays, featuring a smooth and creamy filling with crispy bacon on top. So good!

Deviled Eggs With Bacon

Chinese steamed pork buns served on a plate as part of a dim sum style lunch

Chinese Steamed Pork Buns

This Pull Apart Pizza Braid is a gorgeous party appetizer with nods to pizza bread, stromboli and the humble calzone

Pull Apart Pizza Braid

These Coconut Shrimp make an irresistible appetizer that's tender on the inside, and crispy, sweet and crunchy on the outside. They're mouthwateringly delicious and will be the first to go at a party! Plus recipe video tutorial!

Best Ever Coconut Shrimp