Having guests, or an upcoming get together? These thirty five Quick and Easy Appetizers are all sure to please a crowd!
We’ve compiled this list of Easy Appetizers to help you whenever you have the need for some great appetizer recipes… no slaving in the kitchen required!
From dips to nachos, salads to wings and plenty of cute little finger foods, there are so many appetizers to love here. You’re sure to find some unique appetizer ideas here!
Go through all these delicious quick appetizers, and make sure your dish is the star of the appetizer table. Have fun…
1. Easy Baked Brie with Nuts and Honey
Who doesn’t love some nice creamy brie? Take your favorite soft cheese to a new level with this fancy yet easy appetizer. You are in for a cheesy spectacle!
2. Olive Tapenade
If you love olives, this tapenade is for you! Satisfy your “salty tooth” with this simple and easy appetizer from the South of France!
3. Surf and Turf Nachos
Up your appetizer game with these Surf and Turf Nachos. These Surf and Turf Nachos will be a huge hit at your next get together. Perfectly marinated steak, succulent shrimp and all your favorite fixings atop a bed of crispy tortilla chips.
4. Greek Cucumber Yogurt Sauce – Tzatziki!
This cool Greek sauce is most commonly associated with gyros, but is great for so much more. Serve as a dip with chopped veggies, slather on grilled meats or spread on your favorite sandwich.
5. Quick and Easy Pico de Gallo
Easy, fresh and delicious. This Pico de Gallo whips up in 10 minutes and is great with chips as an appetizer or as a condiment to many of your favorite Mexican dishes.
6. Homemade Hummus
Have any upcoming get togethers? This smooth, creamy homemade hummus will be the star of your appetizer spread.
7. Baked Feta
Introducing: Heavenly Baked Feta Medley – cheese like you’ve never known before! Get ready for a game-changer appetizer for your next get together!
Have you ever wondered what pure joy tastes like? Look no further than this sensationally creamy, astonishingly flavorful, Baked Feta!
Get the Recipe: Baked Feta
8. Loaded Layered Hummus Dip
Dress up your hummus like never before… Get that scooping going with this beautiful, bright and colorful Loaded Layered Hummus Dip. This luscious loaded hummus is perfect for your party or potluck appetizer.
9. Mango Salsa
A summer delight! This light yet tasty salsa is the perfect flavorful munching appetizer for your potlucks and parties. Serve them with pile of tortillas and see it vanish fast.
10. Rainbow Pasta Salad
Quick, easy, and very colorful. Take it to your next pot-luck, or make a big batch and have lunches for days!
Check out our collection of favorite Pasta Salad Recipes!
11. Moutabal
Moutabal is a classic Middle Eastern eggplant dip. Creamy roasted eggplant enhanced with lemon juice, yogurt, tahini and a good dousing of olive oil. This one is a great addition to your appetizer spread!
12. Spanish Meatballs
Want to make restaurant-quality meatballs at home? Then, we have found the best Spanish Meatball recipe for you!
These melt-in-your-mouth meatballs are all about the flavors that are just irresistible, and it’s made using simple pantry ingredients.
13. Antipasto Salad
Antipasto Salad are the easiest appetizer EVER. Loaded with flavor and so easy to make, these are perfect for potlucks! Double or triple to serve a crowd! All those colors are so inviting for everyone.
14. Turkey Nachos
These nachos will give a fun new twist to your leftover turkey. They whip up in about 20 minutes and make a great appetizer or even meal!
15. Shrimp Remoulade Lettuce Cups
Shrimp Remoulade is a New Orleans classic. Today I am making lettuce cups with it. Great appetizer or keto friendly meal option!
16. Tyrokafteri (Spicy Greek Feta Dip)
Tyrokafteri is a super flavorful Greek dip with feta cheese and spicy peppers. Meet the new star of your appetizer spread!
17. Cranberry Pecan Baked Brie
This cranberry pecan baked brie is tasty, easy and oh so festive. Perfect for your Christmas spread, or alongside some New Year’s eve bubbly!
18. Spanish Summer Salad (Pipirrana)
Here to celebrate tomato season this summer is a tribute to all those luscious summer tomatoes, ripening on the vines in warm sunshine. Mixed with just a few more cool crunchies, and you have yet another colorful popular traditional dish, pipirrana, all the way from the south of Spain.
19. Zaalouk (Moroccan Eggplant Dip)
Zaalouk is an amazingly delicious eggplant dish out of Morocco. It’s typically used as a dip or salad, but once you taste it you’ll want to eat it with everything!
20. Tortellini Pasta Salad with Prosciutto
This gorgeous Tortellini Pasta Salad is one dish that looks as great as it tastes. It’s so quick and easy, yet such a crowd pleaser. Whether you’re hosting a pot luck or hunkered down with family, everyone will love this one!
21. German Sauerkraut Balls
Sauerkraut balls! Add some Bavarian flair to your party with these crispy little nuggets, famous in beer halls across Germany.
Check out our collection of favorite Finger Food Recipes!
22. Balela Salad (Middle Eastern Bean Salad)
Let me present you Balela deliciousness!! So colorful, so easy, so refreshing… This hearty colorful salad comes from many Middle Eastern countries and is bursting with flavors and textures.
23. Smoked Salmon Flatbread
Make a BOLD statement and impress your guest with this beautiful flatbread.. This smoked salmon flatbread is going to be one of the fastest dishes you’ve ever made. Quickly bake your flatbread for about five minutes, then assemble. That’s it!
Check out our collection of favorite Charcuterie Board Ideas!
24. Garlic Parmesan Wings
These Garlic Parmesan Wings can beat any restaurant wings and are so easy. Cook them in the oven or air fryer, both turn out great!
25. Cherry Tomato Confit (Under 30 Minutes)
Celebrate summer’s bounty with this amazing Cherry Tomato Confit. It’s so easy to make and is amazingly versatile. Make a quick Crostinis with this beautiful tomatoes and see them vanish fast.
26. Mexican Street Corn Salad
This Mexican Street Corn Salad is going to be the new star at all of your cookouts and potlucks.
When everyone else shows up with yet another pasta or potato salad, the crowd will gather around these amazing flavors that come from just a few simple ingredients.
27. Peach Salsa
No one gets tired of salsa any time. This Peach Salsa is fresh, sweet and addictively delicious. It’s perfect for dipping, or as an accompaniment for your favorite mains.
28. Sticky Asian Wings
What a great appetizer idea!! These Sticky Asian Chicken Wings are going to be your new favorite food to bring to parties and potlucks.
Check out our collection of favorite Chicken Wing Recipes!
29. Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash
Let’s end this amazing appetizers list with an appetizer fit for your Holiday table… These golden yellow Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash are a beauty to the eyes. These gorgeous veggie bowls with their scalloped, caramelized edges are stuffed with the most delicious sausage stuffing…
30. Cowboy Caviar
Cowboy Caviar is a tasty and fun dip or salad full of fresh veggies and hearty beans. It’s a perfect party appetizer, or make ahead lunch.
31. Fig and Prosciutto Flatbread
Flatbreads are Fantastic… Fancy… and Fun meals!! And this Fig and Prosciutto Flatbread is absolutely gorgeous, and would be a WOW-worthy center piece for get togethers and parties.
Plus, is its super quick and easy too. Make this sweet and savory gourmet flatbread today, and get amazed with the simple, yet elegant flavors.
32. Chunky Shrimp Guacamole
Go a little beyond regular guacamole. Add some cooked shrimp into the mix and see the wonder on everyone’s faces when you serve this chunky Shrimp Guacamole to the crowd. Serve it with chips, crostini or crackers.
33. Easy Sausage Pesto Ring
Here is a perfect appetizer or snack to impress your guests. This sausage pesto ring looks so delicious. Country biscuit dough filled with Italian sausage, pesto and loaded with cheese and butter arranged in a ring and baked. Brilliant!
34. 10-Minute Smoked Salmon Pinwheels
Deliciously savory smoked salmon pinwheels rolled up with a flavorful chive and dill cream cheese and tons of fresh spinach. This easy, healthy appetizer comes together in just 10 minutes.
Get the Recipe @ ambitiouskitchen
35. Rotel Dip (Loaded Velveeta Cheese Dip)
This easy Rotel Dip recipe is loaded with Velveeta, beer, pepper jack, black beans, Rotel, and sausage! Make it for your picnic and see everybody hovering over it.
Get the Recipe @ thecookierookie
36. Bacon Deviled Eggs
These easy bacon deviled eggs are a classic recipe dressed up with the addition of bacon bits and chives. Plus, learn all the tricks for the best deviled eggs ever! They will be devoured quickly at every get together and picnic.
Get the Recipe @ dinneratthezoo
There you have it, thirty five great quick and easy appetizers! Pin or bookmark this collection of great dishes so you always know where to find it.
The 35 BEST Quick and Easy Appetizers
This collection of Quick and Easy Appetizers will be your best friend the next time you have an upcoming get together. One of our favorites is this baked brie with nuts and honey:
Ingredients
- 8oz brie cheese
- 1/8 cup pistachios
- 1/8 cup almonds
- 1/4 cup dried figs
- 3 Tbsp honey, divided
- 1/2 tsp fresh rosemary
- 1/4 tsp fresh thyme
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Roughly chop nuts and figs. Mix with fresh herbs and 2 Tbsp honey.
- Place brie in oven safe dish. Drizzle with remaining honey and spread nut mixture on top.
- Bake 10 minutes, until brie is soft and sides begin to slightly collapse.
- Remove from oven and rest 2-3 minutes. Serve with crackers, crostini and/or fruit.
Notes
- Let me know which recipes you try, I love hearing from you!
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