hot appetizers

can you girls throw some ideas out?

our parents are visiting an im doing heavy appetizers instead of dinner

so far ive got-


awesome shrimp cocktail
tomato/fresh mooz/basil thing
7 layer dip/chips
hot artichoke dip home made

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my personal fav is pigs in a blanket.

some other good ones are mini quiche, steak and/or chicken on skewers, mini egg rolls and potato skins

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bacon wrapped chestnuts?? and actually someone from work made bacon wrapped dates the other day that were really good....

i was going to say fried artichoke hearts but you are already doing the dip so I dont know if you would consider it overkill....

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The atrichoke dip I was going to say. I love artichoke dip.

What about a bread bowl filled with chili?

Other appetizers you could do:
Buffalo wings
Antipasto
deviled eggs
fruit platter
veggie platter
mini ham and cheese rolls
hummus and pita bread

Check out allrecipes.com for many appetizer ideas

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We went to a halloween party last night and they had pizza bread - so yummy!

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I was going to say too..search the recipe board too because a few weeks ago i remember a good appetizer idea post being there...

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stuffed mushrooms

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I always have this when we are having company.


Baked Mozzarella Bites

1 pkg. (8 oz.) KRAFT Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese

60 RITZ Reduced Fat Crackers

1 cup spaghetti sauce, heated


PREHEAT oven to 325°F. Cut cheese crosswise into 15 slices; cut each slice crosswise in half.

TOP each of 30 crackers with 1 cheese slice; cover with remaining crackers. Place in 15x10x1-inch baking pan.

BAKE 8 min. or until cheese begins to melt. Serve with the spaghetti sauce.




Baked Pesto and Sun Dried Tomato Appetizer.


1 can (8 oz.) refrigerated crescent dinner rolls

1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese

2 tsp. pesto

2 tsp. finely chopped drained oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes


PREHEAT oven to 400°F. Unroll crescent dough; separate into four rectangles. Place two of the rectangles, side-by-side, on nonstick baking sheet. Firmly press seams and perforations together to seal. Reserve remaining dough for decorative garnish.

CUT block of cream cheese horizontally in half. Spread pesto onto bottom half of cream cheese; cover with tomatoes. Top with remaining cream cheese to form sandwich. Place in center of dough. Bring up ends of dough around all sides of cream cheese to enclose completely; pinch ends of dough together to seal. Place, seam-side down, on baking sheet. Cut remaining crescent dough into small fun shapes, such as leaves or fruit. Arrange on top of dough.

BAKE 20 min. Serve warm with assorted NABISCO Crackers and fresh vegetables.





Stove Top Skillet Fritters

1-1/2 cups STOVE TOP Cornbread Stuffing Mix in the Canister

1/2 cup flour

1 can (8 oz.) cream-style corn

1 can (4 oz.) chopped green chilies, undrained

1/4 cup chopped onion

1 Tbsp. oil


MIX all ingedients except oil until well blended. Let stand about 3 minutes.

HEAT oil in large nonstick skillet on medium heat 2 minutes.

DROP tablespoonfuls of batter into skillet. Cook 5 minutes on each side or until golden brown on both sides.

Message edited 10/29/2006 9:09:30 AM.

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Sweet and Sour Meatballs. Mini sausage breads, I have an awesome Balsamic shrimp appetizer.

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buffalo chicken dip

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clam dip

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Bacon wrapped scallops (my fave!!)

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fondues

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I love these stuffed mushrooms

3 Italian hot sausages, casings removed
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (about 3 ounces)
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, room temperature
1 large egg yolk

Olive oil
24 large (about 2-inch-diameter) mushrooms, stemmed
1/3 cup dry white wine

Sauté sausage and oregano in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until sausage is cooked through and brown, breaking into small pieces with back of fork, about 7 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer sausage mixture to large bowl and cool. Mix in 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic powder, then cream cheese. Season filling with salt and pepper; mix in egg yolk.

Brush 15x10x2-inch glass baking dish with olive oil to coat. Brush cavity of each mushroom cap with white wine; fill with scant 1 tablespoon filling and sprinkle with some of remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese. Arrange mushrooms, filling side up, in prepared dish. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)

Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake uncovered until mushrooms are tender and filling is brown on top, about 25 minutes.

Makes 24.

I also love this tart, I use a purchased pie crust instead of making my own and it works just as good


Onion, Cheese and Bacon Tart

Crust
1 cup unbleached all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
2 tablespoons chilled solid vegetable shortening, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
2 tablespoons (or more) ice water
Filling
3 thick-cut bacon slices, chopped
1 large onion, thinly sliced
Pinch of sugar
1 cup whipping cream
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Generous pinch of salt
Generous pinch of ground nutmeg
1/2 cup (packed) coarsely grated Gruyère cheese

For crust:
Blend flour and salt in processor. Add butter and shortening; using on/off turns, cut in until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 2 tablespoons ice water and process until moist clumps form, adding more ice water by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic and chill at least 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 400°F. Roll out dough on lightly floured work surface to 11-inch round. Transfer to 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Press dough onto bottom and up sides of pan. Pierce crust all over with fork. Freeze 10 minutes. Line crust with foil; fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake crust 10 minutes. Remove foil and beans. Bake until crust is set and partially cooked through, about 15 minutes longer. Cool crust while making filling. Maintain oven temperature.

For filling:
Sauté bacon in medium skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 4 minutes. Transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. Add onion and pinch of sugar to drippings in skillet and sauté until onion is deep golden brown, about 20 minutes. Whisk cream, egg, egg yolk, pepper, salt, and nutmeg in small bowl to blend. Spread onion over bottom of baked crust; sprinkle bacon over, then cheese. Pour cream mixture over.

Bake until tart is puffed and filling is set, about 25 minutes. Cool tart on rack 10 minutes. Remove


Mini crab cakes are also easy and yummy to make.

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Chili in a bread bowl is delicious!

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We make a really easy dip:

1 bar of cream cheese, softened

1 can of refried beans

1 package of shredded cheese

In a pie plate, spread cream cheese evenly, then top with refried beans and top that with shredded cheese

put in a 400 degree oven for about 10 minutes, or until it starts to bubble

serve with tortilla chips


YUMM

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What about those Sweet & Sour Meatballs that I posted on the recipe board a while back. They are awesome!

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i love baked clams - pain in the neck to make but sooo yummy!

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What about Costco's frozen hot appitizers? Im picky about food,but would Definatley serve those!

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You can't go wrong with pigs in a blanket....

A vegetable platter is also good with a good veggine dip.

Cheese and crackers are also a good favorite.

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MMMM appetizers, my favorite
along w/ what has been mentioned:

baked clam dip
mini pizzas (I make them on pitas and cut into tiny slices)
spinach pie
mini tacos or quesadillas

I have a friend who always makes baked brie. She spreads rasberry preserves/jelly on top then adds crushed walnuts and bakes. I'm allergic to nuts, but people rave about it.

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my favorite is sweet and sour meatballs in a bread bowl...

take chopped meat or chopped turkey meat and put some onion and garlic powder in it... form into little balls

at the same time put 1 jar of chili sauce and equal amount of grape jelly in a pot and heat it until it is simmering... put in meat balls... let cook until done... then pour into breadbowl

the ingredients sound wierd, but it is sooo yummy!

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you are all giving me great ides!!! thank you ladies!

as for meatballs- i have a package of purdue frozen turkey meatballs but ive never made sweet and sour sauce so im a little worried how it will taste

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I LOVE sweet and sour meatballs and people always ask me to make them for parties. My DH's friend actually just asked me to make him a giant batch for his birthday. I posted the recipe a few weeks ago-mine are a little different than the ones with grape jelly.

My other stand-by apps are
-spinach dip
-taco dip
-scallops wrapped in bacon (from BJ's or costco and they are so good)
-shrimp cocktail
-melted brie in bread bowl
-antipasto platter