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Easy Appetizer Recipes
Below are easy appetizer recipes. Try a few when hosting your next party. Southern Fried Wings- Easy Appetizer Recipes Rinse wings in cold water. Season chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder, red ground pepper, and paprika. Roll in flour. Knock off excess flour. Add 1/2 to 3/4 inch oil to a large, heavy skillet. Heat oil to approximately 375 degrees. Reflour chicken, knock off excess flour. Place chicken wings in hot oil. Cover, and fry until each side is golden brown. Drain on paper towels. YIeld: 4 to 5 servings. Hot Wings - Easy Appetizer-Recipes Heat oil in a deep-fat fryer or large heavy pot to 375 degrees. Cut off tips, and separate each wing at the joint. Rinse wings in cold water then sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place half of the wings in the deep fryer. When the wings are golden brown and crisp, remove them and drain well. Salt wings to taste. Repeat frying process with remaining wings. Once wings have drained a few minutes place in a large mixing bowl. Melt butter or margarine in a small saucepan. Mix in hot sauce and vinegar to margarine. Pour melted sauce over the cooked wings, and mix to coat the wings with sauce. Serve hot. Yield: 4 to 5 servings. BQ Beef Meat Balls - Easy Appetizer Recipes Heat meat ball in microwave until hot. Drain. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Coat with barbecue sauce and heat again. Serve on platter. Mini Smoked Sausage - Easy Appetizer Recipes Heat sausage in microwave until hot. Cool slightly. Cut into 1 ½ to 2 inch pieces. Cover plate or platter with mustard greens. Arrange sausage nicely on top of greens. Serve with sauce on side. Soul Food Spaghetti - Easy Appetizer-Recipes In a large pot, cook spaghetti according to package directions. Drain and set aside. In a large skillet, brown onions and green peppers in vegetable oil until tender-crisp. Add ground beef and brown. Drain. Return ground beef mixture to skillet and add tomato paste, water, tomato sauce, ketchup, minced garlic, basil, and hot sauce. Cook over low heat until well blended and mixture start to thicken. Add ground beef mixture to cooked spaghetti mixing well. Add salt, pepper and parsley. Mix well. Sprinkle half of grated cheese to spahetti. Mix well. Add more water if needed. Sprinkle remaining grated cheese over spaghetti. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Yield: 10-12 servings. Serve hot. Mini Cocktail Sandwiches - Easy Appetizer-Recipes Slice dinner rolls (be careful not to slice all the way through). Spread sandwich spread on bottom part of roll. Place ham and turkey on top of sandwich spread. Make 12 mini sandwiches. Serve on platter with fresh parsley inserted (stem down) throughout platter. TIP: Also try tuna, chicken, egg, or pimento salad in place of ham or turkey. Delicious!! Stuffed Cheese Mushrooms - Easy Appetizer Recipes Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Wash mushrooms, remove stems, hollow out and brush inside and out with olive oil. In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese and Parmesan cheese reserving 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese for later. Add garlic powder. Mix well. Stuff the cheese mixture into the mushroom caps. Arrange the caps on a cookie sheet. Sprinkle mushrooms with the reserved Parmesan cheese. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbling and brownish color. Spicy Cheese Spread - Easy Appetizer-Recipes Mix cheddar cheese and cream cheese together until soft. Add mustard, hot sauce, pepper, garlic powder, and parsley flakes. Serve with crackers. Fresh Veggie and Relishes - Easy Appetizer Recipe Arrange veggies and relishes on lettuce leaves on platter. Serve cold. Country Deviled Eggs - Easy Appetizer Recipe Peel and cut eggs in half lengthwise. Remove yolks. In a medium bowl, combine yorks, mustard, salad dressing, cream cheese, pickled relish, chives, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Mix together until smooth. Refill each egg half with the yolk mixture; sprinkle with cheese and paprika. Serve on platter. Yield: 16 halves. Fresh Fruit Salad - Easy Appetizer-Recipes Wash and keep grapes whole. In a bowl, combine grapes, cantaloupe, watermelon, strawberries, and kiwi. Serve cold. Yield: 5 to 7 cups. Note: You can add cut bananas to the recipe a few minutes before serving. Shrimp Dip/Spread - Easy Appetizer-Recipes Mash shrimp with fork. Gradually mix into sour cream. Add garlic salt - flavor to taste. (Don’t put too much garlic salt, it will spoil the taste.) Favorite Dill Dip - Easy Appetizer Recipes In a medium bowl, mix together sour cream, mayonnaise, onion flakes, parsley, dill weed, salt and pepper. Serve with raw veggies. Once you try these recipes, you’ll want to use them over and over again.
#1. Hot Wings #2. Southern Fried Chicken Wings #3. Hot Wings #4. Southern Fried Chicken Wings Whether you use the preplanned menus above or create your own easy appetizer recipes, make sure you offer at least two to three meatsfrom the easy appetizer recipes--then incorporate other items. You could also add old-fashioned cole slaw and southern potato salad to your menu. For example, with Suggested Menu #1, you may want to substitute the Assorted Cocktail Sandwiches for Old-fashioned Cole Slaw, OR With Suggested Menu #3, you may want to substitute the Assorted Cocktail Sandwiches for Southern Potato Salad. Or, depending on your guests, you just may want to add a salad and keep the Assorted Cocktail Sandwiches on the menu. Even though these are traditional appetizer foods, these salads are great fillers and offers additional options for your menu. Many cooks also add old-time favorites like collard greens and macaroni & cheese to their soul-food-appetizer menu. It’s basically up to you. Host a soul-food-party real soon and treat your friends to their favorite appetizer recipes. They’re thank you for it. Related Links - |
