Appetizers - 5 Classic Recipes

By Sinea Pies

Celebrations, picnics and family gatherings -- every get together is so much better with delicious appetizers. Make enough of them, and you won't need a main dish!
Some of the easiest party snacks are dips. They fill out the table so nicely. But how about some yummy hot hors d'oeuvres, too? 

Here are five of the most popular, easy-to-make appetizers that everyone will love!

Grape Jelly Glazed Meatballs

Olive Tarts

Artichoke Heart Dip

Pigs in a Blanket

Crabmeat and Cheese Dip

Grape Jelly Glazed Meatballs
photo: Finger Food Recipes

Grape Jelly Glazed Meatballs

1 1/2 lb 90% ground beef

1/4 cup bread crumbs

1/4 cup finely chopped onion

1 tsp. salt

1 large egg

1 cup chili sauce

1 cup grape jelly

Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, salt and egg. Mush together. Roll into 1/2 balls. Sautee in a large non-stick skillet until done. Drain juices off. Add chili sauce and grape jelly and simmer, gently turning on occasion, until the sauce turns into a glaze on the meatballs (about 15 minutes).  Makes 3 dozen.

OLIVE TARTS
Photo: S'kat and the Miscelania

Olive Tarts        
                                       

2 cups grated cheddar cheese

1/2 cup softened butter

1 cup flour

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp paprika 

48 pimento stuffed Spanish olives

Combine cheese and butter; toss with the other ingredients --except for the olives--to make a dough. Using a teaspoon, scoop a little dough into your hand and flatten it. Place an olive in the center. Surround the olive with the dough and roll in your hand like a meatball.  
Place on a cookie sheet, very close together but not touching, and freeze them. Once frozen, either transfer them to a freezer bag or bake immediately on a cookie sheet, about an inch apart, at  400°  for 15 minutes.  Serve hot.   

ARTICHOKE HEART DIP
Photo: Maryland Meals

Artichoke Heart Dip

2 jars or cans of artichoke hearts (drained)

1 cup Parmesan cheese

1 cup real mayonnaise

lemon juice

paprika

Mix and bake at 325° until bubbly. 
Serve with crackers.

Pigs in a Blanket
Photo: wickimedia.org

Pigs in a Blanket

32 cocktail hot dogs

 2 tubes Pillsbury® crescent rolls

Unroll crescent rolls. Cut each triangle in half. Roll one cocktail hot up in a triangle and place on a cookie sheet. Keep them 1 inch apart. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet at 375° for 10-15 minutes. (Remove when lightly browned). Serve with ketchup, mustard or ranch dressing to dip in.

VELVEETA a Key Ingredient in Crabmeat and Cheese Dip
Photo: Tulsa Food

Crabmeat and Cheese Dip

2 lb. VELVEETA® cheese

1 lb. crab meat, chopped

1/2 tsp. garlic powder

2 dashes Tabasco sauce

2 sticks butter 

Combine Velveeta cheese, garlic powder, Tabasco and butter in a double boiler, microwavable bowl or crock pot. Heat until cheese and butter is melted. Stir. Gently add the boneless crab meat and blend. Serve hot with Melba toast or crackers.

Get every new post FAST! It's FREE! 

 SUBSCRIBE HERE

Link Love 

• New Video from I'm an Organizing Junkie
• Sales on Everything, and coupons too! A Dime at a Time
• Angela Coffman's Grocery Shrink
• DIY Doggie at Home Medical Kit - IHeart Organizing
• Organizing Tips and Tricks to stay healthy from About One

Like us on Facebook

Recent Posts:

• Party Dips-Simple Additions to Your Party Menu and So Easy to Make
• Centerpieces - Secret Weapon of the Organized Mom
• Kid Recipes-Easy Recipes Kids Will Love
• Calculating Weight Watchers Points
• Weight Watchers and Dr. Oz Team Up
• World War II Veterans--Honor Them!
• Linking With Melt in Your Mouth Monday Blog Hop