Easy Appetizer Recipes

When having friends and family over for get togethers, there is so much to do you don't want to spend your time making food. There is cleaning the house, what to wear, and what time is everyone coming over. The easiest thing to do with food is preparing appetizers and making them ahead of time. Put them in the fridge on medium sized plates. I suggest you put two plates of each appetizer recipe in the fridge. This way you can pull out a fresh plate when you are ready. Keep your eyes open when you go to parties and jot down  appetizer recipes you like. Keep plenty of toothpicks on hand. Although they call them finger foods, toothpicks are neater. Here are some of my favorite easy appetizer recipes. Enjoy the party.

 Ham and  cream cheese roll ups:

• 1 package Honey Ham lunch slices.
• 1 container pineapple cream cheese
• toothpicks

1. Spread a line of cream cheese on one end of ham slice. (about a finger thick)
2. Roll up and secure with a toothpick

 Spicy Nacho Cheese dip

• 1 large box of Velveeta cheese
• 1 can Rotel
• 1 lb. Hot sausage

1. In a skillet brown sausage. Do not drain.
2. Place Velveeta cheese in a large bowl.
3. Cut Velveeta cheese block into large cubes.
4. Pour Rotel over cheese.
   Microwave
5. cheese and Rotel until cheese is completely melted.
6. Add sausage and mix well.

Eat with tortilla chips. Reheat as needed or pour into a crock pot to keep warm and smooth.

 Cucumber sandwiches:

• 1 loaf of crusty French bread
• 2 cucumbers-sliced
• 1 container vegetable cream cheese
• dill weed (spice)

1. Cut French bread into 1/2 inch slices
2. Spread with vegetable cream cheese.
3. Place 2 slices of cucumber side by side on cream cheese
4. Sprinkle with dill weed spice.

Zippy Sour Cream Dip:

• 1 container sour cream
• 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tsp garlic salt

1. Mix all above ingredients together and chill in refrigerator.

*Great with potato chips or pretzels. Also good with veggies like carrots, celery, and cucumbers.

Deviled eggs: makes 12 deviled eggs

• 6 eggs
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/6 cup mustard
• 1/4 cup bacon bits

1. Boil eggs for 10 minutes.
2. Drain and cover with cold water.
3. Peel shell from eggs (They peel best when you hold them under running water)
4. Slice eggs in half and gently remove yolks.
5. Place yolks in a separate bowl
6. Add 1/4 cup mayo, 1/8 cup mustard, and 1/4 cup bacon bits to bowl with egg yolks.
7. Mix well.
8. With a spoon fill egg halves with yolk mixture.
9. Chill and serve.

Weenies in BBQ sauce:

• 1 package cocktail weenies
• 1 bottle of BBQ sauce

For a real party snack favorite, put these together in your crock pot so you can keep them warm. Have toothpicks close by for your guests.

Another variation is to use meatballs. You can find these premade at the grocery store.