Meat / Poultry Appetizers

Chicken Bacon Ranch Quesadillas

Chicken Bacon Ranch Quesadillas take chicken quesadillas to the next level by adding onions, bell peppers, bacon and ranch dressing for an incredible flavor combo inside that cheesy crispy tortilla! Not Your Ordinary Quesadillas Similar to the restaurant-style Chicken Bacon Ranch Quesadillas that you find at Chile’s restaurants, these quesadillas go over the top by including…

Easy Holiday Party Appetizer Snacking Platter

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Tyson Foods, Inc. The opinions and text are all mine. The NEW Hillshire® Snacking Social Platters, with calabrese salame and genoa salame with white cheddar cheese, sea salted rounds, dried cranberries and cherries, provide an easy appetizer for your holiday party! I love the fun, festive…

Baked Italian Meatballs

These Baked Italian Meatballs are the best, juicy, most flavorful Baked Italian Meatballs made with ground beef and Italian sausage and seasoned to perfection with Italian herbs and parmesan cheese. Serve with spaghetti sauce and pasta for a delicious meal! Sign up for my FREE email subscription …. new recipes in your inbox. If you follow my…

Meatballs with Grape Jelly and Chili Sauce

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Cooked Perfect® Meatballs. All opinions are 100% mine. These Meatballs with Grape Jelly and Chili Sauce are tender and juicy and flavorful appetizer meatballs that are super easy to make for a party. When I was a kid one of my…

Chicken Parmesan Sliders

These Chicken Parmesan Sliders turn chicken nuggets into cheesy, garlic-y chicken parmesan mini Hawaiian sandwiches that are perfect appetizers for a snack, potluck or game-day party. Sliders, of any kind, made using Hawaiian rolls or soft dinner rolls, are always perfect for a party, potluck or tailgating game day function. For example, like my Ham and…

Ham and Swiss Sliders (with a Garlic Dijon Butter Sauce)

These hot Ham and Swiss Sliders, made with sliced ham, Swiss Cheese, and Hawaiian rolls, smothered with a garlic Dijon butter sauce, are a perfect game-day or party appetizer. HAM AND SWISS SLIDERS Cheesy and buttery, these Ham and Cheese Sliders are mini sandwiches that use Hawaiian Rolls (or soft dinner rolls) instead of sandwich…

Honey Sriracha Chicken Bacon Cornbread Bites

These Honey Sriracha Chicken Bacon Cornbread Bites and other appetizer snack hacks will get you ready for an awesome Homegating or tabletop tailgating party!

Pepperoncini Gruyere Cocktail Crostini

Pepperoncini Gruyere Cocktail Crostini is an easy yet delicious party appetizer that is perfect for your holiday parties. This Pepperoncini Gruyere Cocktail Crostini post is written by me on behalf of Tyson Foods, Inc. All opinions are entirely my own. This shop has been compensated by Acorn Influence, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are…

Spanish Tapas Party Recipes

It is easy to host a fun Spanish Tapas Party with sparkling wine, Chorizo, and Potatoes, and Spanish Olives and Prosciutto Crostini Tapas recipes.

Are you having guests over and trying to think of how to make your party unique? How about hosting a Spanish Tapas party with a few of your friends. It is easy, casual, fun, and delicious. Everyone will enjoy the Chorizo and Potatoes tapas dish as well as the Spanish Olives and Prosciutto Crostini.

Bacon Wrapped Smokies {With Spicy Chipotle and Brown Sugar}

Bacon Wrapped Smokies {With Spicy Chipotle and Brown Sugar} are smoky, spicy, and sweet bite-sized appetizers that are perfect for a party or for tailgating. The bacon, which is wrapped around the little smokies sausages, becomes crispy and the brown sugar caramelizes, and combines with the chipotle chile powder to provide an awesome flavor combination. Click here to receive…

Pepperoni Pizza Potato Skins

THIS POST FIRST APPEARED OVER AT REAL HOUSEMOMS WHERE I’M A CONTRIBUTOR. These PEPPERONI PIZZA POTATO SKINS taste like pizza on a potato, and make a delicious, fun and kid-friendly appetizer for a party or for tailgating! Who doesn’t love Pepperoni Pizza or Potato Skins? So I decided to combine these two wildly popular foods into…

Turkey Sliders with Cranberry Sriracha Sauce

These cheesy Turkey Sliders with a Cranberry Sriracha Sauce make an awesome game day or party appetizer by using leftover turkey and cranberry sauce. After a big, delicious Thanksgiving or other holiday meal, what do you like to do? Bake Christmas cookies, go shopping, or watch football? Most of the guys in our family will…

Top 5 Game Day Nachos

Nothing says game day grub better than nachos, and we have the Top 5 Game Day Nachos for watching your favorite gridiron matchups! It is Saturday, Game Day, which means it is time for my hubby, the Gridiron Grub Guru, to give us his college football analysis to go with these awesome Game Day Nachos!…

Jalapeno Popper Pizza Dip

Jalapeno Popper Pizza Dip is a spicy, cheesy dip that combines Jalapeno Poppers with a Pepperoni Sausage Pizza to create an amazing tailgating appetizer, and learn our secret to get ready for tailgreatness!

Please pardon this interruption to the usual Friday Gridiron Grub Guru post. This is Michele. The Gridiron Grub Guru is taking today off to get ready for his weekend college football party.

Jalapeno Popper Cheeseburger Mini Pizzas

Jalapeno Popper Cheeseburger Mini Pizzas mash together two tailgating favorites, Jalapeno Poppers and Cheeseburgers, and turn them into pizza toppings on English muffins! These Jalapeno Popper Cheeseburger Mini Pizzas make perfect appetizers or snacks for watching your favorite Gridiron matchup, which means it is time for the one and only, Mr. Dave, otherwise known as the…

20 Unique Game Day Wings Recipes

No matter which gridiron matchup you watch, or which team you cheer for, you will love these 20 Unique Game Day Wings Recipes from our blogging friends! Greetings from Dave, the Gridiron Grub Guru! It is already week six of the 2016 college football season. There seems to be so much going on as the season…

Easy Pulled Pork Nachos by Gridiron Grub Guru

These Easy Pulled Pork Nachos by Gridiron Grub Guru with barbecue sauce are cheesy and delicious and easy to throw together for a gameday party. Greetings from the Gridiron Guru. Last week’s football games were very exciting with some huge upsets. Who would have thought that Florida State, ranked number 2 prior to the game,…

Chipotle Lime Chicken Fajita Sliders

Chipotle Lime Chicken Fajita Sliders are super flavorful, spicy, cheesy little sandwiches that are perfect game day food for your tailgating or “homegating” party! This weekend is not only Labor Day, it is is the first day of both college and pro football season, and Mr. Flavor Mosaic is super excited!! Today he went to…

Mango Habanero Wings

Mango Habanero Wings are sweet and spicy chicken wings, with a Mango Habanero glaze made with Mango Habanero Salsa and peach preserves, that are baked in the oven instead of fried. Serve these wings as an appetizer at your next party. Mango Habanero Wings Mango Habanero Salsa and Peach preserves create a sweet and spicy Mango…

Chicken Nachos Stuffed Poblanos

These delicious Chicken Nachos Stuffed Poblanos are similar to Chiles Rellenos, and are easy, cheesy and slightly spicy and make a delicious Mexican dinner. These Chicken Nachos Stuffed Poblanos were created in response to an invitation by Sargento® Cheese to create a recipe for the Chopped at Home Challenge on FoodNetwork.com using only chicken thighs, poblano peppers,…

Top 15 Cajun Recipes for Mardi Gras

This collection of Top 15 Cajun Recipes for Mardi Gras includes some uniquely delicious and mostly healthier Cajun-inspired or Cajun fusion recipes with a decadent mini dessert added for good measure! Many of these recipes will be perfect for a Mardi Gras party or any party. We have included appetizers, side dishes, main dishes, blackened dishes,…