Meat / Poultry Appetizers

Turkey and Stuffing Meatballs Recipe

Thanksgiving is synonymous with turkey, stuffing, and all the trimmings, but what if you could enjoy these flavors year-round in a convenient, delicious form? Introducing Turkey and Stuffing Meatballs, a Thanksgiving Meatballs recipe that includes traditional stuffing ingredients and captures the essence of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner in bite-sized perfection. Whether you’re craving holiday flavors out of season…

Easy Mini Chicken Pot Pies Recipe

This Mini Chicken Pot Pie recipe combines leftover chicken, mixed vegetables, and creamy soup baked in biscuit dough for a delicious, customizable, and kid-friendly meal. These are fun, hand-held mini-pot pies filled with the ultimate comfort food: chicken pot pie filling. If you loved my Leftover Turkey Pot Pie with Biscuits Recipe, you’ll love these mini-chicken…

Best Homemade Slow Cooker Asian Meatballs

Crockpot Asian Meatballs are delicious meatballs with a sweet and sticky sauce made with Asian flavors like hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame oil and garnished with green onions and sesame seeds. These homemade meatballs are made with ground pork and taste like the filling of a pork dumpling, but as a timesaver,…

Easy Steak Quesadilla Recipe

Your whole family will love these steak quesadillas, also called beef quesadillas, because this is the best easy steak quesadilla recipe. With a few simple ingredients, you can make a tasty Mexican appetizer or an easy dinner. What Are Steak Quesadillas? These delicious Steak Quesadillas are like a Mexican version of Philly Cheesesteak Sandwiches, except instead…

Spaghetti and Meatball Sliders on Hawaiian Rolls

These Spaghetti and Meatball Sliders are perfect for watching the big game on game day: Super Bowl, March Madness, Baseball, or your kid’s big soccer game! Whatever your favorite sport, you’ll need delicious game day food, and spaghetti and meatball sliders will make both the kids and adults very happy! If you love my delicious Meatball…

Hawaiian Roll Pull Apart Pizza Sliders

These Pizza Sliders taste like pepperoni pizza but in a little handheld slider sandwich. These pull-apart sliders are perfect for watching the big game, whether for the Super Bowl, March Madness, Baseball playoffs, soccer, or whichever sport you love. These family-favorite pull-apart sliders can be served as an appetizer or as an easy weeknight dinner….

Brisket Queso

Living in Texas allows me to enjoy my two favorite cuisines, Tex-Mex and Texas BBQ, and Brisket Queso is a great recipe that deliciously combines the two! This Brisket Queso recipe is a creamy, smoky, and meaty Tex Mex queso dip, topped with pico de gallo, perfect for the Super Bowl, Cinco de Mayo, or…

Easy BBQ Beef Empanadas (with Leftover Brisket)

There are two things I love about living in Texas: Tex-Mex and Texas Barbecue, and this recipe combines the two beautifully! Beef Brisket Empanadas are filled with flavorful leftover brisket seasoned with onions, garlic, Mexican seasonings, and BBQ sauce, and while similar to brisket tacos, this brisket filling is tucked into flaky half-moon-shaped hand pies…

Chicken and Cream Cheese Taquitos

Chicken and Cream Cheese Taquitos have a creamy and flavorful chicken and cream cheese filling with a crispy outer shell, making it a perfect finger food for tailgating. Are you gearing up for the big game tailgating party or getting ready for a Mexican fiesta? Be sure to include these tasty taquitos on the Mexican…

Cheeseburger Egg Rolls

Enjoy the flavors and textures of a regular cheeseburger in the form of bite-size egg rolls with this indulgent Cheeseburger Egg Rolls recipe! These cheeseburger eggrolls are perfect for a party, game night, or for football season for tailgating. These easy cheeseburger egg rolls are loaded with juicy ground beef, shredded cheese, onion, dill pickle,…

Air Fryer Honey Hot Wings

Saucy, crispy Air Fryer Honey Hot Wings are the perfect sweet and spicy finger food for the big game, any type of party, or a light dinner! Pair it with carrots, celery sticks, ranch dressing, or your favorite dipping sauce. Making these sweet and spicy chicken wings in the air fryer is a sure way to…

Reuben Sliders

Ruben Sliders are buttery, savory appetizer-sized Reuben sandwiches, on Hawaiian roll dinner rolls, and filled with corned beef, sauerkraut, and Russian (or Thousand Island) dressing, and topped with melted butter. These hand-held Reuben Sliders are perfect party-sized appetizers for any type of party you are planning. These Reuben Sandwich Sliders make a great little Appetizer…

Oven Baked Chicken Strips

These tender and crispy Sesame Chicken Strips offer a healthier way to satisfy those Fried Chicken Finger takeout cravings, without compromising texture or flavor! If you don’t have an air fryer and dislike the messy and unhealthy method that deep frying provides, then cooking these chicken strips in the oven is certainly the way to…

Baked Buffalo Chicken Dip (with Cream Cheese)

This Baked Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe is the best out there! Made with smooth cream cheese, Ranch dressing, spicy Frank’s hot sauce, gooey cheese, juicy chicken, and no Bleu Cheese, this oven-baked recipe is tantalizing and cooked to perfection. In the mood for a tangy and cheesy dip filled with fiery buffalo flavors? You will…

Low Carb Steak Fajita Roll Ups

Low Carb Steak Fajita Roll Ups are marinated flank steak fajita beef wrapped around fajita seasoned onions and peppers for low carb or Keto fajitas. Steak Fajita Roll Ups make a healthy yet flavorful low carb or Keto dinner. Perfectly grilled marinated steak fajitas wrapped around sautéed fajita seasoned onions and peppers. Steak Fajitas are…

Potato and Chorizo Empanadas

Stuffed with a spicy chorizo and potato filling, and wrapped in a buttery, golden, flaky pastry, these Potato and Chorizo Empanadas make awesome Mexican appetizers or a main dish. These hearty, savory Mexican Chorizo empanadas make great hand-held appetizers for Cinco De Mayo, or game day, or for a party. If you loved my Chicken…

Empanadas De Pollo (Chicken Empanadas)

Empanadas De Pollo, or Chicken Empanadas, are savory hand pies filled with Mexican seasoned chicken, cream cheese, and corn that make great appetizers or a delicious weeknight dinner! These hearty, savory Mexican chicken hand pies, or empanadas, make great hand-held appetizers for a game day, or tailgating party, or as the main course for a…

20 Unique Game Day Wings Recipes

These 20 Unique Game Day Wings Recipes, from Baked Wings to Slow Cooker Wings, from Thai Peanut Wings to Caribbean Jerk Wings to Orange Soda Hot Wings, have the best and most unique chicken wing recipes!! Many of the wing recipes are easy to prep ahead, and that makes these the perfect Easy Appetizers for…

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! If you follow my blog regularly, you will know that we love to make meatball…

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…