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The holidays are full of fun and festivities! Food is everywhere, along with friends and family. On the other hand, easy appetizer recipes that are also delicious are harder to come by. Keep it simple this season by utilizing these quick party favorites! 

Most of these recipes are under 5 ingredients and can easily be whipped together on any busy work night.

These are quick-to-come-together, easy appetizer recipes that everyone will love!

Remember, if a recipe calls for cooked chicken, guacamole, pesto, other dressings, or salsa, you can snag those at the grocery store too. It might cost you a little bit more, but time is money. All these easy appetizer recipes should come together quite quickly, even if it takes an oven or crock pot. Set it and forget it.

None of these recipes involve boiling water for noodles or frying. If an ingredient calls for bacon, you can easily crisp that up in the microwave with minimal mess.

With items that are readily available in all grocery stores. The key is to impress without topping out your wallet…. or your frustration levels.

Salads with Quick Grab Ingredients

Marinated Tomatoes from Five Heart Home

Fresh herbs are next to the fresh dressings in most grocers. People go gaga over tomatoes. These adorable heart-serving spoons would be perfect to dish up this yummy salad.

Quick and Easy Slaw from Manila Spoon

This salad comes together quickly, especially if you use a bag of coleslaw. Great crunch and is made with a dressing that surely everyone has in their cupboard.

If you ever find yourself missing ingredients, try to improvise with store-bought dressing. Most slaw recipes aren’t finicky, and you can adjust for taste. This belongs in your easy appetizer recipes cookbook! 

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Cucumber Feta Salad by Mom Foodie

Big juicy feta chunks with fresh cucumber, will certainly impress. I love all Mediterranean-styled foods, this one is quick and carb-free!

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Apple Walnut Spinach Salad from Real Simple Good

There are a ton of fruit salad recipes! This one wins with the crunch. I love fruit and nuts in a salad. This one is perfectly balanced to achieve maximum crunch and chew. 

Healthy Mexican Chickpea Salad from Isabel Eats

This fresh salad is creamy from the chickpeas and avocado. Crunchy onions give this one texture. An easy vegetarian treat. Isabel has lots of other quick and easy recipes for snacks and healthy eating, too.

Stuck on Sweet’s Caprese bites

4 ingredients + toothpicks are all you will need for this easy appetizer recipe. Elegant and takes less than 2 minutes. This is by far one of the most popular recipes on the list!

Easy to Transport Pinwheels

Let’s Dish Recipes Italian Pinwheels

Big flavor in a small package. These mini Italian sub wraps are a healthier way to enjoy a classic.

Chicken Avocado Salad Roll-ups From OMG Chocolate Desserts

These will be incredibly simple with some store-made guac and pre-cooked chicken. Chop and spread and this will come together in a snap.

Easy Turkey Pinwheels Dalya’s Taste of Home

Turkey, Tomato, and lettuce that’s about as easy as it gets, and they have a holiday appeal to them, don’t they?

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Reuben Roll up From Spend with Pennies

I loooooove Reubens. If you don’t want to turn on your oven, feel free to wrap this up in a tortilla.

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Colorful Rainbow Veggie Pinwheels from Dinner at the Zoo

These pretty pinwheels will get everyone’s attention. A veggie option is all the more cherished in this day and age.

Colorful Rainbow Veggie Pinwheels from Dinner at the Zoo – These pretty pinwheels will get everyone’s attention. A veggie option is all the more cherished in this day and age.

Meaty Treat Easy Appetizer Recipes

Slow Cooker Meatballs from The Cincy Shopper – These come together easily, and you can easily find most of the ingredients in your cupboards. *Caution* You might want to make extra. I have seen a person try to hoard these meatballs in party cups to bring them home for later. They are that good.

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The best honey garlic little smoky recipe from Family Fresh Meals

These things are so ridiculously delicious. Set up some toothpicks and watch them fly. Easy appetizer recipes for little smokies need their post :).

Have you heard of Instant Pots? They are incredibly handy, and they’re easy to use. Perfect to cook and serve your little smokies. Check out the most popular Instant Pot on Amazon here. 

Noshtastic’s Pineapple Sausage

A pineapple sausage combo will please almost everyone. This is easy to toss together and delicious! If you want to be extra fancy you could grill the pineapple for a caramel kick.

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Sweet and Spicy Kielbasa Bites from The Life Jolie

3 ingredient recipes? Easy… chop and drop at its finest. These bites are perfectly poppable.

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Getting Cheesy with Easy Appetizer Recipes

Beer Cheese from Fox and Briar

Everyone needs a boozy kick at a holiday party ;). Bonus: it comes with a soft pretzel recipe if you find more time I recommend this easy appetizer recipe.

5 Ingredient Cheesy Pesto Dip from Crazy for Crust

PESTO. I adore pesto. I always want to eat the entire jar, this allows me to share the yumminess with everyone.

5 Ingredient White Queso Dip from The Baking Fairy

Zippy ingredients and a silky creamy queso dip?

Smoky Bacon Cheese Ball from The Recipe Critic

Skip the processed monstrosity that you can snag at the grocery store. This recipe comes together in minutes. Microwave that bacon in the microwave and this takes no time at all.

3 Ingredient Chili Cheese Dip from Mom Endeavors

Throw this together in a matter of minutes. All the ingredients are cheap and the recipe is no fail!

4 Ingredient Pinecone Holiday Cheeseball from BellaLimento

This classic recipe is crunchy from the almonds and savory thanks to the rosemary.

Dump Cakes Because We All Appreciate Sweet

Lemon Dump Cake 3 Ingredients from DIY Thrill

I only recently discovered lemon curd in a jar. If you haven’t experienced it yet, don’t delay. It will turn any lemon dessert into something extra!

Cherry Dump Cake From the Country Cook

Only 4 ingredients for this cherry dump cake.

Peach Cobbler from 6 Sister’s Stuff

Another snappy 4 ingredients to create something everyone will enjoy.

Peanut Butter Cup Chocolate Dump Cake From Dinners Dishes and Desserts

Only 4 ingredients for this chocolate dream. Chocolate and peanut butter are one of my all-time favorite combinations. 

Pumpkin Spice Crunch Cake from Oh Bite It

I love the drippy decadence of this picture. I can’t believe it only needs 4 ingredients!

Store-bought 2 bite brownie bite Christmas Tree Ornament from Heart and Thrift

These are so cute and you can decorate it however you want!

Sweet Dips

Funfetti Cake Batter Dip from The Chunky Chef

This crowd-pleasing dip is so cute, I love that she paired it with animal crackers. It’s perfect for a baby shower too.

Fluffy Smore’s Dip from Homemade Hooplah

I love Smore’s! Marshmallows are a love-hate thing. As a result, expect to be loved by some and shunned by others. That’s ok more for you!

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6 Ingredient Pineapple Fluff from The Country Cook

If you haven’t had pineapple and whipped cream you are missing out. This ambrosia-style salad rounds the tart pineapple perfectly with the marshmallows and cream. YUM!

Mom On Timeout has gorgeous and easy Ambrosia Salad

If you’re looking for more of a classic recipe.

Eggless Dippable Cookie Dough Recipe from Betty Crocker

This hits the heartstrings of most partygoers. You might want to save some for yourself.

These grapes are so easy! I’m positive any topping would be delicious, but the nuts used in Fantastic Family Favorites’ Caramel grape recipe adds salt to a sweet treat. Yum! Check out these vintage-style bamboo toothpicks to make them even more memorable. 

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I hope to have inspired you to take a look around the grocery store when you’re obligated to a party! Easy appetizer recipes and ingredients belong in your cooking arsenal!

You can whip up something quite special and unique with less than five ingredients, as we just proved. Recipes don’t have to be complicated to be good!

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What’s one of the go-to easy appetizer recipes that you love when you don’t want to cook but NEED to impress?

These recipes are a breeze to slap together, no excuse to be shunned from parties for your lack of contribution!

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