Appetizer Recipes - Easy Party Appetizers

With the festive season just around the corner it surely is time to put on your dancing shoes and don your party apparel, believe me this is possible even with you playing host. Here are some easy party appetizer recipes to ensure that you have fun even at your own party!

Cheese and Chili Balls

Required Ingredients

• 1 package of cream cheese (softened)
• 1 block of sharp cheddar (shredded)
• 2 T. milk (for softer spread, optional)
• 2 or 3 cloves of garlic (minced)
• 1 package of chili seasoning
• 1 C. of English walnuts (chopped)

Instructions

• In a mixer or food processor blend shredded cheddar, milk, garlic and softened cream cheese until creamy smooth.
• Chill this mixture for half an hour so that it will be easier to handle.
• Now tear off 2 pieces of wax paper (about a foot long).
• Then sprinkle the package of chili mix seasonings on one and the chopped nuts on the other.
• Once that is done, form the cheese into ball shapes with your hands and then first roll in the chili seasoning and then in the nuts. Cover completely.
• Then use plastic wraps and cover them tightly and refrigerate until about an hour before serving.
• You could also serve these snacks with your favorite crackers.

Taco Chips With Mexican Fondue

Required Ingredients

• 1 onion (chopped)
• 5 T. of butter
• 2 sixteen oz. cans of crushed tomatoes
• 6 drops of Tabasco sauce
• 1 T. of Mexican oregano
• 2 T. of flour
• ½ C. of evaporated milk
• 1 C. of cheddar cheese (shredded)
• Some salt to taste

Instructions

• First sauté the onions in 3T. of butter, then add the tomatoes and simmer for an hour.
• Now add the Tabasco, salt and oregano.
• Then mix the butter and the flour together and stir the tomato mixture and evaporated milk in.
• Add some cheese before serving and remember not to let it boil.
• Pour into a fondue pot and serve with taco chips.

Bacon and Mushroom Snacks

Required Ingredients

• 40 mushrooms (medium-sized)
• 1 C. of Swiss cheese (shredded)
• ½ C. of butter (softened)
• ½ C. of corn chips (crushed)
• ½ lb. of bacon (crumpled, cooked and crisp)
• 2 cloves of garlic (crushed)
• 1 T. of red wine (dry)
• 2 T. of onion (finely minced)

Instructions

• First remove and chop the stems of the mushroom. Now combine them with the remaining ingredients.
• And then fill the mushroom caps and place them stuff side up on a baking sheet.
• Once that is complete, broil them for about 5 to 7 minutes of till they are bubbly or lightly brown.

Skewed Steak

Required Ingredients

• 1-½ lbs. of flank steak
• ¾ C. of teriyaki sauce
• 6 T. of vegetable oil
• 1 ½ T. of red pepper (crushed)
• ⅓ C. of fresh ginger (finely chopped)
• ⅓ C. of garlic (minced)
• Wooden skewers (24 pieces)

Instructions

• First prepare a basking mixture. To do this mix the vegetable oil, crushed red pepper, teriyaki sauce and ginger.
• Now cut the beef across the grain and into ¼ inch thick slices.
• Then thread each slice into a bamboo skewer.
  Using the basking mixture, brush the ribbons generously.
• Once that is done, grill or broil for 3 minutes per side till you receive the desired effect.