Party Food Recipes

In all birthday parties or any casual parties, apart from the arrangements, what takes the center stage is the food menu. And if we happen to host one of them, we always want the party food to rock. Preparing delicious and mouth-watering food recipes is the best way to make your guests happy.

Recipe #1: Ready-To-Go Wraps

Ingredients: tortilla wraps, pepper salsa, chicken tikka slices, roasted red peppers, chopped green olives, and oil.

Method:
Top the tortilla wraps with one tablespoon of pepper salsa and chicken tikka slices. Spruce it up with the roasted red pepper and chopped green olives. Roll it and wrap tightly with a greaseproof paper and twist the ends. For serving, microwave them for 2 minutes.

Recipe #2: Crisp Chicken Bites

Ingredients: chicken breasts, breadcrumbs, pesto, and oil.

Method:
Cut the chicken breasts into small chunks and dip them in the bowl containing pesto so that they get coated entirely. Now roll them onto a plate containing breadcrumbs and then lay them on a baking sheet and put them in the freezer. For serving, pour little oil on a baking tray and cook the chicken in the oven at 220 degree C for 10-15 minutes. An alternative for this recipe would be mini sausage rolls.

Recipe #3: Smoothie Jellies with Ice cream

Ingredients: smoothie, leaf gelatin, water, ice cream of your choice.

Method:
Put the gelatin in water until it is soft and floppy. Meanwhile, gently heat the smoothie in a saucepan without boiling. Take it off the heat. Squeeze the gelatin out of water and add it to the smoothie mixture. Stir until the consistency is smooth enough. Pour in small pots or glasses. Chill in the deep freezer for 1 hour. Now what you need to do is top the smoothies with scoops of ice cream.

You can serve these dishes with homemade lemonade drink. Other easy party foods for kids which you could try out would be kids' club sandwiches, birthday biscuits, pizza puffs, garlic bread, chocolate cupcakes, and brownies.

Recipe #7: Teriyaki Beef and Lettuce Cups

Ingredients: sliced steak, teriyaki marinade, chopped cucumber, chopped coriander, lime juice, salt, oil, lettuce leaves, teriyaki beef, chilies, and red onion.

Method:
Slice the steak thinly and marinade in teriyaki for 5-10 minutes. Mix chopped cucumber, coriander and lime juice and season it with a pinch of salt. Fry the steak slices in a frying pan for 3 minutes. Pile up the cucumber mixture in the lettuce leaves and dress it with cooked teriyaki beef, chilies and red onion.

Recipe #5: Smoked Salmon Rotollos

Ingredients: cream cheese, lemon juice, black pepper, chopped dill, smoked salmon, and tortillas.

Method:
Mix cream cheese, lemon juice, chopped dill and black pepper in a bowl. Spread this onto tortillas and cover it with smoked salmon. Roll up and twist the ends. Place in fridge until ready to use. While serving, cut the rolls diagonally.

Recipe #6: Prawns with Three Dips

Ingredients: cooked tiger prawns, lemon mayo, soy honey dressing, coriander chili pesto, and oil.

Method:
Mix the lemon peel, green onion, mayo and pepper in a bowl and stir. Place soy sauce, honey, sesame oil, ginger and sherry in another bowl and mix. Add coriander, green onion, sweet chili sauce, fish sauce and lime juice in third one and mix. To serve, place the cooked prawns on a platter with the three dips. This party food idea for adults is very popular among fish lovers.

Recipe #4: Halloumi Skewers with Parsley and Lemon Salsa

Ingredients: lemon salsa, block of halloumi, and oil.

Method:
Make lemon salsa by mixing all the ingredients together. Cut the block of halloumi in pieces and fry them on a frying pan from both sides until brown. Push them in a skewer to give an appearance of a lollipop. Serve with the lemon salsa.

You could also try nacho bites, sausage rolls, chicken spring rolls or kebabs, salt and pepper baked baby potatoes along with some nice desserts like cakes or fudges. Salads with spicy and tasty dressings would be excellent as appetizers.

I hope the article above has given you quite a few party food ideas which you can experiment. Don't count these recipes on calories, just enjoy eating!