Want to impress your guests at summer parties with mouthwatering appetizers? You've come to the perfect spot! Discover 10 of our top summer appetizers featuring chilled dips, refreshing salsas, pasta salads, and simple finger foods.
Appetizer Recipes
Slow Cooker Taco Dip is the ultimate crowd-pleaser for any gathering, combining the flavors of seasoned ground beef with the creamy, velvety textures of melted cheeses and refried beans.
Sweet potato cornbread is a delightful twist on the classic cornbread recipe, adding an extra layer of sweetness and flavor. With the rich flavors of sweet potatoes, this unique cornbread is perfect during the fall season.
Oil and vinegar pasta salad with sugar is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that features cooked pasta tossed with a tangy dressing of oil, vinegar, sugar, and herbs. This dish is often served cold and can be customized with a variety of vegetables, and is often served at potlucks and cookouts.
Summer should be easy and this recipe for cucumber salsa is not only that but is light and refreshing for a hot summer day.
This recipe for Mexican street corn dip takes the classic flavors of Mexican street corn and turns them into a delicious and easy-to-make dip.
Queso Fundido "melted cheese" is a delicious Mexican appetizer made with crumbled chorizo, melted cheese, jalapenos, and a variety of toppings.
This black bean dip is is a smooth and creamy dip that is not only easy to make but also great for parties. Black bean dip is made by blending black beans, cream cheese, sour cream, garlic, cumin, Queso Fresco and lime juice, as well as other flavorful ingredients.
This loaded Bacon Cheeseburger Dip is layered with ground beef, bacon, onions, pickles, and melted cheese. This dip is a party favorite is flavorful and delicious thanks to the tomatoes with green chilies and the special sauce.
This six ingredient Hot Mexican Bean Dip is a tasty party dip that is made with refried beans, a mixture of melted cheese, and jalapeno peppers.
Three ingredients and less than 20 minutes to make these Instant Pot Grape Jelly Meatballs. This classic party food is easily and quickly made in the Instant Pot and has the delicious flavors that the slow cooker creates after cooking for hours.
These zesty potato bombs are made with mashed potatoes, bacon, pepper jack cheese, and chives. These tasty appetizers are rolled in panko parmesan breading and fried until crispy golden.
This hearty Instant Pot Pasta e Fagioli is full of veggies, beans, and pasta. Pasta e Fagioli means "pasta and beans" in Italian but this soup is much more than just its name.
This classic and easy Million Dollar Dip takes just 5 minutes to make and it's a delicious centerpiece for a charcuterie board filled with veggies and carbs.
Instant Pot Amish Macaroni Salad is made with all of the classic ingredients that create a creamy and flavorful macaroni salad.
Cheesy Garlic Butter and Herb Star Bread with herbs made using yeast, garlic, and herb cheese. Basted with a garlic butter topping with herbs. Perfect for the Holidays!
This restaurant-style bread dipping oil is the perfect way to add more flavor to your favorite type of bread. Made with olive oil and a variety of herbs.
Air fryer zucchini fries are a healthier option versus their potato counterpart. These crispy fries are encrusted with panko crumbs, Parmesan, and a blend of flavorful seasonings.
These air fryer sweet potato fries are sweet, salty, and crispy. Air fried to delicious crispy perfection and served with your favorite sweet or savory dipping sauce.
This easy feta dip is creamy and packed full of deliciously fresh flavors. Fresh herbs are blended into this creamy and smooth cheese dip.
This Classic Dorito Taco Salad is a family favorite dish that is perfect for potlucks, parties, and cookouts. Dorito taco salad is made with seasoned beef, black beans, fresh veggies, Doritos, and Catalina salad dressing. This taco salad is delicious served hot or cold and is the perfect addition to any table spread. Dorito Taco …
This quick and delicious fruit dip only has two ingredients and tastes absolutely delicious with a variety of fruits.
Philly Steak and Cheese Fries made with McCain® Quick Cook Waffle Cut Fries. This is a tasty appetizer that the whole family will enjoy!
Creamy and cheesy Instant Pot White Queso Sausage Dip made with jalapenos, mild sausage, and White American cheese. This cheese dip is perfect with tortilla chips and pretzels!
This quick and easy sausage jalapeno popper dip is a tasty appetizer and has the flavors of Jalapeno Poppers but is served with chips or crackers!
These delightful stuffing balls make for a perfect holiday side dish, giving each guest their own scrumptious serving of flavorful and tender stuffing!
Instant Pot Taco Dip is a great party dip or snack and filled with refried beans, cheese, and other delicious flavors.
Homemade restaurant style red salsa is not only quick to make with fresh ingredients but it's also easy! This salsa is perfect as a dip or as a topping!
Irish Soda Bread is incredibly easy to make and uses basic ingredients. Soda bread is unleavened and uses baking soda in place of yeast. It also uses buttermilk to create flavor and texture.
Pressure cooked root beer pulled pork topped on tortilla chips, and smothered in cheese, salsa, and black beans.
Chipped Beef Cheese Ball is a great party appetizer with just a few ingredients that come together in just a matter of minutes. Perfect to serve with crackers and pretzels.
Sweet & Sticky Chicken Wings made with a homemade sweet and sticky sauce, cooked in the Instant Pot, and made crispy in the oven.
Mexican sour cream dip is made with simple ingredients and is big on flavor. Perfect for Taco Tuesdays and great as a party appetizer.
This Rojo's Black Bean and Cojita Cheese copycat dip makes a tasty party appetizer. Made with black beans, guacamole, salsa, sour cream, and Cojita cheeses.
Personal pizzas made with premade crust in the Air Fryer. Included are directions to make pepperoni, Mediterranean, and Margherita Pizza. Premade Pizza Crust This recipe uses premade pizza crust found in the pasta section in most pizza stores. They're convenient and easy to use to make great-tasting pizzas. They're also easy for kids to use …
Air fryer chicken & cheese taquitos made with shredded chicken and mozzarella cheese. These taquitos are crispy, crunchy, and have a delicious filling.
This Air Fryer French Bread Pizza is made using a loaf of French bread. It is brushed with butter and garlic mixture and topped with sauce, pepperoni, and cheese.
This air fryer popcorn chicken is moist and juicy on the inside and crispy and crunchy on the outside. This recipe is made in the Instant Pot Vortex using the Rotisserie Basket but can also be made in any air fryer! Try this Air Fryer Boneless Wings recipe for another easy chicken recipe tossed in …
This simple recipe for Challah (Braided Egg Bread) Bread makes two large loaves of soft, sweet, braided bread! This bread is perfect to serve with pasta and it's delicious to use when making french toast! Proofing the Bread The time it takes to proof the bread is the longest step of this process. It takes …
These sweet cornbread muffins Timberwood Grill Copycat is made using a cake mix and cornbread mix to create a smooth texture and a sweet flavor. Sweet Cornbread Muffins Timberwood Grill Copycat I'm not going to lie, I'm not a huge fan of cornbread because I'm not a fan of gritty textures. I quickly turn down cornbread …
