Need good - easy PARTY food...

Hey Ladies,


DH and I are having NYE at our new house. Anyone have any easy recipes that are your go to for parties? I'm looking more for savory than sweet since I know we'll have plenty of cakes and cookies.


Thanks xoxo

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I made baked ziti with ground turkey for our Christmas Party. Good and serves a lot. I can send you the recipe

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1 pound dry ziti pasta
1 onion, chopped
1 pound lean ground turkey
Basil, oregano and italian seasonings
2 (26 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce (I used 2 24 ounce and it was fine)
6 ounces provolone cheese, sliced
1 1/2 cups sour cream
6 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese


Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes; drain.
In a large skillet, brown onion and ground turkey over medium heat. Sprinkle basil, oregano and Italian seasoning for flavor before turkey is done.

Add spaghetti sauce to skillet, and simmer 15 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter or spray a 9x13 inch baking dish.

Layer as follows: 1/2 of the ziti, Provolone cheese, sour cream, 1/2 sauce mixture, remaining ziti, mozzarella cheese and remaining sauce mixture - leave some for the top. Top with grated Parmesan cheese and extra sauce.

Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheeses are melted.

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This is super easy!

Filo cups (they are already made in the freezer section near the pie crusts)
1 jar hot pepper spread (I buy it in stop and shop in the jelly aisle but I couldn't find it in walbaums)
French Brie
Sliced Almonds

In the filo cup put a little bit of the hot pepper spread (not too much..it shouldn't even be half way filled)
Then put a generous slice of brie (it should fit in the cup)
Then top it with 2-3 sliced almonds

Oven should be at 350 and wait for the brie to completely melt and that is it!!

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slow cooker cocktail meatballs

1-2 pounds frozen swedish or mini meatballs
( i used half of a bag from bjs/costco)
1 bottle chili sauce
1 can cranberry sauce

mix together and heat in the slow cooker until the cranberry sauce melts down and the meatballs are heated through

serve right out of the slow cooker


if you are having a crowd double the recipe! I made these for xmas and everyone loved them.

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Easy spinach and artichoke dip

Can of artichokes
Frozen chopped spinach (1 block)
2 cloves garlic minced
1 block of cream cheese
1/2 cup mayo
1/2 cup sour cream
Shredded mozzarella (save some for the top)
Salt and pepper to taste

Mix all together, (set aside some shredded mozz for later) and put in a baking dish. Put in the oven at 350 degrees for about twenty minutes. Put the mozzarella on top and broil for a few mins....

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Taco dip...the super easy way!!

Cream cheese (8 oz)
Can of hormel chili w beans
Salsa
Bag of mexiblend shredded cheese

Get a baking dish and spread the cream cheese in the bottom, empty the can of chili on top and spread then the salsa on top and spread then the cheese on top...put it in the oven at 350 degrees for 15 mins or so :)

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Buffalo Chicken Dip

Boil 4 boneless cutlets, when they are finished shredded them

Add into a pot 1 8 oz package cream chesse, and 1/4 cup milk..melt it down on low heat, stir constantly not to burn then add 1 package shredder Mozzarella cheese, 1 package shredded chedder chesse, and 1 bottle ranch dressing...mix together until cheese is melted...last add chicken and franks red hot to taste usually a half of cup

Serve with chips

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I make what I call 'Weiners and Balls'

WEiners are pigs in a blanket, just get lil smokies and wrap them in crescent rolls and cook! Sometimes I'll add cheese and bacon around the smokies before the cresecents, its delish!

The Balls are sausage balls.

1 tube Jimmy Dean regular sausage
1 tube JD hot sausage
1 cup Bisquick
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese.

Mix everything together, form into balls and bake at 350 for about 15-20 minutes. Then put them on a paper towel cuz those suckers are greasy!!

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Posted by MrsKon1111

Buffalo Chicken Dip

Boil 4 boneless cutlets, when they are finished shredded them

Add into a pot 1 8 oz package cream chesse, and 1/4 cup milk..melt it down on low heat, stir constantly not to burn then add 1 package shredder Mozzarella cheese, 1 package shredded chedder chesse, and 1 bottle ranch dressing...mix together until cheese is melted...last add chicken and franks red hot to taste usually a half of cup

Serve with chips

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You can also make this with shredded chicken breast from the can (I used Hormel) It's quicker and tastes just as good.

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Yum - THANK YOU Ladies xoxo

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we always make spinach dip, you know the one on the back of the soup mix packet:

1 package (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, cooked, cooled and squeezed dry
1 container (16 oz.) sour cream
1 cup Hellmann's® or Best Foods® Real Mayonnaise (i usually add more to taste
1 package Knorr® Vegetable recipe mix

serve with veggies or cubes of pumpernickel bread


we also make mexican dip

1 can refried beans on the bottom of pie dish
layer of salsa on top (as much as you like)
layer of sour cream (as much as you like)
layer of mexican blend cheese (as much as you like)
chopped black olives and cilantro on top

serve with tortilla chips!


another popular one we do is shrimp bread
1 boucle bread
1-2 pnds medium shrimp depending on how big bread is. Peeled, deveined.
1 stick butter or more depending on how much you're making or how bad you want to be :)
lots of garlic
parsley

get a big boucle bread and cut a hole in the top. scoop out all the bread and cut into cubes. Place cubes on baking sheet with olive oil salt and pepper and bake until crispy like croutons.

put a layer of croutons in bread, then layer shrimp, then chopped butter and garlic, keep going until you've use it all, and then put lid back on.

Wrap the whole thing in aluminum foil and bake at 350 for about 45 minutes or until shrimp is cooked. It depends on how big your bread is and how much shrimp you used.

HTH!!!