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Party Food: Great Recipes For Entertaining

If you like to entertain and cook delicious food for friends and family, you'll find all the recipes you need in this recipe collection. From bite-sized flavor-packed appetizers to elegant mouthwatering main courses, we've got the dishes that will make your party a big success.

Try these Grilled Turkish Kofta Kebabs for your next backyard barbecue, this Easy Beef Bourguignon, elegant Indian Lamb Biryani or extraordinary Afghani Aushak for your next sit down dinner party. For a casual get-together with friends, make a big pot of our Award-Winning White Chicken Chili or try this Easy Spanish Paella that you can make in one hour.

If you want help picking easy party recipes that will wow the crowd without stressing out the cook, this post is for you - The Best Easy Party Food Recipes. it includes my best tips for how to plan, shop and cook for your party so you can can relax and enjoy it too!

 

 

  • Korean beef lettuce wraps with pickled red onions.
    Korean Beef Lettuce Wraps
  • chicken mango lettuce wrap on a plate with lime wedges.
    Chicken Mango Lettuce Wraps with Ginger Dressing
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  • tuna nicoise salad arranged on a platter.
    Tuna Nicoise Salad: Salade Nicoise
  • salmon nicoise on a platter: broiled salmon, fingerling potatoes, roasted tomatoes, asparagus and lentil salad.
    Salmon Niçoise Salad
  • bowl of black olive tapenade garnished with parsley leaves and surrounded with toasted pita triangles.
    Spicy Turkish Tapenade
  • fingers dipping a cucumber slice into abowl of colorful chipotle carrot humms
    Chipotle Carrot Hummus
  • Baba Ganoush
  • bowl of hummus toped with toasted pine nuts, olive oil drizzles and chopped parsley
    How To Make Hummus
  • white ceramic pie pan filled with Turkish hummus, topped with chopped cucumbers, radishes and sun dried tomatoes
    Turkish Hot Layered Hummus
  • bowl filled with caponata, eggplant and bell pepper relish
    Caponata (Sicilian Sweet and Sour Eggplant Relish)
  • A corn tortilla chip being dipped into a bowl filled with finely chopped salsa fresca made from tomatoes, chilies, onion and cilantro.
    Salsa Fresca
  • labneh on a plate with olive oil and mint and a knife in it
    Labneh
  • round soft cheese in shallow bowl surrounded with olive oil, herbs and whole spices. Hand holding a baguette slice that has been spread with some of the cheese.
    Marinated Cheese with Herb and Garlic Infused Olive Oil
  • Blue Cheese and Sage Roasted Butternut Squash Appetizer | PanningTheGlobe.com
    Blue Cheese and Sage Roasted Butternut Squash Appetizer
  • hunks of broiled feta in a white casserole dish surrounded by sautéed cherry tomatoes
    Broiled Feta and Tomatoes - The Best Summer Appetizer!
  • This roasted eggplant dip recipe is one of my favorite summer appetizers, and it's so simple to make. Just bake the eggplant, chop it, and mix it with sliced tomato and red onion plus some oil, vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper. Serve it with toasted pita points, tortilla chips or crackers. 
    Roasted Eggplant Dip
  • Fingers holding a thin seeded cracker.
    The Best Homemade Seed Crackers: Thin, Crisp and Delicious!
  • Bowl of chili con carne topped with shredded cheese, sour cream and chopped scallions, a silver spoon in the chili, a small bowl of chopped scallions on the side.
    Eddie's Award Winning Chili
  • Chinese orange chicken over rice with orange sauce
    Chinese Orange Chicken
  • 8 sigara borek rolls piled on on a small serving plate with a small bowl of dipping sauce in the background.
    Turkish Sigara Borek Recipe and Video
  • White bean salad with red onions and parsley in a bowl.
    Turkish White Bean Salad (Piyaz) with Tahini Lemon Dressing
  • ropa vieja aka Cuban shredded beef with peppers, in the slow cooker
    Slow Cooker Ropa Vieja
  • sautéed spinach in a bowl, topped with lemon zest.
    Sautéed Spinach with Garlic & Olive Oil (Simple and Delicious!)
  • Bowl of lemon asparagus risotto topped with shredded basil and parmesan
    Lemon Asparagus Risotto
  • Chinese ham and egg fried rice in a bowl
    Authentic Chinese Ham and Egg Fried Rice
  • glazed and grilled yakitori chicken and scallions skewers
    Chicken Yakitori Recipe
  • baked haddock on a bed of shredded vegetables topped with almond gremolata and yogurt sauce.
    Baked Haddock and Shredded Vegetables with Almond Gremolata
  • Overhead shot of a white bowl filled with orecchiette pasta tossed with a sauce of sausages and broccoli rabe
    Orecchiette Pasta with Sausage and Broccoli Rabe
  • 3 dozen mini caprese skewers on a white tray, with tomatoes, basil leaves and mini mozzarella balls
    Mini Caprese Skewers
  • bowl of white bean turkey chili verde topped with slices of avocado, sour cream, shredded cheese and sliced scallions.
    Easy White Bean Turkey Chili Verde
  • 7 stuffed peppers topped with grated parmesan, in an oval casserole.
    The Most Delicious Stuffed Peppers!
  • Cauliflower Gruyere pie with bacon parmesan crumb topping in a pie pan with one slice taken out of it and sitting on a plate in the background.
    Cauliflower Gruyere Pie with Potato Crust and Bacon-Parmesan Crumb Topping
  • shallow bowl of lamb Rogan Josh with a side of spinach and rice and naan in the bowl.
    Rogan Josh
  • A slice of an asparagus goat cheese frittata with cherry tomatoes, on a spatula, held over the cast iron skillet containing the rest of the frittata
    Asparagus Goat Cheese Frittata
  • hasselback potatoes with lemon dijon vinaigrette drizzled on top.
    Hasselback Potatoes
  • two whiskey sours on cocktail napkins with lemons and makers mark whiskey in the background.
    Whiskey Sour Recipe
  • Moroccan chicken stew with sweet potatoes and apricots in a bowl
    Moroccan Chicken Stew with Sweet Potatoes Apricots and Kale
  • close up of a Negroni in a tumbler with ice and an orange wedge
    How To Make A Negroni Cocktail
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  • glazed carrots cooked in wine, in a dutch oven.
    Sicilian Glazed Carrots: Cooked In Marsala Wine
  • turmeric roasted cauliflower salad with spinach.
    Turmeric Roasted Cauliflower Salad

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