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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!

 

 

bowl of shrimp and corn chowder topped with crumbled bacon and chopped scallions

Shrimp and Corn Chowder

Bowl filled with penne pasta tossed with tomato eggplant sauce, fresh slivered basil and grated cheese, basil leaves strewn around

Eggplant Pasta (Pasta alla Norma)

Raw Kale Salad: The most delicious healthy salad you've ever tasted | Panning The Globe

Perfect Simple Kale Salad

A corn tortilla chip being dipped into a bowl filled with finely chopped salsa fresca made from tomatoes, chilies, onion and cilantro.

Salsa Fresca

Pot of lamb stew with chunks of lamb, carrots, potatoes and green beans.

Lamb Stew with Spring Vegetables

Easy White Bean Turkey Chili Verde

Bowl of lemon asparagus risotto topped with shredded basil and parmesan

Lemon Asparagus Risotto

Berry shrub drink in a glass tumbler with a garnish on top of a toothpick with three berries and a mint sprig.

How To Make A Berry Shrub and Delicious Shrub Drinks

oval serving dish filled with patacones, plantain chips, with a bowl of guacamole and a bowl of pico de gallo by the side

Patacones: Fried Green Plantains

bowl filled with caponata, eggplant and bell pepper relish

Caponata (Sicilian Sweet and Sour Eggplant Relish)

Colombian Chicken Soup: Creamy with no cream or dairy - thickened with potatoes and corn.

Colombian Chicken Soup: Ajiaco

Curried Chicken Salad: Everyone needs a great curried chicken salad recipe in their repertoire | Panning the Globe

Curried Chicken Salad

collage of four different dishes, salmon tartare on cucumber rounds, mini caprese salad skewers, spice crusted shrimp and caramelized onion and fig bruschetta

The Best Easy Party Food Recipes

a dozen spice crusted sauteed shrimp on a white platter sprinkled with chopped cilantro

Sautéed Shrimp with Remoulade Sauce

white bowl filled with cucumber raita and garnished with a sprig of fresh mint

Cucumber Raita

wooden bowl filled with red skin mashed potatoes flecked with chopped scallions

Red Skin Mashed Potatoes (Vegan)

sausage stuffing with bits of broccoli rabe and red onion in a glass casserole

Italian Sausage Stuffing

Cubes of roasted butternut squash in a white bowl, topped with parsley garlic oil

Roasted Butternut Squash Recipe

5 braised chicken thighs in a cast iron skillet with cherry tomatoes, shallots and sprigs of tarragon

Braised Chicken with Shallots and Mustard Wine Sauce

hunks of broiled feta in a white casserole dish surrounded by sautéed cherry tomatoes

Broiled Feta and Tomatoes - The Best Summer Appetizer!

overhead close up of a vivid blue bowl filled with Mexican red rice, sprinkled with chopped cilantro and a cilantro leaf in the center

Mexican Red Rice (Arroz Rojo)

a cocktail glass filled with mezcal and lime juice and simple syrup and garnished with a ring of lime and a salt and chili rim, 3 other similar glasses in the background

Mezcal Bone Crusher

a white bowl filled with sautéed corn kernels and chopped scallions. The bowl sits on a blue and white striped cloth napkin and several pieces of flatware are in the background

Sautéed Corn with Scallions

overhead shot of a cast iron skillet filled with paella: shrimp, sausages, chicken, strips of pimiento and a parsley leaf in the middle

Easy Spanish Paella Recipe

Chicken Enchiladas Verdes is a beloved Mexican recipe but it's the roasted tomatillo salsa that takes it over the top! Chicken, cheese, corn tortillas + roasted tomatillo sauce = super delicious! | panningtheglobe.com

Chicken Enchiladas Verdes

overhead shot of sliced grilled skirt steak arranged diagonally across a dark grey serving board with a line of vivid green chimichurri sauce down the middle and a bowl of chimichurri on the left

Grilled Skirt Steak with Chimichurri Sauce

Overhead shot of a white bowl filled with vivid green chimichurri sauce, two parsley sprigs surrounding it

Chimichurri Sauce

Close up of a creamy yellow painkiller cocktail on ice in a rounded cocktail glass with a wedge of orange and a wedge of pineapple attached to the rim

Painkiller Cocktail

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

overhead shot of a glass bowl filled with arugula pesto, on a white countertop, surrounded by arugula leaves, 3 small piles of toasted pistachios and 3 lemons

Arugula Pesto

close up of a Korean bbq burger in a bun with green leaf lettuce peeking out and a strip of pickled red onion draping down

Korean BBQ Burgers

overhead shot of a tomato glazed meatloaf, sliced and set on a black platter and sprinkled with chopped parsley

Best Ever Meatloaf Recipe

Overhead shot of a white bowl filled with shredded Brussels sprout and arugula salad with toasted pecans and grated parmesan cheese.

Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad

Sliced poached chicken on a blue and white platter with a few parsley and dill leave strewn around

How to Make Perfect Poached Chicken

Close up of colorful Brazilian chicken salad with carrots, pease and olives, on a bed of lettuce.

Brazilian Chicken Salad: Salpicão

Prosciutto Wrapped Arugula Appetizer

close up of crispy Italian fried potatoes and peppers

Crispy Italian Fried Potatoes and Peppers

A slice of frozen mocha cream pie with Oreo crust, on a white plate, with a fork on the side

Frozen Mocha Cream Pie

three broiled glazed salmon fillets in a black serving bowl, topped with chopped scallions

Broiled Glazed Salmon

Turkey Kreplach Soup: delicious soup with homemade dumplings by Panning The Globe

Turkey Soup with Turkey Dumplings (Kreplach)

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Hi, I'm Lisa! Welcome to Panning The Globe. Dive into my collection of delicious, healthy recipes, discover new global flavors, and create unforgettable meals for your family and friends. Learn More!

Healthy Easy Recipes for Spring!

  • Easy White Bean Turkey Chili Verde
  • Bowl of lemon asparagus risotto topped with shredded basil and parmesan
    Lemon Asparagus Risotto
  • Rows of colorful chopped veggies and chicken in a serving bowl: cherry tomatoes, chicken, cucumbers, red onion, carrots and avocados.
    Rotisserie Chicken Chopped Salad
  • a bowl of Korean Chicken Stew with Gochujang Sauce
    Korean Chicken Stew with Gochujang
  • overhead shot of a cast iron skillet filled with paella: shrimp, sausages, chicken, strips of pimiento and a parsley leaf in the middle
    Easy Spanish Paella Recipe
  • white bowl filled with roasted fennel, tomatoes and white beans
    Roasted Fennel, Tomatoes and White Beans
  • Fish in crazy water is a classic Neopolitan dish of fresh fish, poached with carrots, celery, onions and tomatoes. The fish is tender, the veggies are crisp-tender, the broth is sweet and delicious, and dinner is on the table in just 30 minutes.
    Fish In Crazy Water
  • rimmed baking sheet topped with baked chicken thighs, potatoes, red bell peppers, zucchini and green olives.
    Baked Chicken Thighs with Potatoes Peppers and Olives

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