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Meat Appetizer Recipes

Take cold cuts, cured meats, fried, baked and shredded chicken and you're well on your way to serving delicious appetizers for your next party or get-together.
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Crispy Pata and dipping sauce
Crispy Pata (Filipino Ham Hock)
2 hrs
Chicken skin chips recipe
Chicken Skin Chips Recipe
35 mins
Antipasto Salad
Antipasto Salad Recipe
15 mins
A large platter of air fryer honey garlic wings, garnished with sliced scallions
Air Fryer Honey Garlic Wings
35 mins
A tray of bacon cracker bites served with dipping sauce
Candied Bacon Cracker Bites
75 mins
Philly Cheesesteak Egg Rolls on a platter
Philly Cheesesteak Egg Rolls Recipe
56 mins
A platter of Thai spring rolls with shrimp, served with a dipping sauce and topped with fresh mint
Fresh Spring Rolls With Peanut Sauce
60 mins
keto nachos
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Sausage Dip in a bowl, served with a side of chips
Sausage Dip Recipe
20 mins
Bacon Wrapped Asparagus
Air Fryer Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus
23 mins
Garlic Butter Steak Bites
Garlic Butter Steak Bites
13 mins
sheet pan fajita chicken crunch wrap
Sheet Pan Chicken Fajita Crunchwrap Recipe
60 mins
Galician Turnover or Pasties
Empanadillas Gallegas (Galician Turnovers) Recipe
85 mins
Charcuterie board filled with cheese, meat, nuts, and fruits
How to Make an Epic Charcuterie Board
meatball bombs
Cheesy Meatball Bombs
90 mins
Bacon Cheeseburger Bombs
Bacon Cheeseburger Bombs Recipe
30 mins
mini big mac sliders
Copycat Big Mac Pull Apart Sliders Recipe
40 mins
Classic game terrine
Classic British Game Terrine
2 hrs
Thanksgiving egg roll recipe
Thanksgiving Egg Rolls With Sweet-and-Sour Cranberry Sauce
55 mins
Salt and vinegar wings on a plate with carrot and celery sticks with dip
20 Amazing Chicken Wing Dishes Plus Dipping Sauces
Coxinha Brazillian chicken croquettes on a plate
Coxinha (Brazilian Chicken Croquettes)
100 mins
Homemade pepperoni served with olives
Homemade Pepperoni
60 mins
Pepperoni Pizza Sliders
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Chilean-Style Empanadas de Pino
Chilean-Style Empanadas de Pino
65 mins
Ceviche
Ceviche 101: Recipes, Variations and History
Meaty and Cheesy Stuffed French Bread
Meaty and Cheesy Stuffed French Bread Recipe
25 mins
classic sweet hot dog relish
Best Homemade Sweet Relish
50 mins
A Simple Kibbeh
A Simple Kibbeh
90 mins
Party Ham Rolls
Ham and Cheese Sliders
35 mins
Brazilian Pasteis With Chicken (Pastel Frito de Frango)
Brazilian Pasteis With Chicken (Pastel Frito de Frango)
75 mins
Mini Ground Beef Party Tacos on a platter, served with salsa and guacamole
Mini Ground Beef Party Tacos
40 mins
Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms With Parmesan Cheese
Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms With Parmesan Cheese
45 mins
Steamed Chinese BBQ Pork Buns (Char Siu Bao)
Steamed Chinese BBQ Pork Buns (Char Siu Bao)
50 mins
Southern Grape Jelly Meatballs
Southern Grape Jelly Meatballs
6 hrs
Serbian Beef Burek (Burek sa Mesom)
Serbian Beef Burek (Burek sa Mesom)
93 mins
Siu mai dumplings with pork and shrimp
Siu Mai Dumplings With Pork and Shrimp
40 mins
Chinese pan-fried dumplings with dipping sauce
Chinese Pan-Fried Dumplings
78 mins
Turkey Meatballs Baked With Parmesan Cheese Recipe
Turkey Meatballs Baked With Parmesan Cheese
35 mins
Meatloaf muffins on a plate
Easy Meatloaf Muffins
60 mins
Brazilian Braised Beef Sandwiches - Carne Louca
Carne Louca (Brazilian Braised Beef Sandwich) Recipe
2 hrs
Spicy Minced Meat Kheema Paratha
Spicy Minced Meat Kheema Paratha
45 mins
Spring Rolls with Pork
Cooking Chinese Pork Spring Rolls
50 mins
Meatballs on a wooden board with toothpicks against white background
Wild Rice Meatballs
40 mins
Spicy Chicken Fingers
Spicy Sriracha Panko Chicken Fingers
40 mins
Turkey and mashed potato croquettes
Turkey and Mashed Potato Croquettes
38 mins
Loaded potato skins with cheddar cheese and bacon.
Loaded Baked Potato Skins With Cheese and Bacon
95 mins
Pearl Rice Balls
Pearl Balls
60 mins
Fried Honey-Barbecue Chicken Wings
Fried Honey-Barbecue Chicken Wings
50 mins
Serbian Barbecued Shish Kebabs - Raznjici on a platter
Serbian Barbecued Shish Kebabs - Raznjici
40 mins
Sausage-stuffed mushrooms on a plate
4-Ingredient Sausage-Stuffed Mushrooms
35 mins
Fried Wontons
Fried Wonton With Ground Pork and Black Mushrooms
50 mins
bacon wrapped hot dogs
Crockpot Bacon-Wrapped Hot Dogs
6 hrs
Prosciutto on a cutting board
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soppressata on cutting board
Homemade Italian Soppressata
30 mins
Baked Hoisin Sauce Chicken Wings
Baked Hoisin Sauce Chicken Wings
55 mins
maple chicken wings
Baked Asian Flavored Maple Chicken Wings
100 mins
Slow Cooker Barbecue Wings
Spicy Slow Cooker Chicken Wings
3 hrs
Low-Fat Chicken Satay With Peanut Sauce
Low-Fat Chicken Satay With Peanut Sauce
70 mins
Empanadas de Pollo: Chicken Empanadas Recipe
Empanadas de Pollo (Chicken Empanadas)
115 mins
Cambodian Beef Salad in Spicy Lime Dressing
Cambodian Beef Salad in Spicy Lime Dressing
20 mins

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