Everyone at the dinner table will find a new favorite with these 18 Delicious Thanksgiving Appetizer Recipes – creative (and yummy) ideas with everything from Mozzarella Cordon Bleu Bites to Stuffed Quinoa Mushrooms.
Have you started planning your Thanksgiving menu? Whether you’re creating the whole meal yourself, or if you’re just brining a dish or two to share for a potluck celebration – you can’t forget the appetizers!
While we all want the traditional foods for the main meal – turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and the like – the appetizers are a chance to change things up a little bit!
The appetizer course is where you can get a bit creative, try new things and maybe find a few favorite new Thanksgiving appetizers that will become a new tradition for your family.
While our list started with 10 Delicious Thanksgiving Appetizer Recipes, we have not found more to increase it to 18 Thanksgiving appetizers with creative (and yummy) ideas with everything from Mozzarella Cordon Bleu Bites to Stuffed Quinoa Mushrooms.
Make a few of them to offer variety and make sure that everyone can find a new favorite!
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When planning your Thanksgiving appetizers there are a few things to keep in mind. You want the dishes you choose to complement the entrees and the sides that come next and not compete with them.
For example, if you’re serving sweet potatoes as a side dish, you probably don’t want to serve a sweet potato based appetizers – unless your family is made up of sweet potato fanatics, of course!
How many different appetizers you prepare and how much also depends on the flow and pace of your Thanksgiving celebration.
If appetizers are something you serve while the main dinner is still being prepared and they are eaten over a longer course of time, you might want to make more than if your appetizer is a first course that will be quickly followed by the rest of the meal.
Whatever your plan, one or more of these delicious appetizers for Thanksgiving should work perfectly.
18 Delicious Thanksgiving Appetizer Recipes
Start your Thanksgiving dinner off with a burst of flavor when you serve one or more of these delicious Thanksgiving appetizers!
Thin slices of potatoes and Italian cheeses combine in this easily elegant appetizer.
This easy-to-make puff pastry delight perfect for a family celebration or to kick off Thanksgiving dinner.
This elevated appetizer Recipe is a beautiful and delicious way to start any dinner party or get-together.
These adorable bites look like pumpkin pie slices, but are actually cheese and crackers!
Start your meal the same way you do at Red Lobster - with these delicious and easy-to-make Cheddar Bay Biscuits!
A dinner time favorite goes bite-size with these delectable bites.
A favorite with the kids, mini baked corn dogs keep things casual.
This easy-to-make appetizer uses frozen mozzarella sticks combined with cherry tomatoes and fresh basil.
Dip is a must for any party, no matter the occasion or holiday!
Cranberry is a Thanksgiving must and this salsa recipe gives it a brand new twist.
Offer a gluten-free appetizer option with these mushrooms stuffed with a quinoa filling.
Not just a side dish, roasted brussel sprouts make an excellent appetizer.
Be original with a refried bean dip to kick off your Thanksgiving meal.
Another Thanksgiving MUST is sweet potatoes and we have a way to stuff them!
Comfort food to the core, this pull-apart bread gets a kick from jalapeno peppers.
Pumpkin, carrots, beets, tomatoes, tomatoes, olives and artichokes form a beautiful fall color palette.
Combine the salty goodness of bacon and parmesan to create a super yummy appetizer.
Olives and walnuts combine with cream cheese to stuff into celery for this classic appetizer.
Which ones do you think you’ll serve for your Thanksgiving feast?
Lillian Morningstar says
Love seeing the pictures and recipe! I haven’t tried any yet but will soon with the holidays coming up. Thank you.