Cookouts tend to be relaxed affairs, and SMOKIN HOT appetizers can be a great part of your meal plan, especially if you your friends love small and interesting bites. Below, you’ll find the most interesting meal starters to set out as friends arrive, including lots of options you can easily tote to someone else’s cookout.
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Here is Why Smokin’ Hot Appetizers Rock
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Quick and easy: Grilling appetizers is typically fast and straightforward, making it a convenient option when you’re short on time but still want to impress your guests- and guests love small bites, and sampling a little bit of everything.
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Full of flavor: Grilling adds a unique smoky flavor to appetizers that you can’t achieve through other cooking methods, enhancing the overall taste of the dish.
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Versatile: You can grill a wide variety of appetizers, from vegetables and skewers to sliders, flatbreads, and seafood, allowing you to experiment with different flavors and ingredients. Pretty sure your next favorite appetizers will be GRILLED.
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Perfect for entertaining: Grilled appetizers are perfect for serving at parties, barbecues, and gatherings, as they can be easily prepared in batches and are always a hit with guests.
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Minimal cleanup: Grilling appetizers means less mess in the kitchen, as there are fewer pots and pans to clean up afterwards, making it a convenient option for entertaining.
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BBQ Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
BBQ Bacon wrapped Shrimp and Sweet Potato smothered with Rufus Teague spicy BBQ Sauce. An appetizer you will keep going back to because they are ‘Shrimply Amazing’!
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Cheesesteak Jalapeño Poppers
These Spicy Steak-Stuffed Jalapeño Poppers are a must-try! This spicy twist on the traditional jalapeño popper is a flavor explosion, thanks to the irresistible blend of spicy jalapeños, savory steak, creamy and tangy cheeses, and smoky bacon
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Chicken Yakitori
Chicken Yakitori (焼き鳥) is one of the most popular and well-known dishes in Japan. Available in supermarkets, shopping centers, food courts, and food stands, you don’t have to go far to get your fill of these convenient little chicken skewers.
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Grilled Chimichurri Shrimp
Grilled Chimichurri Shrimp is an herbaceous and flavor-packed dish perfect for the heat of summer. The shrimp are marinated in a garlicky, bright chimichurri that also gets mixed into a creamy dipping sauce. Juicy, vinegary, and full of flavor, these shrimp are always a crowd pleaser
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Authentic Pork Satay Skewers
Indulge in this delicious Authentic Pork Satay, marinated in flavorful spices, grilled or baked to perfection, and served with a mouthwatering creamy peanut dipping sauce. Enjoy every savory bite!
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Texas Twinkies
Enjoy roasted jalapeño peppers stuffed with smoked brisket and cream cheese filling. It’s the perfect snack or appetizer for your cook out or just an easy way to utilize left over brisket for your next dinner.
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Spiced Bacon Crack-er
You will love these buttery crackers with sweet, salty, chipotle, jalapeno, and thick cut bacon. The combination of sweet and spicy makes these appetizers irresistible -crispy, crunchy, sweet & savory. This is the simple grilled appetizer you have been looking for- Mouth watering finger food
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Grilled Brie Appetizer
This Grilled Brie Appetizer with Balsamic Strawberries is the perfect, ridiculously easy appetizer for your next cook-out! Sweet from the strawberries, a bit of tart from the balsamic and so creamy.
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Grilled Stuffed Mushrooms
Grilled Stuffed Mushrooms with sausage and smoked Gouda cheese are easy to prepare and cooked on your grill or Big Green Egg in minutes. With succulent juicy mushrooms and savory sausage filling, these grilled mushrooms with cheese are SO full of smoky delicious flavor. You will love this easy BBQ appetizer.
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Marinated Grilled Artichokes
These artichoke halves are tangy, salty, slightly sweet, and smoky with all the background notes from the garlic and ginger. The artichokes stay juicy during the cooking and eating process, so you’ll definitely want a napkin to catch those drips! Makes a gorgeous platter.
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Bacon-Wrapped Pickles
Crunchy, tangy, delicious and smokey- Smoked Bacon-wrapped pickles. A fantastic combination you haven’t even imagined, (but will love). Enjoy these as an appetizer, tasty snack, or as part of an extraordinary Bloody Mary. Those briny little devils will be the hit of your next party.
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Smoked Cream Cheese
This smoked cream cheese dip is a viral TikTok recipe that’s not only incredibly creamy and smooth but also boasts a rich, smoky flavor with a hint of jalapeno heat and a subtle cheesy tang-Great pairing of flavors. It’s a real crowd-pleaser that’s surprisingly easy to make, and looks amazing.
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Greek Grilled Octopus with Lemon Sauce
Transport yourself to the Mediterranean with this exquisite Greek style grilled octopus recipe. The tender and succulent octopus tentacles are infused with a harmonious blend of herbs and vegetables, creating a perfect balance of flavors.
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Mother Shuckers
These Mother Shuckers will win you over! Who wouldn’t love Smoky Char- grilled Oysters with a zesty garlic butter sauce, green onion, bacon, sausage, and cheese? This is a delicious recipe that produces the best stuffed oysters. Easy and simple oyster recipe with a charcoal grill, gas grill, or Big Green Egg
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Whip it Good
Sharp, tangy Feta is whipped into a delectable frenzy of flavor, with Greek yogurt, olive oil, lemon, and red pepper flakes. Next, it’s layered atop buttery, lightly toasted focaccia bread, and crowned with peaches that have been sweetly caramelized by roasting or grilling. A final drizzle of rich, dark balsamic vinegar glaze, and a dusting of crunchy pine nuts & fragrant rosemary really make this appetizer SING!
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Grilled Paneer Fruit Skewers
Grilled Paneer Fruit Skewers with Sweet Asian Chili Lime Drizzle is pretty much my dream appetizer. It’s a healthy, sweet and salty fusion of global cuisine served on a stick. No fuss, no muss (or is that mess) and oh, so delicious. These kabobs are also great on a salad.
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Grillied Plaintains
Grilling is the new way to go with Plantains. This way you can achieve the ultimate smokey taste– with flavorful smokey paprika! Perfect for a foodie pot luck.
This article originally appeared on CussKitchen and was syndicated by MediaFeed.
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