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Save time and stress less with these simple make-ahead crockpot appetizers that are perfect for parties and feeding a crowd!
Save Time with Slow Cooker Appetizers!
If you’re anything like us, you’re scrambling around trying to get ALL the party preparations ready the day of. What if we told you we had something that could make it easier? The secret to a stress-free party is a slow cooker that does all the work for you, making these the easiest appetizers yet! These 20 make-ahead crockpot appetizers stay warm throughout your event and free up time for other party preparations. Plus, all of these appetizers taste great!
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Top Most Loved Crockpot Appetizers
Our most popular crockpot recipes are perfect for parties and guaranteed to be a hit with your guests.
1 Crock Pot Bean Dip Recipe
Crock Pot Bean Dip Recipe
Total Time: 2 hourshours5 minutesminutes
This cheesy and delicious crock pot bean dip is made with hardly any effort! SO easy, convenient, and perfect for holiday parties! Grab those chips and get dippin'.
If you love all the flavors of green chili enchiladas, you’ll love this cheesy dip! Ingredients include cream cheese, sour cream, chicken, green chilis, enchilada sauce, and seasonings!
Tamale Pie Dip – this cheesy dip is going to be a new favorite at any gathering! Filled with shredded chicken, creamed corn, cream cheese, Mexican cheese, and sour cream!
Save time and stress less with these simple make-ahead crockpot appetizers that are perfect for parties and feeding a crowd!
Servings: 6
Prep: 5 minutesmins
Cook: 3 hourshrs5 minutesmins
Total: 3 hourshrs10 minutesmins
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Ingredients
16ouncesGrape Jelly
12ouncesChili Sauce
32ouncesfrozen meatballs
1pinchcayenne pepper,optional
Instructions
Add grape jelly, chili sauce, and cayenne pepper to a saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook for about 5 minutes making sure the mixture is well combined. To save time skip this step and add these directly on top of the meatballs in the slow cooker for a more speedy process.
Place meatballs in a slow cooker and top with grape jelly mixture (for less mess use a crock pot liner).
Cook on LOW for 3 to 4 hours.
Notes
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days or freezer for up to 4 months.Â
Kristyn Merkley is a published cookbook author, wife, mom of six, and major food enthusiast! For the past 15 years, she has been sharing foolproof, family-friendly recipes—each one tested in her kitchen—that anyone can master. As a seasoned recipe creator, she loves making cooking simple, stress-free, and totally doable for everyone!
If you don’t know here to start on this list I can recommend the Buffalo chicken dip or the artichoke dip.
I basically love anything that goes in the crockpot. It’s my favorite appliance! These are the best recipes that you can find. All so good!