Ideas for cheap and easy finger food recipes?

I am having a make up party for family and friends. It is sort of formal. does anyone have any ideas for some cheap and easy finger food? Finger foods like cheese on toothpicks and spread on crackers. Not like pizza rolls and bagel bites. I would like them to be small and simple. Because my family sort of lacks manners and if their is a lot of big finger foods they will try to eat till they get full.





Any ideas??


Thanks!Ideas for cheap and easy finger food recipes?
Here are some easy, inexpensive and yummy ideas. Good luck! %26lt;3





Cheese Straws





Ingredients:


1 stick butter (1/2 cup)


2 cups sifted all purpose flour


1 lb. sharp cheddar cheese grated


3/4 tsp. red pepper


1 tsp. salt


Dash Worcestershire


Preparation:


Cream butter well. Sift dry ingredients together, add to butter, then add cheese. Press with cookies press, place on greased tin, bake at 400 degrees for ten minutes. They may be rolled on floured board and cut in strips, or rolled out in round thin biscuits with a nut in center of each one. Yield: 3 dozen





Cranberry Feta Pinwheels





Ingredients:


8 ounces light cream cheese, softened


8 ounces feta cheese, crumbled


3 scallions, chopped


6 ounces dried cranberries


4 10-inch flour tortillas


Preparation:


In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in feta, scallions, and cranberries.


Spread about 1/2 cup of cream cheese mixture onto each tortilla. Roll each tortilla tightly and wrap with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least an hour.


Cut each roll into thin slices - use toothpicks to hold together if necessary. Makes 40 pinwheels.





Pickled Carrots %26amp; Red Onion


Dave Martin %26amp; Tiffani Fallon





Ingredients:


4 carrots, peeled and sliced this on the bias


1/2 red onion chopped, sliced into thin strips


1 cup cider vinegar


1/2 cup granulated sugar


kosher salt


Preparation:


Blanch carrots in salted water. Remove and let rest in ice bath. Heat cider vinegar with sugar on the stove top to boil. Then add carrots and onions to the reduced vinegar and sugar mixture and cover and lest rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes or until cooled then strain the majority of the liquid and set aside





Baked Sweet Potato Chips





Ingredients:


2 large sweet potatoes, scrubbed


1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil


1 to 2 tsp dried red pepper flakes or Cajun spice mix


1/2 tsp sea salt


Preparation:


Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper. Slice the sweet potatoes into rounds as thin as you can get them (a mandoline works best if you have one). Toss the potatoes in a bowl with the oil and seasonings. Spread them on a baking sheet, and bake until they are browned and crispy, about 20 minutes.





Cannon Balls





Ingredients:


1 lb pork sausage (spicy)


1 lb Cheese, cheddar, shredded


2 cup Baking Mix, dry


Preparation:


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.


In a large, deep skillet, crumble the sausage and cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain well.


In a medium bowl, stir together the sausage, Cheddar cheese and baking mix.


Form the mixture into 1 1/2 inch balls and arrange on a large ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in the preheated oven 10 to 15 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly and balls are golden brown.


Note: Be sure to leave at least a bit of the sausage grease to keep these moist.





Fresh Strawberries with Balsamic Vinegar





Ingredients:


16 ounces fresh strawberries, hulled and large berries cut in half


2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar


1/4 cup Splenda No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated


1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste


Preparation:


Place strawberries in a bowl. Drizzle vinegar over strawberries, and sprinkle with Splenda. Stir gently to combine. Cover, and let sit at room temperature for at least 1 hour but not more than 4 hours. Just before serving, grind pepper over berries. Serves 6.





Apple Spice Hummus Dip





Ingredients:


1 15 ounce can Garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained


1 sweet apple, peeled and chopped


1/3 cup lemon juice


1/4 cup creamy peanut butter or tahini


2 to 3 tablespoons water


1/2 teaspoon salt


1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice


1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, optional


apple slices, carrot sticks, and/or crackers


Preparation:


In bowl mix ingredients (except for the apple slices, carrot sticks and/or crackers) Blend half at a time in blender until smooth. Cover and refrigerate. Good for three days.





French Onion Dip





Ingredients:


2 Tbs. unsalted butter


1 large yellow onion, finely diced


1 tsp. kosher salt


1 garlic clove, minced


2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce


1 1/4 cups sour cream


1/4 cup mayonnaise


1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper


1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper


Potato chips for serving


Crudit茅s for serving


Preparation:


In a fry pan over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Add the onion and salt and cook, stirring often, until soft and caramelized, about 20 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat. Add the Worcestershire sauce and stir to scrape up the browned bits from the pan bottom. Transfer the onion to a small bowl and let cool to room temperature.


In a bowl, stir together the sour cream, mayonnaise, cayenne pepper and black pepper. Stir in the onion. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 1 week. Serve with potato chips and crudit茅s for dipping. Makes about 2 cups. Prep and Cook Time: 1 1/2 hours.


Note: The crackers keep up to 2 months in an airtight container.Ideas for cheap and easy finger food recipes?
1. Chicken satay with peanut sauce


2. Fruit kabobs with brown sugar, vanilla, sour cream dipping sauce


3. Asparagas, cooked crisp tender, wrapped in prosciutto


4. Melon slices with thin slices of Black Forest Ham


5. Pepper salami, or sopressata, with goat cheese and rolled around a cornichon (french pickle)


6. Cucumber rounds with creme fraiche, smoked salmon, and a dill sprig.


7. Baguette slices with a bit of good mustard, sliced tomato, and sliced asiago cheese (thin!)


8. Tortollini skewers (with grape tomatos and fresh basil) with warm marinara dipping sauce.


9. Brie en Croute: whole wheel of brie topped with your favorite preserves, enclosed in a puff pastry shell and baked until puffed and golden. Luscious!


10. Cocktail weiners in crescent rolls and served with sweet hot mustard
bread bowl cheese dip:





http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1715,130鈥?/a>





tortilla pinwheels:





http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,171,15817鈥?/a>





mini cocktail weiners:





http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,181,1351鈥?/a>





appetizer meatballs:





http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,191,15718鈥?/a> (to save time w/these-buy the premade meatballs in the freezer section and just make and add the sauce to them prior to baking)





deviled eggs with ham:





http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1716,1591鈥?/a>
Check out this site. It has some excellent suggestions. http://www.finger-food-recipes.com/easy-鈥?/a>





Here is one I made recently that was so good. I kept making more batches with different additions. We didn't think the original recipe was spicy enough so we added some jarred salsa. Probably about a 1/4 cup. Yummmmm. http://recipeland.com/recipe/v/Cheese_Ba鈥?/a>
Debbled eggs, sophisticated and delicious :)
Make a Yummy Cheeseball and serve with crackers.
Of course deviled eggs, veggie platter, fruit platter etc....





Pizza Penne Pasta Salad





3 Cups Penne Pasta, Cooked, Drained and Cooled


4 Medium Tomatoes, Chopped (About 4 cups)


12 Slices Hard Salami, Chopped


1 Cup Mozzarella Cheese Crumbles


陆 Cup Chopped Fresh Basil


陆 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese


陆 Cup Roasted Red Pepper Italian with Parmesan Dressing





Toss all ingredients in large bowl. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour to blend flavors


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Easy Herb And Beef Bites:





10 Thin Slices Sandwich Beef (4 in Diameter)


录 Cup Garlic Herb Cream Cheese


录 Cup Finely Chopped Red Bell Pepper


2 Cucumbers-Unpeeled and sliced into 20 Slices Each





1.Unroll beef and lay flat. Spread with approx 1 tsp of cream cheese and sprinkled with 1 tsp bell pepper. Carefully roll beef up.





2.Cut each roll into 4 slices. Place on top of cucumber slices. Serve.


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Ham and Asparagus Rolls:





12 fresh asparagus spears trimmed


1/4 cup mayo


1 tbsp dijon mustard


1 tsp chopped fresh thyme


6 slices deli ham thick sliced (about 1/16 in)





Fill a 13x9 baking dish with ice water and set aside. Heat 1 in of water in a 12 in skillet to a boil, add asparagus and boil 2-3 min uncovered until crisp tender. Remove from boiling water and plunge in ice water. Let sit for 3-5 min until well chilled then drain well and pat dry.





Meanwhile in small bowl mix mayo, mustard, and thyme. Spread mayo mix evenly on the six pieces of ham. Cut each ham slice in half lengthwise. Roll 1 ham strip around each asparagus spear. Wrap tightly and store in fridge until serrving.


(This picture shows them serving/presenting these in a medium hight plain straight edged glass)





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Greek Salad Kabobs:





3/4 cup plian yougurt


2 tsp honey


2 tsp fresh chopped dill


2 tsp chopped fresh oregano


1/4 tsp salt


1 small clove garlic


KABOBS:


24 cocktail (or plain) toothpicks


24 pitted kalmatta olives


24 small ripe tomatoes


12 slices (1/2 in thick) English/seeded cucumbers cut in 1/2 lengthwise.








In a small bowl mix dip ingredients, set aside





On each cocktail pick thread one olive, tomato, and cucumber slice. Put the cuke on the bottom so that it is a free standing item, serve with the dip.


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And these are very good, they are now requested:





Wrapped Stuffed Dates:





16 Large Whole Dates


3 oz Soft Chevre (Goat Cheese) or Cream Cheese Softened


1 Tbsp Chopped Toasted Almonds


1 Can (8 oz) Refrigerated Crescent Rolls





Glaze:





陆 Cup Powdered Sugar


陆 Tsp Grated Orange Peel


1 Tbsp Orange Juice





1.Cut each date in 陆 longwise and remove pit. Place cheese of choice and nuts in zipper top bag. Mash together. Snip tip and fill each date 陆 with cheese mix.





2.Heat oven to 375, unroll crescent rolls and separate in 4 Rectangles. Pinch together the seams. Cut each rectangle into 4 even strips. Wrap each stuffed date with 1 strip dough, and pinch edge closed. Place seam side down on un-greased baking sheet.





3.Bake 10-15 minutes, or until the dough is golden brown. Meanwhile in a small bowl mix glaze ingredients and immediately drizzle glaze over hot wrapped dates. Remove from baking sheet cool slightly and serve warm.


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Ham and Broccoli cups:





10oz forzen broccoli, thawed and chopped


4 oz cream cheese (I used onion and chive but you could use plain)


1 tbsp parmesan cheese


1 tsp garlic powder


1/4 cup chopped sun dried tomatoes (not backed in oil, the ones that are in a bag)


1/2 cup chopped smoked almonds


24-48 slices ham





Mix everything except the almonds and ham. Lay a slice of ham in a mini cup cake pan or regular depending on what size you want.





Sprinkle the almonds on the top and bake for about 10-15 minutes. They are so simple, quick and yummy!!!