Starters ideas

Planning a special holiday meal for a small gathering or the family? Make it an appetizer night with your favorite cheeses! We love these simple pairing ideas that make declicious bites. Find all of these recipe ideas and shop for everything you need at Hy-Vee.com.

Don’t you just love to eat food on a stick? Pretty much anything skewered and cooked on the grill gets an A+ in my book. So last week I decided to make this Chicken Satay that I really love.…

These crowd pleasing antipasto skewers make an easy party appetizer or a fun addition to a charcuterie board. Make your antipasto skewers a day in advance to make party prep even simpler – they come together in just minutes!

Move over, cookies and cakes. There are new KitchenAid mixer recipes in town. We'll show you how to make the most out of the oh-so-versatile stand mixer with just three basic attachments.

Mary was given this recipe by a friend in Portugal who makes full use of the fruits when they're in season. We use vacuum-packed dry-cured ham, as it comes in convenient even-sized slices.

These shrimp fritters, bursting with flavour, are a great starter or party bite for the holidays.

If you’ve never tried this popular Italian starter, do now. The savoury ham and sweet melon are wonderful partners. The melon must be ripe. Press the end in the shop and sniff – if it’s ready it will give you a little of its scented aroma. Halve the melon, deseed, quarter, remove skin and slice the flesh. Fan on the plate with the cured ham and rocket. Lightly dress the leaves with olive oil and drizzle over some good balsamic vinegar.

This easy, cheesy, creamy feta and spinach stuffed french bread is deliriously rich and tasty. It reminds me of a Greek spanakopita.

These shrimp appetizers have plump juicy cajun shrimp over creamy avocado on a crisp slice of cucumber. These shrimp cucumber bites are a delicious mouthful! These avocado shrimp bites have amazing flavor and only 49 calories per bite! Explore our top shrimp appetizer recipes.

Pesto Bruschetta super easy, extremely flavorful and delicious appetizer recipe made with 4 basic ingredients - Bread, pesto, cream cheese and tomatoes.