Tasty Crock Pot Appetizers

Tender meatballs made from a combination of pork and beef and served in a traditional-style sauce.

Method:   crock pot, oven
Time:   2-5 hours

Savor the flavors of tangy honey garlic chicken wings, an easy-to-prepare crock pot recipe featuring tender wings cooked in a lip-smacking honey, ketchup, and garlic...

Method:   crock pot
Time:   over 5 hours

These spicy-sweet wings are broiled before you add them to the crockpot to give them extra texture.

Method:   oven, crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

When it comes to boiled peanuts, southerners know how to do it right. These salty snacks are perfect for road trips, picnics, or simply enjoying on a lazy afternoon.

Method:   crock pot
Time:   over 5 hours

Like your wings sweet and spicy? A triple threat of heat from hot sauce, chiles, and cayenne pepper is counteracted by a sweet touch of honey in this slow cooker recipe.

Method:   crock pot, oven
Time:   2-5 hours

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A creamy dip made with milk, salsa, cream cheese, imitation crab, green onions, and green chiles. Heat it in the crock pot and serve warm with your favorite dippers.

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

Mozzarella stuffed meatballs are slow-cooked in a tasty tomato sauce. Serve as an appetizer or entree.

Method:   oven, crock pot
Time:   30-60 minutes

The perfect party dish. This simple cheesy fondue is easy to make and can be kept warm in your slow cooker, making it ideal for entertaining. Your guests will love it!

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

Just the right balance of smoky (barbecue sauce), sweet (honey), and spicy (mustard and hot sauce) to make these wings a hit with everyone who eats them.

Method:   crock pot, oven
Time:   2-5 hours

Change up your chicken wing routine with a spicy, sweet twist. These crock pot spicy honey-lime chicken wings are a game-changer for wing enthusiasts.

Method:   crock pot, oven
Time:   2-5 hours

Delicious Thai-style chicken wings are made by slow cooking them in a sauce made with green curry paste, Thai basil, coconut milk, fresh ginger, and cilantro.

Method:   crock pot
Time:   over 5 hours

Pineapple juice, soy, and molasses give these wings a sweet-sour-savory flavor. A much-needed departure from basic buffalo and other standard sauces.

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

These Italian BBQ chicken wings are a delicious and easy way to feed a crowd. The wings are cooked in a crock pot with a simple Italian-style sauce.

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

This dish marries tender meatballs with a flavorful barbecue sauce. The best part? The oven does the initial cooking, then your crockpot steps in to let those flavors meld together.

Method:   crock pot, oven
Time:   over 5 hours

This recipe uses ricotta cheese which gives it a richer and more dense consistency, perfect for heartier dippers like Italian bread slices.

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

Craving a blend of classic flavors in dip form? This BLT masterpiece takes all the best things about the quintessential sandwich and serves it in a bowl.

Method:   crock pot
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with hot dogs, grape jelly, barbecue sauce

Method:   crock pot
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with cilantro, processed cheese, picante sauce or salsa

Method:   crock pot
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with mustard, kielbasa rings, apple jelly

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

A spicy twist on traditional bean dips, this prairie fire dip blends refried beans with Monterey Jack cheese and chili powder. A perfect choice for game day snacking (or any snacking...

Method:   crock pot
Time:   1-2 hours

This cheese dip combines Jimmy Dean sausage with Cheez Whiz, cheese soup, and green chiles for a savory and rich appetizer. Conveniently prepared in a crock pot, serve hot with...

Method:   stovetop, crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with pineapple chunks, chili sauce, grape jelly, lemon juice, prepared mustard, cocktail franks

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with cheddar cheese, Habanero peppers, American cheese, tomato, bacon, garlic

Method:   crock pot
Time:   30-60 minutes

For a meal that bridges convenience and taste, try this island-flavored kielbasa. The sweetness of pineapple and brown sugar marries well with hearty sausage, ideal for a relaxed family...

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

Enjoy the perfect dip for any occasion, featuring refried beans, picante sauce, sour cream, and cheeses. Simply mix, heat in a crock pot, and serve hot with chips.

Method:   crock pot
Time:   1-2 hours

Creamy seafood fondue with lobster, shrimp, crab, and scallops. Melted cheese, savory spices, and crusty bread come together in this easy, one-pot wonder. Perfect for sharing (or not).

Method:   crock pot
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with ketchup, salt and pepper, ground beef, onions, bread crumbs, eggs, beer, vegetable juice, lemon juice, hot sauce

Method:   oven, stovetop, crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with pineapple chunks, ground allspice, dry mustard, miniature smoked sausage links, cooked bratwurst links, cooked kielbasa or Polish sausage, barbecue sauce, orange...

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with grape jelly, cocktail wieners, chili sauce

Method:   crock pot
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with dippers, cream cheese, pepperoni, pizza sauce, green onions, red bell pepper, ripe olives, mozzarella cheese

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with ketchup, bread crumbs, egg, onion, black pepper, garlic salt, brown sugar, tomato paste, soy sauce, cider vinegar

Method:   crock pot, oven
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with butter, onion, crab meat, frozen chopped spinach, Parmesan cheese

Method:   crock pot
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with hot pepper sauce, frozen chopped spinach, cream cheese, artichoke hearts, crab meat

Method:   crock pot
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with pineapple juice, Russian salad dressing, spareribs, salt and pepper, water, garlic salt

Method:   crock pot, oven
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with cocktail rye bread, Thousand Island dressing, corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut

Method:   crock pot
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with cheddar cheese, cream cheese, canned chili

Method:   crock pot
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with thyme, onion, garlic salt, Worcestershire sauce, cream cheese, whipping cream, frozen chopped spinach, Parmesan cheese, pimento

Method:   crock pot
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with Parmesan cheese, ground beef, pizza sauce, Cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, dried oregano, dried basil, cornstarch

Method:   crock pot, stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with garlic powder, milk, Worcestershire sauce, cream cheese, sour cream, Swiss cheese, deli corned beef, refrigerated sauerkraut

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with cocktail sauce, precooked frozen meatballs, grape jelly

Method:   crock pot, stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with apple juice, cranberry sauce, frozen Italian meatballs, garlic, chili sauce

Method:   crock pot
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with potato chips or crackers, bacon, cream cheese, sour cream, cheddar cheese, green onions

Method:   stovetop, crock pot
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with artichoke hearts, Mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, mayonnaise, onions

Method:   crock pot
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with Thousand Island salad dressing, corned beef, sauerkraut, cream cheese, Swiss cheese

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with graham crackers, onion, dried cranberries, milk, ground cloves, ground pork, ground ham, non-stick cooking spray, cranberry sauce, chili sauce

Method:   oven, stovetop, crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with sliced jalapeno peppers, flour, chili powder, Monterey jack cheese, sharp Cheddar cheese, beer, garlic, green chiles

Method:   crock pot
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with ground red pepper, ground ginger, pecan, butter or margarine, soy sauce, five-spice powder, garlic powder

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with guacamole, tortilla chips, chicken breasts, picante sauce, monterey jack cheese, sour cream

Method:   crock pot
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with hot dog buns, cocktail weiners, bbq sauce

Method:   crock pot
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with garlic salt, taco sauce, ground beef, refried beans, American cheese

Method:   crock pot, stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with sugar, parsley, oregano, ground beef, onion, tomato sauce, ketchup, cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, garlic

Method:   stovetop, crock pot
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with Worcestershire sauce, prepared horseradish, cream cheese, milk, crabmeat, green onions

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with lil smokies cocktail sausages, chili sauce, cranberry sauce

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with chili without beans, tamales, picante sauce, cheese, onion

Method:   crock pot
Time:   1-2 hours