Deli Party Buffet
Total Time - Various / Makes Various Servings
Cooking Sequence
- These appetizers work well together or individually.
- Here are some tips about how to organize your preparation.
- About an hour before serving, prepare chicken and begin to bake.
- While chicken bakes, prepare dip.
- Complete chicken and return to oven (along with dip) to keep warm.
- Prepare mini bruschettas; place in oven to keep warm.
- Arrange buffet, with platters you can pick up at Publix, including sandwiches, sliced meat and cheese, fresh fruit, and cut vegetables.
- Finish with one or more dessert platters and a colorful floral centerpiece.
- Once the last recipe is in the oven, you may still have a little time to take care of those last-minute details.
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Easy Buffalo Wings
Ingredients
2 pounds Deli fried chicken wings/drummettes
1/4 cup Buffalo wing sauce (or 1/2–1 cup for hotter sauce)
1/4 cup garlic and herb butter
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
celery ribs and blue cheese dressing, optional
Steps
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Arrange chicken in single layer on baking sheet. Bake 12–15 minutes or until crisp and hot.
- Combine in microwave-safe bowl, 1/4 cup wing sauce (for mild), butter, and Worcestershire sauce. (Increase wing sauce to 1/2 cup for medium or 1 cup for hot.) Microwave on HIGH 30–60 seconds or until butter is melted. Whisk mixture until well blended.
- If preparing ahead of time, reduce heat at end of bake time to 200°F. Drizzle sauce over chicken or reserve sauce to serve for dipping instead. Return to oven to keep warm up to 30 minutes. Serve with blue cheese dressing and celery.
Note: Prepare additional sauce of each heat level for dipping.
Hot Party Dip
Ingredients
2 (16-ounce) containers Deli artichoke and spinach dip
1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
8 round buttery type crackers
assorted crackers (for dipping)
Steps
- Place artichoke and spinach dip in ovenproof microwave-safe dish. Microwave on HIGH 4 minutes.
- Stir dip; top with cheese. Crush crackers while sprinkling over top of dip. Microwave on HIGH 4 more minutes or until thoroughly heated. Let stand 5 minutes before serving (or place in 200°F oven to keep warm up to 20 minutes). Serve with assorted crackers for dipping.
Note: Preparation and cooking time is 15 minutes and makes 10 servings.
Mini Bruschettas
Ingredients
2 tablespoons garlic and herb butter
8 mini bagels
1/4 cup olive tapenade
2 tablespoons shredded Asiago cheese
Alternate topping: sweet onions/peppers relish, diced pepperoni
Steps
- Place garlic butter in microwave-safe bowl; microwave on HIGH 30–40 seconds or until melted. Preheat large sauté pan on medium heat 2–3 minutes.
- Separate bagels into two halves. Brush butter over cut side of bagels; place 8, with buttered side down, in pan. Cook 2–3 minutes until lightly browned.
- Turn bagels and top each with 1 teaspoon tapenade; sprinkle with a bit of cheese. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook 3–4 minutes or until heated and cheese melts. Arrange on serving tray (or on baking sheet; place in 200°F oven to keep warm up to 20 minutes). Complete remaining bagels. Serve.
Onion and Pepperoni Bruschettas: Prepare bagels as noted above. Top with 1/4 cup onions/peppers relish; sprinkle with 2 tablespoons diced pepperoni. Complete as noted.
Note: Preparation and cooking time is 20 minutes and makes 16 mini bruschettas.
Utensils & Cookware
- large sauté pan with lid
- baking sheets
- microwave-safe bowls
- ovenproof microwave-safe dish
- basting brush
- spatula, whisk
- cooking spoons
- measuring utensils
Aprons Advice
Stop by your neighborhood Publix for Deli platters, beverages and your other party needs.
Recipe Version 12/05-0008