23 Fancy Slow-Cooker Appetizer Recipes For Impressing Your Guests

Green Goddess Spring Socca

Top this chickpea-flour crepe with the best produce you can find at your farmers market (think greens and avocado) and lots of tahini green goddess dressing. (via The Full Helping)

Asparagus and Brie Puff Pastry With Thyme Honey

With a roll of store-bought dough, anyone can whip up this impressive appetizer. Consider forming these into smaller bites so your guests can eat them while standing and mingling. (via Half Baked Harvest)

Smoked Salmon Platter

Entice guests with this beautiful platter filled with fresh avocado, juicy tomatoes, and an array of bagel toppings.(via Feel Good Foodie)

Smoked Salmon Bites

These beginner-friendly bites come together with three layers of tortillas, garlicky cream-cheese, and smoked salmon. Speared with toothpicks, they make a classy appetizer that guests will assume you spent much longer making. (via RecipeTin Eats)

Mini Brie-Stuffed Baked Potatoes

No special-occasion meal is complete without potatoes. Stuffed with gooey brie, sweet caramelized onions, and sharp chives, these spuds will get the party started. (via Brit + Co)

Easy Fancy Crostini

These sweet and salty, creamy and crunchy crostini will open your eyes to a world of happiness that is toasted baguette and cheese. We love the combo of goat cheese and smoked salmon, brie and jam, and burrata with sliced fruit and honey. (via Brit + Co)

Bite-Size Eggs Benedicts

Benny bites will make a devoted fan of big-batch cooking. Prep mini toasts and runny quail eggs in the oven, then bind them together with prosciutto and homemade hollandaise. (via Brit + Co)

Honey-Hazelnut Baked Brie

Beautify a wheel of brie by baking it in puff pastry. It gets drenched in honey and topped with roasted hazelnuts for added flavor. (via Brit + Co)

Garlic Shrimp and Avocado Crostini

Anyone can get behind an avocado-slathered baguette — especially one that's adorned with smoky shrimp. (via Salt and Lavender)

Butternut Squash Hummus

With roasted and fresh garlic, lemon juice, parsley, and spices aplenty, this dip is bursting with flavor and begging to be served with whole-grain pita chips or roasted carrots. (via Minimalist Baker)

Southern Hush Puppies

If you love cornbread, you'll love these classic and southern deep-fried fritters. (via Pink Owl Kitchen)

Lighter Overnight French Toast Casserole

Serve up.a taste of French toast casserole (take your pick: Brioche, Challah, or French Bread) with berries and maple syrup, yum! (via Girl on Bloor)

Vegan Orange and Prune Scones

Spiced with nutmeg and cinnamon, these citrusy scones are perfectly fluffy and crumbly. (via Gastroplant)

Vegan Split Pea Soup

Make this split pea soup the night before and let your guests self-serve. (via Veggie Society)

Vegan Sausage Pinwheels

These versatile apps are crowd-pleasing even if there are meat eaters in your crowd. (via The Wife Cooks)

Prosciutto-Wrapped Asparagus

Cook this appetizer in an iron skillet to get the prosciutto extra crispy. (via Olive You Whole)

Kheema Spring Rolls

Serve up these oven-baked spring rolls filled with kheema, or curry with minced chicken, peas and loads of spices. (via Signature Concoctions)

Crispy Smashed Potatoes

Serve these crispy potatoes with chimichurri sauce for a delicious vegan starter. (via Two Spoons)

Easy Buttermilk Cornbread Muffins

These moist, crumbly cornbread muffins are only lightly sweetened, which means they can be paired with anything from fruity jam to succulent Easter ham. (via Brit + Co)

Deviled Eggs With Smoked Salmon

Deviled eggs are a timeless Easter appetizer. This version freshens up the classic with smoked salmon, lemon juice, chives, and dill. (via Brit + Co)

Almond Milk Crepes

Start off guests with a delightful dairy-free crepe filled with savory or sweet treats. (via Give Recipe)

Baked Hash Browns

These ultra-thin, crispy 'browns are baked, not fried, and have a little kick to them. (via A Spicy Perspective)

Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice

Surprise guests with this deliciously spicy tuna and crispy rice -- so much flavor in one little bite! (via Takes Two Eggs)

Pigs in a Blanket

Just three ingredients makes the most comforting appetizer during this transitional season. (via Culinary Hill)

Bacon Pastry Twists

Puff-pastry wrapped bacon doesn't need a dip to be delicious, but if you have the time, mix up a batch of our creamy beer cheese for dunking. (via Brit + Co)

Easter Bunny Dinner Rolls

Bunny rolls are so festive, they double as decorations. They're plenty buttery, but no one would complain if you served them with assorted butters for spreading, such as cinnamon or chive-flecked. (via https://thefoodcharlatan.com/easter-bunny-dinner-rolls-lion-house-rolls/)

Spinach Artichoke Cups

This deliciously cheesy appetizer is gluten-free and ready in 15 minutes.(via RachL Mansfield)

Bang Bang Cauliflower

These sweet and spicy bites are breaded and baked until golden and delicious.(via The Endless Meal)

Vegan Pasta With Peas

This creamy pasta is dairy-free and takes just five ingredients: green peas, pasta, onion, vegan cheese and your favorite greens. (via The Edgy Veg)

Roasted Garlic Baked Ricotta Dip

This baked ricotta starter uses a whole head of roasted garlic and lemon -- serve up with some crunchy bread. (via Cozy Cravings)

Leftover Mashed Potato Croquettes

Take leftover or premade mashed potatoes, add spinach and cheese, then coat them in breadcrumbs and fry for a comforting starter. (via Live Eat Learn)

Lemon Scones

Start them off with something sweet with these lemon sugary scones. (via Amanda Wilens)

Feta Saganaki

Dip some warm rustic bread into this fried feta dressed with honey and sesame seeds. (via Fancy Peasant)

Earl Grey Banana Snacking Cake

Fluffy and moist tea-flavored cake made with carmelized banana and toasted walnuts will entice their taste buds for sure! (via Munching With Mariyah)

Vegetarian Slow-Cooker Stuffed Mushrooms

Spinach-artichoke dip doesn't have to be served with bread. These low-carb shrooms are cheesy, hearty, and slow-cooked to perfection. (via Brit + Co)

Baked Avocado Fries

Almond meal and gluten-free breadcrumbs yield a crispy crust on these creamy avocado “fries," which are best served with spicy aioli. (via Brit + Co)

Peachy Green Bean Burrata

Top this lovely duo of peaches and burrata with seasonal green beans. (via Allo Simone)

Truffle Beet Carpaccio

This healthy salad is also colorful and full of flavor with capers and pistachio too. (via Chef Bai)

Instant Pot Steamed Artichokes

Make the most of this spring veggie (that's actually fun to eat) with a simple recipe that steams them in 20 minutes. (via Cilantro Parsley)

Ingredients For Our Easy Spinach Artichoke Dip

• 1 (10 oz) package of frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
• 1 (14 oz) can of artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• Salt and pepper, to taste

How To Make Easy Spinach Artichoke Dip

1. Preheat your oven to 375°F.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the drained spinach, chopped artichoke hearts, Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream, minced garlic, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes if using. Mix well until combined.
3. Transfer the mixture to an oven-safe baking dish, and spread it out evenly.
4. Bake for about 25 to 30 minutes, or until the dip is hot and bubbly, and the top is golden brown.
5. Once baked, remove the dip from the oven and let it cool for a few minutes before serving. If desired, garnish with chopped green onions for an extra pop of flavor!
6. Serve warm with tortilla chips, crispy bread slices, or vegetables for dipping!

Notes For This Spinach Artichoke Dip Recipe

• Using frozen spinach and canned artichokes makes this recipe easier and quicker. You have the option to use fresh ingredients, if you want to!
• Add a sprinkling of red pepper flakes if you want the spinach artichoke dip to have a kick of spice.
• Keep an eye on the dip while it bakes, making sure it doesn't bubble over. If you're struggling to get that golden brown layer on the top, broil the dip for a few minutes at the end of its baking time.
• You aren't totally limited to Parmesan and mozzarella cheese. Though these cheeses make for the most traditional flavor, you can throw in some different kinds of cheeses to amp up the taste.

Personality Types And How They Deal With Stress

The personality type framework, as measured by the Myers-Briggs(MBTI) assessment, looks at four aspects of personality:

• Extraversion-Introversion — People with an Extraversion personality preference are energized by and focus their attention on what’s happening around them, their external world. They are likely to find spending too much time alone without enough external stimulation quite stressful. People with an Introversion preference are energized by and focus their attention on their inner world of thoughts and feelings. They can become stressed if they are forced to spend too much time with others, or when they have to cope with too many external distractions.
• Sensing-Intuition — is all about how we take in information. People with a Sensing preference prefer information that is realistic, practical, built on past or present real-life experiences, and often detailed. They can be stressed when things are ambiguous and unclear, without any clear direction. People with an Intuition preference are interested in the big picture, in how things connect, and in ideas rather than facts. They will find having to follow exact instructions stressful, and working with people who demand lots of detail.
• Thinking-Feeling —People with a Thinking preference want to make decisions using objective logic and will be stressed when decisions seem to be subjective, or when they are forced to concentrate on people rather than the task at hand. People with a Feeling preference want to make decisions that line up with their values and they will be stressed if they feel that those values are not being respected, and when there is conflict.
• Judging-Perceiving — People with a Judging preference want to live in an organized, planned way and will find dealing with disorganized people stressful, or having to rush things at the last minute. People with a Judging preference want to live in a more spontaneous, emergent way and will become stressed when they have to deal with inflexible people, or when they are forced to make decisions before they feel they really need to.

Everyone will have a preference for Extraversion (E) or Introversion (I), for Sensing (S) or for Intuition (N), for Thinking (T) or for Feeling (F), and for Judging (J) or for Perceiving (P). These four preferences combine together dynamically to give one of 16 types. For example, if someone has preferences for Extraversion, Sensing, Thinking and Judging, then their overall type would be ESTJ. If you know your type, you can identify your likely stressors (and so avoid or mitigate them), your typical behavior under everyday stress (so that you can recognize when you are stressed) and what to do to cope with that reaction, stop the stress cycle and so build resilience. Here’s the detail for each type.

ESTP and ESFP

Stressors

• Lack of stimulation and excitement
• Theoretical, abstract tasks without any practical application right now
• Being physically confined, e.g. though illness or circumstance

Behavior under everyday stress

• Seeks out more and more external stimulation and excitement
• May behave in a thrill-seeking or dangerous way or over-indulge
• Lives solely in the present moment and will not make any decisions

How to stop the stress cycle

• Pause, stop what you are doing, or think through what you will do next before you do it

ESTJ and ENTJ

Stressors

• Inefficient people, systems, or organizations
• Lack of closure, not being able to make decisions, blockers
• Having to focus on people's feelings, rather than the task

Behavior under everyday stress

• Becomes overly directive, forceful, or even aggressive
• Makes snap decisions and imposes them on others
• Dismisses evidence/other opinions that don't fir your view

How to stop the stress cycle

• Stop making any decisions until you have taken some time out to explore all the available information.

ENTP and ENFP

Stressors

• People who say "it'll never work"
• Too much seemingly irrelevant detail
• Lack of variety; not being able to do anything new

Behavior under everyday stress

• Shares increasingly impractical ideas with more and more people
• Unable to take things seriously, becomes destructively 'playful'
• Will be tied down to decisions

How to stop the stress cycle

• Slow down. Take some time out to quietly decide on a course of action

ESFJ and ENFJ

Stressors

• Conflict with others and between others
• Lack of warmth, not having friendliness reciprocated
• Injustice in the world at large

Behavior under everyday stress

• Become effusive and over-friendly
• Becomes demanding in getting your own and others' needs met
• Interprets situations in terms of your values, ignoring any other evidence

How to stop the stress cycle

• Step back from the situation and the people involved and consider alternatives and the facts

INTP and ISTP

Stressors

• Having your carefully reasoned solutions dismissed or ignored
• Illogical decisions that have not been thought through
• Excessive displays of approval or emotion from others

Behavior under everyday stress

• Withdraws to solve problems by yourself
• Fixates on finding the one correct solution
• Ignores other people; makes decisions without informing them

How to stop the stress cycle

• Talk to others to explore information and ideas

ISTJ and ISFJ

Stressors

• Having to act without detailed, practical information or plans
• Having the lessons of your experience dismissed by others
• Changing things that already work

Behavior under everyday stress

• Obsessively searches for that one important piece of information
• Withdraws from the outer world
• Cannot make a decision until all the information has been found

How to stop the stress cycle

• Talk to others to help you prioritize and make a decision

ISFP and INFP

Stressors

• People who ignore, dismiss, or contravene your values
• Working in a job that is at odds with those values
• Inflexible and unthinking people or organizations

Behavior under everyday stress

• Withdraws into an inner dialogue
• Obsessively works through decisions that fir your values
• Ignores facts that do not fit with the picture you have painted

How to stop the stress cycle

• Talk to others to get their reassurance and help in considering the facts and alternatives

INTJ and INFJ

Stressors

• Not having time to think through possibilities before answering
• Having your well-considered ideas dismissed or ignored
• Disorganized, opinionated people

Behavior under everyday stress

• Withdraws to build increasingly complex ideas in your head
• These models may become divorced from reality
• Unable to act under every possibility has been explored

How to stop the stress cycle

• Talk to others to help decide which of your many ideas should be pursued