
Throwing a party and don’t want to spend the entire night in the kitchen? When planning your menu, turn to Spain’s fashionable tapas: small plates of food shared among party guests. To get you started, we’ve got the dish on easy tapas recipes, ranging from effortless to intense. And don’t forget; shareables are even better when paired with a pitcher of sangria.
1. Slow-Cooker Stuffed Mushrooms: Two hours in a Crock-Pot, and this stuffed mushroom recipe, which tastes like your fave spinach-artichoke dip, can be yours. (via Brit + Co)
Patatas Bravas With Cheat Garlic Aioli
Mushroom Croquettes
Chorizo, Manchego, and Olive Skewers
Garlic Shrimp With Lemon and Parsley
Baked Churro Chips
Spanish Cheese Board
Spanish-Style Tomato and Butter Bean Dip
Chicken Empanadas
Bacon-Wrapped Dates With Goat Cheese and Pecans
Pan Con Tomate
Spanish Crab Cakes With Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Blistered Padrón Peppers
Flank Steak With Goat Cheese on Toast
Spanish-Style Meatballs
Zanahorias Saliñadas
Two-Minute Olive Tapenade
Tortilla Española
Fried Calamari With Cilantro Aioli
Pan-Fried Cauliflower
Sara is a food and lifestyle freelance writer in Los Angeles. She writes a weekly events column for the Los Angeles Times and loves writing food content for Brit + Co. After all, the English language's most fun adjectives are best applied to delicious foods. In her free time, she's a hip hop dancer, avid moviegoer, and thorough face-mask user.