14 Easy Valentine’s Day Appetizers and Side Dishes
Appetizers
Strawberry Baked Brie Recipe
This Strawberry Baked Brie is the easiest appetizer for spring! Warm brie is topped with strawberries, basil, pecans, & a simple balsamic/honey marinade.
Air Fryer Fried Ravioli
Air Fryer Fried Ravioli. A classic, lightened up! Cheese ravioli is coated in breadcrumbs, panko, parmesan, and spices, and air fried (or baked) to perfection! Serve with your favorite dipping sauce. Quick, easy, delicious!
Crockpot Butternut Squash Soup
This Crockpot Butternut Squash Soup Recipe is vegan, gluten free, healthy, full of vegetables, and topped with coconut cream, cilantro, and coconut bacon!
Warm Walnut Goat Cheese Bites
Warm Walnut Goat Cheese Bites. Goat cheese mixed with honey and spices, rolled in crushed walnuts, and baked until warm!
Baked Corn Crab Cakes Recipe
Baked Corn Crab Cakes paired with a Three Cheese Chipotle Potato Soup is the perfect cozy, winter dinner. 10 minutes of prep and you've got yourself a restaurant quality meal!
Mushroom Brut Brie Recipe
The BEST appetizer yet, this Mushroom Brut Brie is totally impressive, ridiculously easy, and ultra cheesy! Melty brie is topped with brut champagne, buttery mushrooms, and crunchy pistachios!
Strawberry Goat Cheese Bruschetta
This Strawberry Goat Cheese Bruschetta is my new favorite appetizer. Slightly chewy bruschetta is topped with creamy goat cheese, peppery arugula, juicy strawberries, and earthy basil!
Side dishes
Fruit Salad with Honey Walnuts
This fruit salad with honey walnuts is the perfect summer salad. Loaded with strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, apples, grapes, orange juice, and lemon zest. Topped with the most delicious honey walnuts made with butter, honey, cinnamon, and salt!
Easy Cornbread Muffins
These Easy Cornbread Muffins are quick, easy, and naturally gluten free! They’re ultra fluffy, tender, and loaded with flavor thanks to butter, honey, eggs, sour cream, cornmeal, baking soda, salt, cream style corn, and sweet corn!
Instant Pot Mushroom Risotto
This Instant Pot Mushroom Risotto is insanely creamy thanks to three kinds of cheese: asiago, romano, and parmesan! It's loaded with butter, onions, baby Bella mushrooms, spinach, peas, a splash of wine, and lemon. A decadent vegetarian main or a creamy side dish to your favorite protein!
Pear and Blue Cheese Salad with Candied Pecans
This Pear and Blue Cheese Salad with Candied Pecans is everything you could ask for in a salad. Crispy romaine paired perfectly with fresh, juicy pear, creamy blue cheese, sweet and crunchy pecans, and a fresh, tangy red wine vinaigrette dressing.
Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes. Yukon gold potatoes cooked in broth, then drained and mixed with buttermilk, butter, cream cheese, sour cream, parmesan cheese, and spices: salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Only 12 minutes required! Quick. Easy. Fluffy. Delicious!
Balsamic Roasted Vegetables
These Balsamic Roasted Vegetables are loaded with sweet potato, asparagus, bell peppers, red onion, dijon mustard, balsamic vinegar, and a few spices! Easy. Healthy. Flavorful. Gluten Free. Vegan.
Roasted Green Beans
These Roasted Green Beans are easy, healthy, vegan, gluten free, and SO tasty! Green beans are tossed with coconut oil, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, lemon juice, and walnuts and roasted to perfection!
– Jennifer
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