8 Best Thanksgiving Appetizers to Kickstart Your Feast

Ham and Cheese Pinwheels

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Even if your holiday meat of choice is turkey over ham, you'll love these tasty pinwheels! The combination of delicate crescent rolls, sweet and salty ham, and melty cheese is simply irresistible.

Sausage Balls

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These bite-sized balls made of sausage, shredded cheese, and pancake mix are perfectly dippable and delightful! Serve them alongside an easy honey mustard dipping sauce for the perfect pre-dinner snack.

Shrimp Dip

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This classic appetizer is everything you love about shrimp cocktail in dip form! It calls for fresh shrimp instead of canned and a layer of cocktail sauce for a zesty kick. Mix cream cheese with fresh shrimp and cocktail sauce, spread in a serving dish

Maple Bacon Butter Fan Rolls

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Sweet maple butter and salty bacon come together in this hearty roll recipe. It calls for frozen white bread dough to lessen the load before the big feast. Spread maple butter and bacon on thawed bread dough, cut into strips

Collard Green Salad

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These aren't your typical Southern collard greens! In this recipe, collard greens are massaged till tender and shiny and topped with crispy fried onions, crunchy peanuts, tomatoes, carrots, and black-eyed peas.

Pull-Apart Pesto Turkey Sliders

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Mini sandwiches are an ideal way to quell your hunger throughout the day. These sliders are filled with ground turkey, melty cheese, pesto, and lots of garlicky herb butter. Cook ground turkey, mix with cheese and pesto

Apple Butter Cheese Twists

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You don't have to wait until dessert to get your apple fix! These savory-sweet twists made of puff pastry, apple butter, and cheese are easy on the eyes and stomach. Spread apple butter on puff pastry, sprinkle with cheese

Spinach Artichoke Cups

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This bite-sized take on the fan-favorite dip features wonton wrapper cups for built-in crunch in every bite. They're crispy, creamy, and full of flavor. Press wonton wrappers into muffin tins, bake until crisp, fill each cup with spinach