50 Cheap Appetizer Recipes (Less Than $1 Per Serving)

Great appetizers don’t have to cost a lot of money.

When you’re asked to bring an appetizer to a get-together, or when you’re throwing a party yourself, it’s good to have some cheap appetizer recipes up your sleeve.

Here are 50.

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50 Ultra Cheap Appetizer Recipes

Each of the recipes below cost less than $1.00 per serving. Some are less than $1.00 for the entire recipe.

I’ve noted the price per serving on some of the recipes below. If this isn’t the biggest collection of insanely cheap appetizer recipes you’ve ever seen, I would be surprised. I hope you enjoy!

Hot Appetizers

• Wonton wrapper mozzarella sticks (53 cents each)
• Hot buttered pretzels (15 cents each)
• Polenta fries
• Mini taco cups
• Peanut butter-banana quesadillas
• Chicken-pineapple quesadillas
• Roasted sweet potatoes with bleu cheese and bacon
• Mini sweet potato latkes
• Apple-caramelized onion latkes
• Bacon jalapeño poppers
• Cheesy hot dog wontons (80 cents each)

Garlic bread pizzas (using frozen garlic bread as a crust)

Cold Appetizers

• Deviled eggs (18 cents each)
• Caesar salad in crouton cups
• Wine-marinated grapes (Break out the cheap wine!)
• Relish tray
• Low-carb cucumber “sandwiches”
• Chipotle hummus
• Sriracha hummus (47 cents per serving)

Cheap Appetizer Pizzas

• Tortilla shell pizzas (43 cents each)
• Two-bite pizzas (8 cents each)
• Wonton pizza crisps (25 cents each)
• Homemade flatbread (Top with ingredients you have on hand at home)
• Muffin tin pizzas (50 cents each)

Homemade Crackers, Chips, and Dippers

• Homemade corn tortilla chips ($1.49 for a huge batch)
• Homemade potato chips
• Homemade crackers (50 cents for entire recipe)
• Cheddar crackers (Homemade Cheez-Its)
• Crispy cocktail crackers
• Homemade tortilla shells (5 cents each)
• Soft pretzel bites (7 cents each)
• Homemade focaccia
• Twice fried plantain chips
• Salami crackers
• Wonton crackers (7 cents each)

Dips and Salsas

• Homemade salsa made from canned tomatoes
• Grape salsa
• Bean dip (31 cents per serving)
• Slow-cooker corn-jalapeno-bacon dip
• Roasted garlic and white bean dip
• Spicy banana salsa

Snacky Appetizers

• Sea salt popcorn (23 cents for entire recipe)
• Honey-butter glazed pretzel bites with roasted garlic (4 cents each)
• Oven-roasted garbanzo beans (37 cents per serving)
• Oven-roasted edamame
• Carrot fries (36 cents per serving)
• Roasted grapes
• French fries with nacho cheese sauce
• Crudité with homemade ranch dip
• Zucchini “bruschetta”

Cheap Appetizer Platters

If you’re in charge of planning your next get-together and need to feed a crowd, consider putting together a budget-friendly appetizer platter. They’re easy to assemble and don’t have to cost a lot of money.

• The $10.00 appetizer platter
• The $10.00 mezze platter
• The $10.00 cheese plate
• Harvest appetizer platter
• Cheap veggie platter
• Cheap charcuterie platter
• Dessert charcuterie platter
• European-style breakfast buffet

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