Are you looking for some easy cheap party food ideas?
Here are several ideas for cheap party food that you might consider for your party:
1. Fritos and Dip
Chips and homemade dips are one of the most popular easy cheap party food ideas. Take 1/2 small jar of salsa, 1 bag of shredded cheese, 1 block of cream cheese, and 1 can of Hormel chili. Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl and melt it in a microwave. Serve with Fritos.
2. Baked Spinach and Garlic Cakes
This recipe uses ready-made Phyllo dough, making it easy to bake these cakes. Sauté chopped spinach with minced garlic, and let it cool. Spread one sheet of Phyllo dough onto an oven-proof dish, spread a thin layer of spinach with garlic over the dough, and cover it with another sheet of Phyllo dough. Bake at 350 F until golden brown.
3. Lit’l Smokies in a Blanket
Piggies in a blanket are one of the all-time favorite easy cheap party food ideas. Take one pack of Pillsbury crescent dinner rolls (24 rolls) and one pack of Lit’l Smokies (about 40 sausages in a package). Cut the crescents in half. Roll the sausages in. Stick a toothpick into each one to keep them tight. Heat the piggies at 350 F for 15-20 minutes, until light brown. Brush the piggies with butter after cooking.
4. Baked Lit’l Smokies
Take 1 package of Lit’l Smokies, put them into an oven-proof dish, and cover with your favorite BBQ sauce. Bake at 350 F for 1 hour, and serve on toothpicks.
5. French Bread with Garlic and Olive Oil
Bread is cheap and fulfilling, so stack up on it. Slice a few loafs of French bread, and rub the bread slices with a mix of olive oil and minced garlic. Toast the slices on both sides, top with some shredded cheese, and then grill.
6. Meatballs with BBQ sauce
Meatballs are yet another popular easy cheap party food. Take a bag of meatballs, lay them on a tray, cover them with BBQ sauce and bake them thoroughly.
7. Ham and Pineapple
Buy a can of ham from a Dollar store and a can of pineapple chunks. Use wooden skewers to make alternating ham and pineapple Kebobs. Grill or bake.
8. Fresh Veggie Tray
Fresh veggies are a perfect easy cheap party food. Purchase broccoli, baby carrots, celery, cherry tomatoes, and cauliflower. Lay them out on a tray. Serve with ranch dressing.
9. Deviled Eggs
There are thousands of recipes for deviled eggs to choose from. Deviled eggs are yet another perfect easy cheap party food, as well as they will allow for your creativity to work. Try not to add any unexpected ingredients to your eggs, such as sweet, crunchy, or spicy. Try not to add any chopped onion or minced garlic to the eggs either, as many people don’t like these tastes at a party. Use the good old hard boiled eggs, mayonnaise, yellow mustard, white wine vinegar, and other regular ingredients.
Other easy cheap party food ideas include:
finger sandwiches, pizza, homemade cookies and brownies, cupcakes from cake mix, crackers, nachos, chips, pretzels, homemade hot wings, cheese on toothpicks, and popcorn with cheese sprinkles. Purchase the generic brands of food, make lots of homemade dips for chips, and you will end up with tons of easy cheap party food.