Potluck Meets Luxury: Everyone Loves These Small Bites
Potlucks are always a fun occasion because you can try many different recipes from family and friends. Eating different kinds of food inspires us in the kitchen every day to create better recipes and experiment with differ flavor palettes. Here are a few dishes that will astound everyone and transform your potluck into a PotLuxe.
Apple Roses
These gorgeous roses are as eye-catching as they are scrumptious. The roses are made from thinly sliced apples, honey, brown sugar, lemon, butter, and puff pastry. Together they deliver the illusion of an apple pie in bite-sized portions. Don’t be surprised to see guests with more than one of them on their plate. A vegan version may be made by omitting the honey and butter and using a store bought puff pastry made from vegetable shortening.
Bacon Wrapped Chicken with Pesto
This juicy recipe is easy to prepare and yields jaw-dropping results. Create your own stunning pesto with basil leaves, nuts, olive oil and fresh parmesan. Pulse in a food processor until emulsified smother on top of either thin cut chicken breast or chicken thigh meat. Then wrap the whole thing with bacon and secure with a toothpick. Cook in the oven at 375 until the bacon is crispy and the chicken is fully cooked and Voila! The juiciness from the bacon keeps the chicken from becoming too dry and the pesto creates a depth of flavor that will amaze your friends.
Taco Salad Cups
Combine a taco with a tostada by toasting corn tortillas lightly sprayed with oil inside of a muffin tin. Then, spoon your voice of meat beans or rice. After, top the taco cups with delicious, fresh vegetables and serve to your friends with a side of salsa or guac. These amazing flavors derived from south of the border will have all the attendees saying, “¡Órale!”
Muffin Tin Lasagna
Every potluck needs a lasagna! Make your signature, delicious lasagna the same way you normally would except bake it in a muffin tin. Not only does this modern twist improve the overall look of the dish but also it takes less time to cook and is significantly less messy to serve.
Cucumber Chopped Salad
Cucumber chopped salad with cherry tomatoes, red onion, minced garlic, oil, salt and vinegar is an easy and cheap dish with robust flavors. This low-calorie option packed with micronutrients is perfect for your vegan friends and requires no baking! Let beautiful, organically grown vegetables do the work for you.
With these beautiful recipes handy, attend any potluck with confidence and class. After making these dishes, you will be the envy of your friends and leave the potluck with a completely empty serving dish.
