21 of the Best Party Food Ideas for Adults

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Top party food ideas for adults

1. Teriyaki chicken

Get your hands on some teriyaki chicken. Once cooked, you can serve it with broccoli, rice, water chestnuts, and teriyaki sauce. 

2. Sausage rolls

Buy sausage and puff pastry, and make your own sausage rolls from scratch. You can serve these with a green salad, some cold cuts, or an array of cheeses. 

3. Coconut shrimp

Get some premade coconut shrimp and oven-bake. This is certainly one of those ideal birthday dinner ideas for adults. You may serve this with Thai sweet chili sauce and rice.

4. Bacon and cheddar potato skins

Make this appetizer from scratch. Bake your potatoes with the skins on. Halve the potatoes, remove the potato in the center, and deep fry the potato skins. When done, fill the crispy, golden brown skins with a bacon and cheddar cheese filling. 

5. Mini mac and cheese squares

Buy mini mac and cheese squares. You may serve these delicious appetizers with an arugula salad or a Brussels sprouts salad. 

6. Tasty egg rolls

Buy and prepare your egg rolls. You can serve this with avocado, soy sauce fried rice, or French fries. 

7. Fish cakes

Get some frozen fishcakes, and oven-bake them. Serve these with tartar sauce, sweet potato fries, garden peas, and lemon wedges.

8. Parmesan stuffed mushrooms

Grill some mushrooms and halve them. Cook a parmesan cheese, onion, and garlic filling, and top the halved mushrooms with this. 

9. Delectable sweet chicken bacon wraps

Season and cook your cubed chicken in sweet chili sauce. Fry your bacon, and wrap it around the sweet chili chicken. 

10. Ham, basil, and garlic deviled eggs

Boil your eggs, halve them, and remove the yolks to make a mash when done. Cook some cubed ham with basil, creamy mayonnaise, black pepper, and garlic cloves, and add the mixture to your yolks. 

11. Flavorsome chicken meatballs

Buy premade chicken meatballs, or make your own with ground chicken. Serve your chicken meatballs with mashed potatoes, savory rice, or coleslaw. 

12. Cheese pastry puffs

Get a hold of some cheese and puff pastry. Cut the puff pastry into little squares, fill it with some grated cheese, and close each square. Dust the squares or puffs with egg or milk before baking and serve. 

13. Fresh spring rolls

This can be served as an after-dinner snack or as a starter. You can get ready-made spring rolls with the most delicious savory fillings. You can also serve your spring rolls with asparagus and feta cheese, broccoli, zucchini, or cucumber. 

14. Cheesy garlic bread

Make your own garlic bread with some baguettes. Slice your baguette and make a nicely seasoned garlic butter. Spread the garlic butter onto each baguette slice, add some grated cheese over the top, oven grill until golden brown, and serve. These slices are ideal to serve with a soup starter. 

15. Sweet potato bites

Fry some sweet potatoes, and slice them. Add vegetarian toppings or savory meat-based toppings, depending on your guests. Cook some bacon bits, mix it with mashed avocado, and add black pepper to taste. Place a spoonful of your bacon and avocado mixture onto each sweet potato slice, and serve this to your guests. 

16. Cinnamon French toast sticks

Take a loaf of white bread, and slice it into thick rectangular shapes or batons. Dip the batons in egg as a batter, and fry them in some butter. Make cinnamon sugar with milk, eggs, a pinch of salt, caster sugar, and cinnamon. Once the batons are fried, immerse them in the cinnamon sugar, and get ready to serve. 

17. Pecan pie

Grab some readymade pecan pie. You may serve this as is, or slice the pie and add a dollop of whipped cream to each slice. 

18. Mini guacamole bites

Get your hands on some taco shells, tomatoes, and guacamole. Prepare the taco shells, place some guacamole and diced tomato into each shell, bake, and serve to your guests. 

19. Carrot-style pigs in a blanket

Peel some carrots. Cut some premade puff pastry to wrap around each carrot, and sprinkle sesame seeds over each pastry. Bake in the oven for a few minutes, and serve. 

20. Bacon wrapped cheese straws

Grab ahold of some cheese straws, then wrap bacon strips around the cheese straws and bake. Serve these tasty meat-wrapped sticks with a dipping sauce of your choice. 

21. Decadent cheesecake

Whether you serve mini variations or slice a whole one, cheesecake has to be the quintessential way to round off a buffet dinner party. Get these in a variety of delectable flavors like pumpkin, blueberry, strawberry, mojito, and huckleberry. Enjoy these with coffee, or serve as a dessert with raspberries, strawberries, or blueberries. 

A delectable selection of party foods for adults

Host an unforgettable adult party with a rich selection of party foods. Present appetizers such as carrot pigs in a blanket for your vegetarian guests. Or serve your guests mouthwatering chicken meatballs, coconut shrimp, deviled eggs, or sweet chicken bacon wraps. Guests can also enjoy sweet pie or some lovely cheesecake as a dessert. Have a peek at what Instacart has to offer if you’re not sure where to find your party food. 

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