5-Ingredient (or fewer!) Appetizers

Get your party started with these delicious finger foods. They look catered, but they’re super easy.

Photographer Jean Allsopp, Writer Virginia Switzer

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Tomato and Goat Cheese Spread

This is ideal for a casual get-together. With only two ingredients, it’s a quick and easy recipe with creamy, bold flavors that will keep your guests happy as they nibble.

3 (3-ounce) packages goat cheese
½ cup dried tomatoes in oil, drained
Toasted baguette slices

Process goat cheese and tomatoes in a food processor until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides. Serve with toasted baguette slices. Makes 1½ slices.

Hosting Help: Let partiers help themselves at stations around your home to encourage movement and mingling.