Best Dinner Party Recipe Ever

If there's one thing we love doing more than anything in the world (besides cooking and eating in general), it's hosting dinner parties. Yep! The type where you get to invite your closest family and friends round for a sophisticated soirée complete with drinks, appetisers, main dishes and more. It doesn't get any better than that now, does it?

All the fuss and preparation that goes into planning a dinner party, but that doesn't mean it has to be stressful! You can host a fantastic evening without breaking a sweat, so long as you prepare simple but delicious dishes. And luckily for you, we've got over 40 dinner party recipes for you to look through...

From Antipasto Bites to Buffalo Asparagus, Beef Bourguignon to Classic Stuffed Peppers, here's 40 of our favourite dinner party recipes including appetisers, mains, sides and desserts.

Easy Dinner Party Recipes

Fresh tortellini makes this the hearty appetiser of our dreams. If you're not a fan of olives, pepperoncini peppers would be a delicious substitute!

Securing the roll-ups with toothpicks makes them MUCH easier to cook. Just don't forget to remove them when it's time for serving!

Nothing screams summer quite like bruschetta. Toasted bread gets rubbed with garlic (don't skip it, it's the best part) and topped with simply marinated tomatoes. The brighter and juicier your tomatoes, the better your bruschetta will be.

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Baby bella mushrooms are stuffed with garlicky, herby breadcrumbs and plenty of cheese. They make for an easy appetiser or a simple side dish. Stuff them ahead of time and bake them off when you're ready.

Don't get us wrong—we love baked brie. But it's not the most exciting party app. Fried brie, on the other hand, is absolutely INSANE.

Held together by pepperoni, these mac and cheese bites are a pizza lover's dream. Creamy mac, pepperoni, and plenty of Parm. What's not to love?

Double (and Triple!) Date Dinner Party Recipes

The marinade is made with ingredients you most likely have on hand. And although the meat would benefit from hanging in the mixture for a while, as long as you give it

Use chargrilled artichoke hearts if you can find them for an even better flavour. Lemon and basil lift all the flavours beautifully in this dish.

By brushing the pork belly slices with the Char Siu sauce and grilling three times over, not only do you guarantee loads of flavour, but the sauce helps to re-moisten the pork between sessions under the grill for maximum caramelisation and gnarly, sticky goodness.

Easy Party Food And Finger Food Recipes

This gorgeous, simple salad is perfect for a light spring or summer lunch option, or as part of the best BBQ spread of your whole freaking life. Trust us.

We're not kidding when we say this takes 10 minutes. The speediest risotto you'll ever make thanks to swapping out risotto rice for orzo.

If you're someone who's afraid of cooking seafood at home, cod is the fish for you. It's basically impossible to mess up: It cooks quickly, is hard to overcook (unless you really forget about it), and is easy to flavour however you want.

Main Course Recipes For A Dinner Party

If you do it right, homemade beef bourguignon is a labour of love. It's certainly not a quick weeknight dinner. BUT, that doesn't mean it's hard.

These braised chicken thighs are no joke. They’re super flavourful, fall-off-the-bone tender, and thankfully you only need ONE pan to make them!

74 Best Summer Recipes Beer-Marinated Skirt Steak With Corn Salsa How To Cook Steak In The Oven How To Cook Killer Brisket At Home25 Fancy Main Course Dinner Party Recipes from around the web. This collection of dinner party recipes features seafood, poultry, meat, and vegetarian main dishes. Most can be made-ahead, and all are crowd-pleasers. Everyone will want an invitation to your next dinner party!

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Do you love having guests over for dinner? For me, preparing a special meal for family or friends is a way to bring everyone together around the dinner table and show my love or appreciation for them. But in a selfish way, it’s also an excuse to cook something a little extra fancy than normal. Not like I need an excuse—my blog is all about recipes for special dinners, after all.

And as much as my husband appreciates my cooking, I’ll admit it can be fun to show off a little to a new culinary audience. I haven’t met a dinner guest yet who isn’t willing to ooh and ahh over someone’s cooking in exchange for a home-cooked meal. Another advantage to hosting dinner parties: having company over forces us to clean all the junk out of our living room.

I believe dinner parties are an occasion to cook something extra special and impressive, not a quick 5-ingredient, 30-minute recipe that I might cook on a weeknight. At the same time, as host or hostess, you want to be able to spend time with your guests and not spend the whole night in the kitchen. That’s why I favor recipes that have some make-ahead component. I’ve collected 25 recipes from bloggers around the web that fit both criteria.

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Seafood can be a bit tricky because unlike meat or poultry, you may have to buy it the same day you’re going to cook it. This is especially true for lobster and other live seafood. But if you have the time to shop the morning of your dinner party, these recipes are more than worth the effort.

Want people to talk about your next dinner party for months? Maybe even years? Lobster Thermidor, from my blog, Wednesday Night Cafe, is a French dish made with fresh tender lobster in a cream sauce, baked in lobster shells and topped with gruyere cheese. To make this jaw-dropping dish in advance, I would prepare the lobster shells and filling earlier that day. Before serving, gently reheat the filling, stuff the shells, top with cheese, and broil.

While this scallop recipe from Carolyn at Umami Girl shouldn’t be made in advance, it takes literally 10 minutes to cook. I love how scallop dishes can be so fancy, for so little work. The smoky flavor from Spanish chorizo goes great with sweet briny scallops. It’s like a sophisticated version of bacon-wrapped scallops, and you get to enjoy it as the main dish, not just an appetizer!

Easy Recipes For A Dinner Party

Baked salmon can be bland diet food, or it can be a luxuriously rich showstopping dinner, like this salmon in rose cream sauce from Julia at Vikalinka. I love the added touch of pink peppercorns in the sauce. I would probably prepare the salmon up until baking before guests arrive, then bake during a salad course.

Homemade pasta can be daunting, but this recipe from Lisa at Delicious Table makes it easy. The recipes uses wonton wrappers, and the ravioli are baked, not boiled. The lemon butter cream sauce is just made for lobster, and the heart-shaped ravioli cutter is too cute! I would prepare the ravioli in advance and then bake and make the sauce right before serving.

Matthew at Nomageddon brings us this elegant salmon recipe. I always like recipes that incorporate fruit into savory main dishes, and the blueberry jalapeno sauce gives everyday salmon a special touch. You can prepare the sous vide salmon in advance and then sear right before serving.

Easy Entertaining & Dinner Party Recipes

This buttery garlicky shrimp scampi recipe from Eden at Sweet Tea & Thyme takes only 15 minutes to cook. Eden’s recipe is chock full of tips to help even a more novice chef prepare this dish with ease. I’m thinking Caesar salad and garlic bread, and for guests who ask what to bring – a dry white wine.

I know I already included a scallop recipe in this round-up, but I love scallops too much to choose only one. This recipe, from Genevieve at She Keeps a Lovely Home pairs scallops seared in sage butter with a rich and creamy basmati rice made with brie and roasted garlic. You can prepare the rice in advance and just cook the scallops right before serving. There are appetizer and dessert suggestions with this recipe too.

I’m guilty of this tendency to not order chicken at restaurants and not serve chicken to guests because it’s something we eat so frequently. I sort of think of chicken as mundane or boring. But chicken dinner party recipes can be just as fancy and special as seafood or meat dishes, as these recipes show.

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With sweet and salty flavors from prunes and olives, this dish from Nancy at A Communal Table brings baked chicken to a new level. Prep the day before to let the chicken marinate overnight, then pop it in the oven while you sip cocktails with your guests.

You guys know how much I like duck – I already have two duck breast recipes on my blog. This recipe for duck legs confit from Nicky at Kitchen Sanctuary caught my attention right away. I love the colors on the plate from the roasted rhubarb, and the duck skin looks so crispy. Even better, much of the prep can be done in advance.

My mouth is watering just looking at this family recipe from Bethany at A Simple Palate. You can’t go wrong with classic Chicken Parmesan, and this recipe has lots

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