Easy Holiday Appetizers – 3 Ways
Easy Holiday Appetizers – 3 separate delicious appetizers all done with a variety of the very same ingredients to save you time in the kitchen & the store!
This time of year, a lot of us are doing a lot of entertaining. You know, we work so hard on the meals themselves that sometimes it can be overwhelming to be able to present delicious & attractive appetizers too. Â Some of us (ahem, like me) even may skip the whole appetizer part just because we don’t have the time. Â Or even if we do have the time, we just don’t have the energy required to whip out some tantalizing appetizers too. Â You’re with me, right?
Well, what if I told you I’ve got a 3 appetizers for you that can be whipped up in minutes – and each one requires a variation of the same ingredients so that your holiday shopping list isn’t complicated and our pocket books aren’t crying either.
I’ve teamed up with Bumble Bee & have developed 3 super delicious recipes that I just know y’all are gonna love!  Pick one that you’d like to make (my personal favorite is the zesty jalapeño tuna, just saying!) or make all 3!  Like I said before, all 3 recipes are a variation of a few very basic ingredients that you may even already have on hand!
Bumble Bee has these delicious Prime Fillet Gourmet Flavors that are made with the highest quality albacore & restaurant inspired ingredients – and it’s so very evident in the flavor! Â Totally unlike any other can of tuna I’ve ever opened & totally perfect for these delicious flavorful appetizers!
First off, my personal favorite – the Zesty Jalapeño Tuna Appetizers.  My man & I may or may not have been standing at the counter making these & popping them into our mouths as soon as each one as done.  A word of caution… if every appetizer bite you make goes straight inside your mouth – it’s going to take a really long time to fill a whole platter.
Zesty Jalapeño Tuna Bites
- crackers
- cream cheese
- Bumble Bee’s Jalapeño & Olive Oil Albacore Tuna
- fresh jalapeño
Spread a dollop of cream cheese across a cracker. Add about a teaspoon of the Jalapeño & Olive Oil tuna atop the cream cheese. Top the appetizers off with a piece of fresh jalapeño.  Leave some seeds in for an extra kick, or deseed them completely. Up to you!
Now, these Pizzeria Tuna Cracker Apps were my kids personal favorites! Â I made these with the Bumble Bee Sundried Tomato & Olive Oil tuna. Perfect Italian flavor!
Tuna Goes Pizzeria Cracker Apps
- 1/2 can of Bumble Bee Sundried Tomato & Olive Oil albacore tuna
- 1 8oz package of cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup pizza sauce
- 1 teaspoon italian seasoning (plus more to garnish)
- crackers
- diced tomatoes (optional)
Combine the tuna, cream cheese, italian seasoning, & pizza sauce together.
Spread a dollop of the mixture on each cracker. Â Top with diced fresh tomatoes & more italian seasoning if desired.
Last, but certainly not least, are these Zesty Cucumber Tuna Apps. Â No cracker required for these, & certainly no flavor lost! Â The cucumber adds such a freshness to these appetizers, & boy are they delish!
Zesty Cucumber Tuna Apps
- sliced cucumber
- Bumble Bee Gourmet Flavor tuna – pick between the sundried tomato, jalapeño, & chipotle.
- cream cheese
- diced tomatoes & jalapenos
Spread a little of your desired flavor of tuna atop of each cucumber slice.  Top with a small dollop of cream cheese.  Garnish the chipotle & jalapeño versions with a piece of diced jalapeño – and top the sundried tomato version with a few pieces of diced tomato.
YUM!
I like the Zesty Cucumber Tuna! Pinning it!