Party Recipes

One (or Two) Bite Appetizers for Happy Hours

Easy

Roasted Shrimp Cocktail With Horseradish Sauce

Melissa Clark

25 minutes

Pastelitos

Georgina Fernandez, Rosa Fernandez

About 2 1/2 hours

Beef Negimaki

Kay Chun

45 minutes

Onion Bhajiya (Spicy Fritters)

Christina Morales, Palak Patel

45 minutes

Clams Casino

Dan Pelosi

55 minutes

Crispy Rice With Salmon And Avocado

Ali Slagle

About 4 hours

Easy

Crostini

Lidey Heuck

20 minutes

Easy

Sticky Harissa Chicken Wings

Eric Kim, Mansour Arem

50 minutes

Pani Puri

Naz Deravian

55 minutes

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Best Dip Recipes

Buffalo Chicken Dip

Ali Slagle

20 minutes

Easy

Mushroom Queso Fundido

Christina Morales, Bricia Lopez

About 1 hour

Easy

Seven-Layer Dip

Ali Slagle

20 minutes

Queso

Alexa Weibel

20 minutes

Editors’ Pick

Guacamole

Florence Fabricant, Josefina Howard

15 minutes

Easy

White Bean Hummus With Tahini and Coriander

Genevieve Ko

5 minutes

Zaalouk (Eggplant and Tomato Salad)

Nargisse Benkabbou

45 minutes

Pimento Cheese Dip

Millie Peartree

35 minutes

Sour Cream and Onion Dip

Alison Roman

About 1 hour 15 minutes

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Meatball Recipes

Turkey Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

Melissa Clark

50 minutes, plus chilling

Kotlet (Meat, Potato and Onion Patties)

Farideh Sadeghin

1 1/4 hours

Easy

Chimichurri Meatballs

Ali Slagle

35 minutes

Easy

Baked Chicken and Feta Meatballs

Yasmin Fahr

30 minutes

Healthy

One-Pot Chicken Meatballs With Greens

Yasmin Fahr

40 minutes

Glazed Lamb Meatballs With Golden Raisins and Pine Nuts

Kay Chun

50 minutes

Easy

Lemon-Dill Meatballs With Orzo

Ali Slagle

40 minutes

Easy

One-Pot Lamb Meatballs With Tomato, Fennel and Orzo

Carolina Gelen

45 minutes

Easy

Lamb Meatballs With Pea Pesto

Kay Chun

30 minutes

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Vegetarian Potluck Recipes

Healthy

Sesame Cucumber and Avocado Salad

Hetty Lui McKinnon

10 minutes

Easy

Tahini Ramen Salad

Kay Chun

30 minutes

Easy

Bulgogi-Style Tofu

Sam Sifton

Easy

Zucchini Salad With Sizzled Mint and Feta

Ali Slagle

10 minutes

Pupusas

Ham El-Waylly

55 minutes

Easy

Waldorf Salad

Lidey Heuck

25 minutes

Hot Slaw

Emily Cochrane, Star Vue Drive-In Theater

25 minutes

Smashed Pickle Salad

Ali Slagle

10 minutes

Easy

Green Bean and Tofu Salad With Peanut Dressing

Genevieve Ko

20 minutes

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Sheet Cake Recipes

Yellow Sheet Cake With Chocolate Frosting

Erin Jeanne McDowell

45 minutes

Thai Tea Tres Leches Cake

Ligaya Mishan, Sam Yoo

5 1/4 hours

Strawberry Poke Cake

Priya Krishna, April Anderson

1 hour 45 minutes, plus chilling

Texas Sheet Cake

Genevieve Ko

45 minutes, plus cooling

7Up Sheet Cake

Millie Peartree

1 1/4 hours

Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Eric Kim

1 1/2 hours

Chocolate Whiskey Cake With Coffee Caramel

Natasha Pickowicz

2 hours 35 minutes

Seis Leches Cake

Melissa Clark

1 hour, plus cooling and chilling

Tres Leches Cake

Samantha Seneviratne

About 1 hour, plus chilling

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Our Best Lasagna Recipes

Lasagna

Regina Schrambling

4 hours

Broccoli Rabe Lasagna

David Tanis

1 hour 30 minutes

Easy

Weeknight Spinach and Ricotta Lasagna

Hetty Lui McKinnon

1 1/4 hours

The Big Lasagna

Samin Nosrat

About 2 1/2 hours

Spinach Lasagna

Mark Bittman

1 hour

Vegan Lasagna

Gena Hamshaw

1 1/4 hours

Classic Lasagna

Alison Roman

About 2 hours

Polenta Lasagna With Spinach and Herby Ricotta

Melissa Clark

2 1/2 hours

Spinach-Artichoke Lasagna

Eric Kim

2 hours

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More Party recipes

Easy

Roasted Eggplant Pasta Salad With Dates

Yasmin Fahr

45 minutes

Easy

Sweet Tea-Brined Roast Chicken

Millie Peartree

6 hours 40 minutes

Glazed Lamb Meatballs With Golden Raisins and Pine Nuts

Kay Chun

50 minutes

Easy

Mushroom Queso Fundido

Christina Morales, Bricia Lopez

About 1 hour

Easy

Quick Smoked Salmon Tart

Christian Reynoso

45 minutes

Crab Bisque

Vallery Lomas

About 2 hours

Citrus and Coconut Ambrosia

David Tanis

40 minutes

Spring Chicken With Mushroom and Lemon

David Tanis

1½ hours

Healthy

Asparagus and Golden Beet Salad

David Tanis

1 hour

Easy

Chew Bread

Christina Morales, Ed Mitchell, Ryan Mitchell

45 minutes

Shawarma-Spiced Grilled Chicken With Tahini-Yogurt Sauce

Lidey Heuck

About 4 1/4 hours

Easy

Littleneck Clams With Cherry Tomatoes and Pearl Couscous

Lidey Heuck

45 minutes

Easy

Taverna Salad

Lidey Heuck

45 minutes

Easy

Chocolate Doughnut Muffins

Yossy Arefi

50 minutes

Chicken Perloo

Eric Kim, Rodney Scott

1 hour

Easy

One-Bowl Chocolate Cake

Genevieve Ko

2 hours, mainly cooling

Easy

Chunky Chocolate Cookies

Genevieve Ko

25 minutes, plus cooling

Jocón (Chicken and Tomatillo Stew)

Christina Morales, Jorge Cárdenas

About 2 hours

Four-Layer Surprise

Lisa Donovan

6 hours 20 minutes

Spiced Roasted Lamb and Vegetables

David Tanis

2 hours

Whole-Wheat Za’atar Flatbreads

David Tanis

About 2 hours

Walnut Sponge Cake

David Tanis

2 hours

Shabu Shabu

Naz Deravian

1 hour

Easy

Easy No-Bake Pistachio Cheesecake

Melissa Clark

5 to 7 hours