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25 MUST TRY NEW YEAR’S EVE STARTERS

Let’s ring in the new year with these delicious New Year’s appetizers

If you are wondering what appetizers to make for New Year’s Eve, I’ve got you covered! I’m sharing over 25 of my most popular and best healthier New Year’s Eve appetizers! And although these recipes have been lightened up, they are sure to be gobbled up by your entire crowd regardless of those not on a wellness journey!

Easy Low Point Buffalo Chicken Wonton Cups

These Easy Low Point Buffalo Chicken Wonton Cups are simple to make-with only 7 ingredients! Loaded with shredded chicken, buffalo sauce, light cream cheese, non fat plain Greek yogurt, ranch dressing mix, sprinkled with shredded light cheese, then filled into a crunchy wonton cup! These make for the perfect bite size snack or appetizer!

Big Mac Egg Rolls

These Big Mac Egg Rolls are Big Macs in an egg roll form!! These are everything you love in a Big Mac -beef, white onion, pickles, garlic, cheese – all rolled into a baked egg roll and then drizzled with my Skinny Big Mac Sauce! Perfect for appetizers, parties, or as a quick lunch or dinner!

Easy Taco Cups

These Easy Taco Cups are delicious, easy to make, are the perfect appetizer, snack, or dinner on taco night! 

Easy Pizza Crescent Rolls

These Easy Pizza Crescent Rolls make for a simple snack, lunch, dinner, or game day appetizer! These Easy Pizza Crescent Rolls are easy to make using just a few simple ingredients-reduced fat crescent rolls filled with gooey reduced fat mozzarella cheese and turkey pepperoni! These are guaranteed to be devoured!

Easy Pretzel Bites

These Easy Pretzel Bites are one of the most tastiest snacks! They’re perfectly soft, chewy, and easy to make!

Easy Lightened Up Chocolate Chip Cannoli Dip

An Easy Lightened Up Chocolate Chip Cannoli Dip that’s been lightened up using fat-free or light ricotta cheese, light cool whip, monk-fruit powdered sugar sweetener, and vanilla. Easy to make and ridiculously delicious!

Greek Chicken Meatballs

These Greek Chicken Meatballs with tzatziki sauce are exactly what you need in your life. They are crispy on the outside and juicy in the middle!

Bacon Wrapped Chicken Tenders

These Bacon Wrapped Chicken Tenders are a family favorite! Seasoned skinless, boneless chicken tenders wrapped in center cut bacon, and smothered in sugar free BBQ sauce-making them lower in sugar and more healthier! Great as an appetizer, weekday lunch, dinner, or as a midday snack!

Low Point Slow Cooker Artichoke Spinach Dip

This Low Point Slow Cooker Artichoke Spinach Dip is a party favorite! Every time I bring this to a gathering, everyone asks for the recipe!  This is the perfect dip for tortilla chips, fresh veggies, or low point crackers! 

Zero Point Buffalo Dip

This Low Point Slow Cooker Artichoke Spinach Dip is a party favorite! Every time I bring this to a gathering, everyone asks for the recipe!  This is the perfect dip for tortilla chips, fresh veggies, or low point crackers! 

Bacon Wrapped Little Smokies

Bacon Wrapped Smokies are the perfect appetizer, snack, or meal! Make them for your next gathering or game day party and watch these quickly disappear!

Best Lightened Up Chip and Veggie Dip

This is the Best Lightened Up Chip and Veggie Dip! It’s Dilly, Creamy, and Delicious! Pair it with chips or cut-up veggies! Requires only 4 ingredients and takes 5 minutes to make

Buffalo Chicken Meatballs 

Buffalo Chicken Meatballs-that’s right-Buffalo chicken wings in meatball form! These buffalo chicken meatballs are a huge hit for a game day appetizer, snack, lunch, or dinner !

Easy Healthy Mozzarella Sticks

These Easy Healthy Mozzarella Sticks make a delicious game day snack or appetizer!  These are coated in a flour, egg wash, bread crumbs, seasonings, and then air fried or baked to golden perfection! Try dipping them in my homemade zero point marinara sauce!

Copycat Chick-Fil-A Nuggets

These Copycat Chick-Fil-A Nuggets taste just like Chick-Fil-A! They are low in points, super delicious, and packed with flavor!

Easy Lasagna Wonton Cups

These Easy Lasagna Wonton Cups make for the perfect lunch, appetizer, dinner, or party! These will be a game changer for those nights your craving lasagna and don’t have the time! These are packed with delicious flavor and take only about 30 minutes to make!

Easy Beef Tostadas

These Tostadas are just so quick and easy to make! These tostadas are made with crispy corn tortilla shells, lean ground beef, fat free refried beans, cheese, and topped with your favorite toppings! Enjoy for an easy weeknight meal or for make for an entire crowd!

Lightened Up Ham and Cheese Sliders

These Lightened Up Ham and Cheese sliders are packed with ham and cheese and then smothered in a mouth watering buttery, mustard, and poppy seed sauce. These sliders are a game changer!! Perfect for a game day appetizer, potluck, lunch, dinner, or a midday snack!

Easy Dill Pickle Dip

This Easy Dill Pickle Dip is a tasty dip or spread lightened up using reduced fat cream cheese, non fat plain yogurt, dill pickles, pickle juice, fresh dill, and garlic powder. This dip will be a game charger and the star of any party or gathering!

Easy Creamy Chicken Flautas (Baked or Air Fried

These Easy Creamy Chicken Flautas are packed with a creamy chicken mixture then rolled in a low point flour tortilla and then baked or air fried to perfection!! These are family friendly-perfect for an appetizer, snack, lunch, or dinner!

Lightened Up Cheddar Ranch Cheeseball

This Cheddar Ranch Cheeseball recipe is so easy and SO good! It’s lightened up using laughing cow cheese wedges vs. cream cheese and all you need to do is mix together the ingredients and form into a ball!

Skinny Creamy Grape Salad

This Skinny Creamy Grape Salad is a tasty dessert salad- and a favorite at our house! A combination of bright green and red grapes slathered in a creamy lightened up cream cheese dressing and then topped with brown sugar and crunchy pecans. It’s a crowd pleaser and great for potlucks! 

Lightened Up Dorito Taco Salad 

This Lightened Up Dorito Taco Salad recipe is one of our favorite easy summertime dinners. This Lightened Up Dorito Taco Salad makes for the perfect potluck dish and is quick and easy to make for your family gathering!

Lightened Up Savory Chex Party Mix

There are many recipes for homemade Chex Mix also known as Chex Party Mix. Though contents vary, the mixes generally include an assortment of Chex cereals, chips, hard breadsticks, pretzels, nuts, or bagel bites.

Caprese Chicken Pasta Salad 

This Caprese Chicken Pasta Salad is fresh, flavorful and delicious! Packed with cold pasta, chicken, tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil-then seasoned with Italian seasonings, salt, pepper, a little olive oil and white balsamic vinegar! This pasta salad is a true winner in my book! 

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