• Slide 1 of 15: These delicious slow cooker appetizers prove that you can stick to a healthy eating plan even while you party. Each slow cooker recipe has fewer than 200 calories per serving, so you can celebrate without worry.

  • Slide 2 of 15: Indulge your craving for taco dip and fill up on protein with a hearty chipful of our slow cooker dip. White beans and chicken flavored with cumin, cayenne, and pepper-Jack cheese offer more nutrients than the typical sour cream-base taco dip.  View recipe

  • Slide 3 of 15: Yes, you can enjoy a crunchy herbed snack mix from your slow cooker! The prep is a snap -- simply measure and combine. But don't forget to stir occasionally to evenly distribute the zesty coating.  View recipe

  • Slide 4 of 15: This fresh and flavorful chicken mixture served atop toasted baguette slices makes an elegant and healthy appetizer. If you have any leftover chicken mixture, it's great to use in quesadillas and sandwiches, too.  View recipe

  • Slide 5 of 15: Cheese dip is your friend, we swear -- especially this easy recipe. Combine mild Asiago with cream cheese, mushrooms, and green onions in your slow cooker for a simple, low-calorie appetizer. Serve it with cut-up veggies for low-cal dippers.  View recipe

  • Slide 6 of 15: Great for dipping, saucy pizza fondue  mimics supreme pizza but uses fresh vegetables and lean turkey. Turkey sausage is as juicy and savory as pork or beef sausage, and it has less fat and calories.  View recipe

  • Slide 7 of 15: To make this saucy slow cooker appetizer with even less fuss, you can prepare the pita wedges a day in advance. The turkey mixture can also be made ahead, chilled, and reheated.  View recipe

  • Slide 8 of 15: If you like things spicy, use more of the Buffalo wing sauce called for in this recipe. Serve the cheesy slow cooker dip with celery sticks for a cooling contrast and lots of crunch.  View recipe

  • Slide 9 of 15: Thanks to your slow cooker, the low-calorie mixture of apples, cranberries, and onions becomes a warm, candied topping for crispy baguette slices. Complete these sophisticated little appetizers with a dab of creamy cheese.  View recipe

  • Slide 10 of 15: Try a party-pleasing dip with tangy flavor and subtle heat from cayenne pepper. Keep calories low by serving this thick, scoopable dip with cut-up veggies.  View recipe

  • Slide 11 of 15: For a time-saving shortcut, purchase cinnamon pita chips (whole grain, if possible) instead of making your own. Or make homemade pita chips a day in advance and store them at room temperature.  View recipe

  • Slide 12 of 15: Transform the classic baked potato with broccoli and cheese into a crowd-pleasing and low-calorie dip recipe. Spiced potato slices make fun, tender dippers that can be used for other dips, too.  View recipe

  • Slide 13 of 15: The creamy horseradish-flavored aioli gives this appetizer recipe a bit of indulgence without adding a lot of fat.  View recipe

  • Slide 14 of 15: Spoon this veggie-loaded starter on top of hearty whole grain bread slices for a healthy appetizer to kick off your party.  View recipe

  • Slide 15 of 15: Four ingredients plus a splash of water are all it takes to create these saucy mushrooms with fewer than 50 calories per serving.  View recipe

Hoisin-Garlic Mushrooms

These delicious slow cooker appetizers prove that you can stick to a healthy eating plan even while you party. Each slow cooker recipe has fewer than 200 calories per serving, so you can celebrate without worry.

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Chicken and White Bean Taco Dip

Indulge your craving for taco dip and fill up on protein with a hearty chipful of our slow cooker dip. White beans and chicken flavored with cumin, cayenne, and pepper-Jack cheese offer more nutrients than the typical sour cream-base taco dip. View recipe

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Lemon-Zested Snacker Mix

Yes, you can enjoy a crunchy herbed snack mix from your slow cooker! The prep is a snap -- simply measure and combine. But don't forget to stir occasionally to evenly distribute the zesty coating. View recipe

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Mango-Habanero Pulled Chicken Bites

This fresh and flavorful chicken mixture served atop toasted baguette slices makes an elegant and healthy appetizer. If you have any leftover chicken mixture, it's great to use in quesadillas and sandwiches, too. View recipe

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Asiago Cheese Dip

Cheese dip is your friend, we swear -- especially this easy recipe. Combine mild Asiago with cream cheese, mushrooms, and green onions in your slow cooker for a simple, low-calorie appetizer. Serve it with cut-up veggies for low-cal dippers. View recipe

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Pizza Fondue

Great for dipping, saucy pizza fondue  mimics supreme pizza but uses fresh vegetables and lean turkey. Turkey sausage is as juicy and savory as pork or beef sausage, and it has less fat and calories. View recipe

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Barbecue Turkey Wedges

To make this saucy slow cooker appetizer with even less fuss, you can prepare the pita wedges a day in advance. The turkey mixture can also be made ahead, chilled, and reheated. View recipe

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Hot Wing Dip

If you like things spicy, use more of the Buffalo wing sauce called for in this recipe. Serve the cheesy slow cooker dip with celery sticks for a cooling contrast and lots of crunch. View recipe

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Caramelized Onion and Cranberry Cheese Toasts

Thanks to your slow cooker, the low-calorie mixture of apples, cranberries, and onions becomes a warm, candied topping for crispy baguette slices. Complete these sophisticated little appetizers with a dab of creamy cheese. View recipe

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Spinach-Parmesan Dip

Try a party-pleasing dip with tangy flavor and subtle heat from cayenne pepper. Keep calories low by serving this thick, scoopable dip with cut-up veggies. View recipe

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Fruit Chutney with Spiced Chips

For a time-saving shortcut, purchase cinnamon pita chips (whole grain, if possible) instead of making your own. Or make homemade pita chips a day in advance and store them at room temperature. View recipe

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Broccoli-Cheese Dip with Potato Dippers

Transform the classic baked potato with broccoli and cheese into a crowd-pleasing and low-calorie dip recipe. Spiced potato slices make fun, tender dippers that can be used for other dips, too. View recipe

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Party Potatoes with Creamy Aioli

The creamy horseradish-flavored aioli gives this appetizer recipe a bit of indulgence without adding a lot of fat. View recipe

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Caponata Sicilianata

Spoon this veggie-loaded starter on top of hearty whole grain bread slices for a healthy appetizer to kick off your party. View recipe

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Hoisin-Garlic Mushrooms

Four ingredients plus a splash of water are all it takes to create these saucy mushrooms with fewer than 50 calories per serving. View recipe

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