Looking to impress at your next party without breaking a sweat? Olive Pinchos: the Spanish tapas recipe that’s as easy to make as it is delicious—just a few ingredients and some toothpicks, and voilà, you’re the host with the most!

Only 5 ingredients and such a fun party food, these simple Olive PInchos are done up American style but serve with some wine and no one will know the difference! Let’s make these bad boys!

Ingredients You’ll Need For This Recipe

2 Cups Shredded Rotisserie Chicken
8 Oz Cream Cheese; Softened and Cubed
3 Cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese; Halved
10 Oz Can Red Enchilada Sauce
15 Oz Can Black Beans; Rinsed and Drained
4 Oz Can Diced Green Chilis
1 Package Taco Seasoning
Chopped Green Onions: Optional For Garnish

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Measure out your olive oil and sherry. Place olives in a medium-size dish.

Step 2: Add the sherry and olive oil to the bowl.

Step 3: Stir and allow to marinate for 20 minutes, stirring several times every five minutes or so to ensure olives soak up the marinade evenly.

Step 4: Gather red bell pepper, cheese and stuffed olive in separate bowls. Add each ingredient to a skewer. You can do a 3 or 4 stack. I prefer 4 as seen below. Place onto a serving platter and serve immediately with a nice bottle of wine.

So, if you’re looking to be the life of the party with minimal effort and maximum flavor, grab some toothpicks and get pincho-ing! Your guests might just ask for the recipe—but let’s be real, it’s way too simple to be a secret!

Simple Olive Pinchos

Only 5 ingredients and such a fun party food, these simple Olive PInchos are done up American style but serve with some wine and no one will know the difference!

Course Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine Spanish

Keyword olive finger food recipes, olive pinchos, olive toothpick appetizers

Prep Time 15

Total Time 15

Servings 32 skewers

Ingredients

17 oz garlic stuffed green olives you can also use anchovies
8 oz hard cheese cubed: if you can find Spanish cheese, go for it. Otherwise, I use swiss but you can use whatever kind you want.
1 cup roasted red peppers roughly torn
2 tbsp dry sherry
2 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

Measure out your olive oil and sherry. Place olives in a medium-size dish.
Add the sherry and olive oil to the bowl.
Stir and allow to marinate for 20 minutes, stirring several times every five minutes or so to ensure olives soak up the marinade evenly.
Gather red bell pepper, cheese and stuffed olive in separate bowls. Add each ingredient to a skewer. You can do a 3 or 4 stack. I prefer four. Place onto a serving platter and serve immediately with a nice bottle of wine.