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Easy Cheats: 20 Foods to Have On-Hand for Entertaining

Don't get caught empty handed when last-minute guests pop by -- check out these quick and easy ideas to wow them (21 Photos)

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Easy Cheats: 20 Foods to Have On-Hand for Entertaining

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Pizza Dough

Take the burden off yourself and put the guests to work! Frozen pizza dough can be the foundation to a fun and delicious evening. Roll out the dough, spread on jarred sauce and sprinkle with cheese and favorite toppings. Mix things up and use pesto instead of tomato sauce. Stop at the store and grab convenient toppings such as pepperoni, rotisserie chicken, sliced mushrooms or frozen broccoli.