Recipe of the Day December 21- Appetizers!

17 years ago

For my next Appetizer party!

Bacon-Cream-Cheese Wraps

Delicious and easy. I got this recipe from a coworker who's an amazing cook. Apparently.

1 package of crescent rolls (you know, the ones in the tube)

8 slices bacon, uncooked*

1 package cream cheese, room temp.

green onions, aka scallions

Preheat the oven to 350. Find your cookie sheet.

Chop up some green onions and mix them with the cream cheese in a small bowl. Set aside. Take the bacon and cut each slice in half. Set it aside.

Unroll the crescent rolls and slice each roll into 2 triangles. They come out looking like one big triangle. Slice them each once to make 2 smaller ones. Place as many triangles as you can fit onto the ungreased cookie sheet. You might want to flatten them out a little, as this will make assembly easier.

Now you are ready to assemble.

With a spoon, put a dollop of the cream cheese/scallion mix into the center of each triangle. Take the 3 corners of the triangle and pinch them together, kind of like how you'd do up a diaper. Wrap a piece of bacon around it, and secure it with a toothpick. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes, or until the crescent edges start to brown. Makes 16. (We doubled it, and we were glad we did.)

* We actually used pre-cooked bacon, and it came out just fine. The bacon didn't burn or anything. Although, we do think that the uncooked bacon juice drippings would probably make it taste better. When it was all said and done, though, these went really fast. You should probably double it all the time, now that I think about it.

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sandy_in_ia
17 years ago
This is Kalie's (DD) recipe. It doesn't sound like much, but man is it GOOD!

Cheese Ball

2-8 oz cream cheese
Â¼ tsp garlic salt
1 T mayo
2pkgs buddig corned beef, chopped
3 or more green onions chopped
1 tsp lemon juice

Mix together. Place in saran wrap and refrigerate.
wantoretire_did
17 years ago
This is one that I found here several years ago - YUMMY and embarrasingly easy!

Simple, simple, simple...
Mix 1 cup shredded cheddar or sharp cheddar cheese with
1/2 cup of (REAL) mayo and
1/2 cup chopped green onions (using the whole onion).

Heat in microwave for 15-30 seconds. Stir. Serve with wheat crackers. It doesn't sound good, but it is. It's always the first one gone.
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grammahony
17 years ago
Sandy, I make one quite similar to Kalie's.

1 block cream cheese (room temp)
3-4 green onions chopped (whole onion)
1 pkg Hormel dried beef
1/2 cup pecans chopped fine (I use a little Oster)
Mix together
suzieque
17 years ago
Can you please tell me about the dried beef? (either the Hormel or the Buddig). How is it packaged? Where in the store might I find it?

Thanks!

Suzieque
grammahony
17 years ago
It's usually hanging in a plastic bag in the lunchmeat section.
sandy_in_ia
17 years ago
Here is a pic of the packaged meat.

Here is a link that might be useful: packaged meat
orie
17 years ago
My cheese ball is kinda like the ones above:

2 -8 oz. blocks of softened cream cheese
1 med. can crushed pineapple, very drained
1 med. onion, chopped
1 med. green pepper, chopped
1 sm. jar Armour dried beef, finely chopped
1/2 large bag of chopped walnuts
pepper to taste

mix well and fold into a saran wrap covered bowl (so you can shape it into a ball) and place in fridge for a few hrs. Unfold onto a serving bowl and place crackers around ball. It is yummy!

Option is to add some salt if you omit the dried beef.

Just took it to a party last night. It was gone quickly!
suzieque
17 years ago
Thanks! NEVER would've guessed that! Ok, this is on my appetizer list for Christmas.
orie
17 years ago
suzie- the dried beef I use is found where the Vienna sausages are in the grocery store. Comes sliced in a small jar. There are a few different brands. It is also called chipped beef. Ask your grocer where it is on the shelves.
dotmom
17 years ago
My cheese ball is a tad different:

Bleu Cheese Ball

3 oz Cream Cheese (small Package)
1 cup finely shredded cheddar cheese
2 oz Bleu Cheese
2 TBSP Butter
2 TBSP milk
` TBSP chopped green onions
1 TBSP
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Mix until blended. cover and chill 24 hrs.
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Holiday Salmon Spread

1 can of salmon, lg bones & skin removed.
8 oz Cream Cheese
2 TBSP chopped green onions
1 TBSP Lemon Juice
1/4 cup each, Sour Cream & Mayo
1/8 tsp Dill Weed
1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp liquid Smoke
Mix all together, and refrigerate 24 hrs. Serve with crackers
nodakgal
17 years ago
This sounds good, but my DH wouldn't touch it with a 10 ft pole!

BACON-WRAPPED SHRIMP

1 (16 oz.) pkg. bacon
40 shrimp
1 (10 oz.) bottle teriyaki sauce

Cut bacon slices in half. Wrap bacon around shrimp. Secure with
toothpicks. Place in 9x13 inch baking dish. Pour teriyaki sauce over shrimp.
Cover and refrigerate 1 hour. Bake at 400 degrees, uncovered, 20-25 minutes
or until bacon is crisp.

This one I think he'd eat, so I may try it....

CRACKER SPREAD

2 (8 oz.) cream cheese
1 pkg. Hidden Valley ranch dressing mix
Bacon bits

Mix cheese and package of ranch dressing mix together. Shape into a ball and roll in bacon bits.

This is a Paula Deen recipe and I haven't tried it either because of fussy DH but someday I will! LOL

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ont_gal
17 years ago
I am not putting on an appetizer,but you can bet your sweet bippy,I am going to try a couple of the ones that are posted!!*S*S**S*S**
phyllis__mn
17 years ago
When one of our stores had their sampling last week, there was a cracker spread that was so good. Guess what....just sour cream with part of an envelope of taco seasoning.
jeaninwa
17 years ago
Tortilla wraps

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cream cheese, room temp
thin sliced meats (ham, turkey, beef, whatever)
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spread cream cheese on a flour tortilla
place slices of meat and then lettuce leaves
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