The holiday season is fast approaching and you need to grab your appetizer recipes and start planning. I know you have a few favorite treats that you like to share with your guests. Your mouth may be watering right now just thinking about those tasty snacks!
Even if you are serving a big meal for your holiday celebration, your guests probably still enjoy a few snacks as they sit and visit before dinner. You've probably developed a few nice little appetizers that keep everyone happy as they mingle. But, do you want to keep serving the same dishes year after year? Breaking from your traditional dishes doesn't have to be difficult if you know a few little tricks for making your appetizers a bit more special.
It's time to put your crockpot to work for you as you improve on your classic appetizers like cheese dips, cocktail wieners, and meatballs. Your holiday gathering is special. Shouldn't your appetizers be special, too?
Cheese Dip: Your classic cheese dip is tasty enough, but wouldn't it be even better with a few special ingredients. Mix up a Cheese & Artichoke dip to surprise and delight your guests. Now, your cheese dip will be remembered!
Add other tasty and tangy ingredients like Worcestershire sauce, Dijon or other spicy mustard, some red pepper flakes, and Parmesan cheese to liven up this traditional dip. Put your ingredients in the crockpot on low and cook for about 2 hours. Keep it warm and serve alongside a basket of fresh crusty bread, crackers, or chips for dipping.
Saucy Sausages: If little cocktail wienies are a favorite in your house, but the traditional recipe seems to have run its course, it's easy to turn this classic into something uniquely yours. A tasty combination of smoked sausage, tart apples, and sweet onion, swimming in a sauce of balsamic vinegar, honey, brown sugar, and mustard will quickly become your new favorite Sweet and Tangy Sausage Appetizer.
Your guests will be pleasantly surprised when they help themselves to this delicious and special flavor combination. Just mix the ingredients together well in your crockpot and put the heat on low. Let it cook for about 2 hours, or until the apple chunks and onion pieces get soft and everything is nice and bubbly hot.
Meatball Bites: Those little meatballs swimming around in barbecue sauce are tasty, but are they special enough for your holiday event? Go ahead and make your mini meatballs out of your favorite recipe, but when it comes to the sauce, it's time to do something special. Beer is the ingredient that kicks this appetizer recipe up a couple pegs. This Tangy Meatball Appetizer will have your guests wondering what makes the sauce so yummy. Start by making your favorite meatball recipe, form the mini meatballs, then brown them in a heavy skillet with cooking oil. Once they're brown, put them in your crock pot.
Pour a can of beer into a bowl and add whatever ingredients you want to make your sauce. I like adding Worcestershire sauce, spicy tomato juice, yellow mustard, horseradish, garlic, Louisiana Hot Sauce, onion, salt, and freshly ground black pepper. Pour this sauce over the meatballs in the crockpot and cook on low for 2 to 3 hours, or until the meatballs are cooked completely. This is one spicy and tangy meatball you won't find just anywhere on any buffet.
Pecan Snacks: A few pretty bowls of nuts scattered on tables throughout the house during your holiday gathering is always a nice touch. Instead of just pouring mixed nuts right out of the jar, how about your own special nutty treat? Pecans are often thought of as a dessert nut, so surprise your guests with pecans presented in grand Cajun fashion!
Use spices that are typically found in Cajun cooking, like cayenne pepper, ground oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, ground or dried thyme and even a little chili powder. Add salt and black pepper if you wish. Then mix these spices together with some melted butter and pecans. Put everything in your crockpot set on high, and cook covered for about 12 to 15 minutes. Then uncover your crockpot, turn it to low, and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, for about 2 hours. After that, just cool the pecans on paper towels, a paper bag, or a baking sheet or rack.
Don't limit yourself to the same old appetizers you've made for years. Serve your guests new, tastier versions of the appetizers you know and love by adding just a few simple, yet surprising ingredients!
Even if you are serving a big meal for your holiday celebration, your guests probably still enjoy a few snacks as they sit and visit before dinner. You've probably developed a few nice little appetizers that keep everyone happy as they mingle. But, do you want to keep serving the same dishes year after year? Breaking from your traditional dishes doesn't have to be difficult if you know a few little tricks for making your appetizers a bit more special.
It's time to put your crockpot to work for you as you improve on your classic appetizers like cheese dips, cocktail wieners, and meatballs. Your holiday gathering is special. Shouldn't your appetizers be special, too?
Cheese Dip: Your classic cheese dip is tasty enough, but wouldn't it be even better with a few special ingredients. Mix up a Cheese & Artichoke dip to surprise and delight your guests. Now, your cheese dip will be remembered!
Add other tasty and tangy ingredients like Worcestershire sauce, Dijon or other spicy mustard, some red pepper flakes, and Parmesan cheese to liven up this traditional dip. Put your ingredients in the crockpot on low and cook for about 2 hours. Keep it warm and serve alongside a basket of fresh crusty bread, crackers, or chips for dipping.
Saucy Sausages: If little cocktail wienies are a favorite in your house, but the traditional recipe seems to have run its course, it's easy to turn this classic into something uniquely yours. A tasty combination of smoked sausage, tart apples, and sweet onion, swimming in a sauce of balsamic vinegar, honey, brown sugar, and mustard will quickly become your new favorite Sweet and Tangy Sausage Appetizer.
Your guests will be pleasantly surprised when they help themselves to this delicious and special flavor combination. Just mix the ingredients together well in your crockpot and put the heat on low. Let it cook for about 2 hours, or until the apple chunks and onion pieces get soft and everything is nice and bubbly hot.
Meatball Bites: Those little meatballs swimming around in barbecue sauce are tasty, but are they special enough for your holiday event? Go ahead and make your mini meatballs out of your favorite recipe, but when it comes to the sauce, it's time to do something special. Beer is the ingredient that kicks this appetizer recipe up a couple pegs. This Tangy Meatball Appetizer will have your guests wondering what makes the sauce so yummy. Start by making your favorite meatball recipe, form the mini meatballs, then brown them in a heavy skillet with cooking oil. Once they're brown, put them in your crock pot.
Pour a can of beer into a bowl and add whatever ingredients you want to make your sauce. I like adding Worcestershire sauce, spicy tomato juice, yellow mustard, horseradish, garlic, Louisiana Hot Sauce, onion, salt, and freshly ground black pepper. Pour this sauce over the meatballs in the crockpot and cook on low for 2 to 3 hours, or until the meatballs are cooked completely. This is one spicy and tangy meatball you won't find just anywhere on any buffet.
Pecan Snacks: A few pretty bowls of nuts scattered on tables throughout the house during your holiday gathering is always a nice touch. Instead of just pouring mixed nuts right out of the jar, how about your own special nutty treat? Pecans are often thought of as a dessert nut, so surprise your guests with pecans presented in grand Cajun fashion!
Use spices that are typically found in Cajun cooking, like cayenne pepper, ground oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, ground or dried thyme and even a little chili powder. Add salt and black pepper if you wish. Then mix these spices together with some melted butter and pecans. Put everything in your crockpot set on high, and cook covered for about 12 to 15 minutes. Then uncover your crockpot, turn it to low, and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, for about 2 hours. After that, just cool the pecans on paper towels, a paper bag, or a baking sheet or rack.
Don't limit yourself to the same old appetizers you've made for years. Serve your guests new, tastier versions of the appetizers you know and love by adding just a few simple, yet surprising ingredients!
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