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Mexican Layer Dip

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Mexican Layer Dip is the perfect party appetizer but don’t stop there.  This dip can be served as a “snacking-dinner” all on its own. It has all the food groups! Our family enjoys eating Mexican Layer Dip for game day get togethers, movie nights, birthday parties and holiday festivities. 
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Here is the easy-to-make recipe: 
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Mexican Layer Dip in a chip and dip bowl
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Mexican Layer Dip

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Easy Mexican Layer Dip Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup guacamole
1 cup sour cream
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 – 1/2 cup sliced black olives*
1/4 – 1/2 cup chopped green onions*
1/2 cup chopped tomatoes*
*Optional 

Mexican Layer Dip

 

Directions

Spread refried beans at bottom of a pretty serving bowl.*
*I used a  pretty glass chip and dip bowl – perfect for this recipe.
Lightly sprinkle taco seasoning on it.
Smooth a layer of guacamole evenly on the top.
Add a layer of sour cream.
Sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese evenly across the top.

Garnish with black olives, green onions and/or chopped tomatoes according to taste.

 

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Here Is The Awesome Cheese Spread Recipe I Received As A Gift

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This cheese spread recipe first came to me as a gift. Not the recipe – the cheese spread. It was Christmastime and I was working as a high school guidance counselor.

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One of the parents gave me a batch of this delicious spread in a pretty container as a holiday gift. She told me that she had to make huge quantities in her household as the family would devour it so quickly. With a laugh, she said that they’d just walk by the refrigerator with spoon in hand and dig in. Forget the crackers!

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Well, soon as I tried it I was on the phone asking her for the recipe. It is amazingly simple to make and its popularity is proven. I would triple this recipe if I were you!

 

Cheese Spread Recipe

Ingredients

8 oz. colby jack cheese – shredded

8 oz cheddar cheese – shredded

1 dash Red Hot Sauce

1/2 T. onion powder*

1 tsp. garlic powder

2 tsp. prepared mustard

1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

1 1/3 cups real mayonnaise

Tip: you can substitute dry onion flakes for onion powder, if you prefer. 

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Directions

Combine all ingredients except for the cheese first.

Mix well with a spoon.

Add cheese and mix thoroughly.

Scoop into a covered container and refrigerate.

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Tip: the flavor enhances over time. If you can keep everyone away for 12 hours or more, it will taste even better but good luck with that! LOL

Cheese spread on crackers is a perfect snack #appetizer

Note: for those who are on a low-carb diet, this is perfect for you! Less than 1 carbohydrate per serving. How much is a serving? Your guess is good as mine. LOL Just watch the carbs in whatever you choose to put it on!

 

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This Cheese Ball Appetizer Recipe Will Make Your Tastebuds Soar!

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Do you enjoy finding a recipe that is “all that?” Well, now you have found one. This recipe is my most recent achievement destined for the “Great Snack Hall Of Fame”  – a nut covered curry cream cheese ball topped with  Strawberry Jalapeno Fruit Jam – guaranteed to disappear before the party is through. The tangy sweet n spicy flavor of this new spread is the secret to my recipe’s success. I teamed it up with a multigrain crispbread. The perfect combination!
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Not only is the taste amazing but the fruit spread and crispbread are a “better for you” choice. The crispbread crackers are all natural, high-fiber crunchy “wholesomeness.”

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This recipe can be an appetizer but, mom, don’t stop there. Make it for snacks, too. It refrigerates beautifully. Just pull it out anytime the family needs a little something to munch on. So easy. So delicious!

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Curry Cream Cheese Ball Recipe

[with strawberry jalapeno jam topping]
Ingredients

16 oz. cream cheese / softened to room temperature
2 T mayonnaise
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1/16 tsp (a smidge) of coarse sea salt
Spread on: Multigrain Crispbread  or your favorite crackers
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Directions
Blend cream cheese, using a hand held mixer.
Add curry powder, mayonnaise, garlic powder and salt.
Blend well.
Form the cream cheese mixture into a ball, using a rubber spatula.
Pour chopped walnuts onto a clean plate.
Lay the ball of cream cheese mixture on the nuts.
Gently turn it over and pat the walnuts onto all sides.
Cover the top with plastic wrap.
Using one hand holding onto the top, slowly turn the plate over and wrap the plastic all around.
Refrigerate overnight.
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Unwrap its deliciousness when you are ready to serve.
Press a depression into the top of the ball.
Spoon in the
Serve with multi grain crispbread or the crackers of your choice.
Enjoy!

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Enjoy!

 

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Easy Recipe Ideas For A Dish To Pass

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Are you going to a pot luck supper anytime soon? Have you figured out what to bring for a dish to pass? Take a look at this BIG LIST of lots crowd-pleasing recipes that everyone will love. Take your pick!

What to bring for a dish to pass #tips

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Great Dish-To-Pass Recipe Ideas To Make For The Next Potluck Supper

Appetizers/Snacks To Bring To The Party

Sausage bread from Love Bakes Good Cakes #appetizers

Pictured:  Sausage Bread

Buffalo Chicken Dip

Cheesy Spinach Dip

Classic Deviled Eggs

 

cheese microwave dip

 Easy Cheese Salsa Dip

3 Ingredient Chili Cheese Dip

Mexican Layer Dip

Sausage Bread Recipe

Going to a pot luck supper? Know what to bring? BIG list of recipes for a dish to pass here! #food #recipes Share on X

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Great Casseroles For A Dish To Pass

Pictured:   Crockpot Chili

Crockpot Chili

Baked Chicken Enchiladas

Baked Macaroni and Cheese

5 Ingredient Baked Ziti

Tortellini Alfredo

 

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Salads To Bring To The Next Party

Chinese chicken salad by Confetti and Bliss blog #recipes

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Broccoli Salad with Bacon & Raisins

Chinese Chicken Salad

Italian Tossed Salad [Our Family’s Favorite Salad]

Chinese Napa Cabbage Salad with Crunchy Topping

Classic Macaroni Salad

Mom’s Homemade Classic Potato Salad

 

Side Dishes for Potluck Suppers

Crunchy pea salad recipe

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Baked Green Bean Casserole

Beans with Franks and Sweet Potatoes

Classic Macaroni and Cheese Casserole

Crunchy Pea, Cashew & Bacon Salad

Simple Make Ahead 7 Layer Pea Salad

Three Bean Salad

 

Desserts Your Guests Will Love!

Chocolate bacon cupcakes with chocolate filling #recipes

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Chocolate Bacon Cupcakes with Chocolate Filling

Cream Cheese Pound Cake w Strawberries

Fudgy Oatmeal Chocolate Bars

Marble Brownies

Strawberry Jell-O Pretzel Salad

Enjoy your party!

 

 

 

 

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Ever Popular Hot Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe

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For your next party, treat your family and friends to this tasty Buffalo Chicken Dip. This dish is perfect for a potluck supper, picnic, game-day get together – well, just about everything!

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Modeled after the popular Buffalo style chicken wings, this hot baked dip recipe has all the essential ingredients of the wings and is served warm on crackers or tortilla chips. Make more than one recipe when serving a group. You will be glad that you did I promise you. It goes FAST!

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Good news for low-carb dieters=> Except for the chips, all of the ingredients are perfect for most low carb plans.

 

Buffalo Chicken Dip

Serves 14-16

Ingredients

1 8 oz. pkg cream cheese – softened
1 large can (10 oz) chicken
Hot sauce
Blue cheese dressing (or ranch)
Mozzarella cheese (shredded)
Large tortilla chips

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Directions

Preheat oven to 350°
Spread: softened cream cheese in an oven-safe, microwavable* 1 quart baking dish.
Layer: chicken, hot sauce, blue cheese dressing, shredded cheese.
Bake: 350° oven for 20-25 minutes until hot and bubbly.

*Though you will be heating the dip in the oven, you may wish to “nuke it” (reheat it in the microwave) later on so, be sure to use a baking dish that is microwave-safe. If you are bringing it to a party as your “dish to pass” place the warm casserole dish in a thermal insulated carrier.

 Ever popular and so easy to make, hot from the oven Buffalo Chicken Dip recipe! #recipes #foodie #appetizers Share on X

Enjoy!

Photo credit: Buffalo Chicken Dip by Phil Denton Flickr Creative Commons


 

Cheese Salsa Dip Recipe – So Easy To Make!

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Don’t you just love easy quick appetizer recipes that are so good you would be making it even if you had lots of time? That is the way with this cheese salsa dip. It is so popular that kids and parents alike request it for a party! Potluck suppers, sports get togethers, cookouts, holiday celebrations … any occasion is a good excuse for making this delicious 10 minute recipe!
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Cheese Salsa Dip Recipe

Ingredients 
16 oz. processed cheese
1 cup medium to hot salsa
dipping tortilla chips

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Directions
Cut the processed cheese into chunks.
Put them into a microwave safe bowl.
Add salsa.
Mix them together.
Microwave on high for 5 minutes.
Using a spoon, blend the melted dip.
Scoop the hot dip into a clean bowl.*
Serve with tortilla chips.

 
*Use a microwavable serving bowl in case you want to rewarm it.
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Blending the heated dip mixture.
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Serve with tortilla chips.
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Football Food! Five Classic Appetizers for the Big Game

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Celebrations, football Sunday, picnics and family gatherings — every get together is so much better with delicious appetizers. Make enough of them and you won’t need a main dish!

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Here are five of the most popular, easy-to-make appetizers that everyone will love!

Grape Jelly Glazed Meatballs
Olive Tarts
Artichoke Heart Dip
Pigs in a Blanket
Crab meat and Cheese Dip
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Grape Jelly Glazed Meatballs Recipe

1 1/2 lb 90% ground beef
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1 tsp. salt
1 large egg

Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, salt and egg. Mush together. Roll into 1/2 balls. Sautee in a large non-stick skillet until done. Drain juices off. Add chili sauce and grape jelly and simmer, gently turning on occasion, until the sauce turns into a glaze on the meatballs (about 15 minutes).

Makes 3 dozen.

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Olive Tarts Recipe

2 cups grated cheddar cheese
1/2 cup softened butter
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp paprika

Combine cheese and butter; toss with the other ingredients –except for the olives–to make a dough. Using a teaspoon, scoop a little dough into your hand and flatten it. Place an olive in the center. Surround the olive with the dough and roll in your hand like a meatball.
Place on a cookie sheet, very close together but not touching, and freeze them. Once frozen, either transfer them to a freezer bag or bake immediately on a cookie sheet, about an inch apart, at  400°  for 15 minutes.  Serve hot.

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Artichoke Heart Dip

1 cup Parmesan cheese
1 cup real mayonnaise
lemon juice
paprika
Mix and bake at 325° until bubbly.
Serve with crackers.

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How to Make Pigs in a Blanket

32 cocktail hot dogs

 2 tubes Pillsbury® crescent rolls

Unroll crescent rolls. Cut each triangle in half. Roll one cocktail hot up in a triangle and place on a cookie sheet. Keep them 1 inch apart. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet at 375° for 10-15 minutes. (Remove when lightly browned). Serve with ketchup, mustard or ranch dressing to dip in.

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Crabmeat and Cheese Dip

1 lb. crab meat, chopped
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
2 dashes Tabasco hot sauce

2 sticks butter

Combine Velveeta cheese, garlic powder, Tabasco and butter in a double boiler, microwavable bowl or crock pot. Heat until cheese and butter is melted. Stir. Gently add the boneless crab meat and blend. Serve hot with Melba toast or crackers.

Enjoy!

 

 

 

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Photo Credits:

  • Grape Jelly Glazed Meatballs by The Swedish on sxc dot hu
  • Artichoke Heart Dip from My Maryland dot com
  • Olive Tarts by Skat and the Misc blog
  • Pigs in a Blanket – Wikimedia
  • Velveeta Cheese by Charles Williams on Flickr Creative Commons