Appetizers are a great way to bring people together at a party and have been shown to quiet rumbling stomachs and grumbling relatives. Be sure to try one or a couple of these appetizer recipes out at your next social event.
Gene's Cinnamon Apple Chex Mix
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Ingredients:
5 Cups Wheat chex mix
1 Cup Lightly salted shole almonds
1/4 Cup Butter or margarine
1/3 Cup Packed brown sugar
2 Tbsp Light corn syrup
1 Tsp Ground Cinnamon
1 Cup Chopped dried apples
1/2 Cup Vanilla yogurt covered raisins
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Directions
1) In large microwavable bowl, mix cereal and almonds.
2) In 2 Microwavable measuring cup, microwave butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and cinnamon uncovered on High about 2 minutes stirring after 1 minute until mixture is boiling; stir. Pour over cereal mixture, stirring until evenly coated. Microwave uncovered on high 3 minutes, stirring and scraping bowl after every minute. Stir in the apples. Microwave uncovered on high about 2 minutes or until apples just begin to brown on edges.
3) Spread on waxed paper or foil to cool for 5 minutes. Place in serving bowl, stir in raisins. Store in airtight container.
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Sandy's Fruit Fluff
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Ingredients:
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1½ cups
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Boiling Water
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1 lg. box
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Orange Jell-O
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1 pt
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Orange Sherbert
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12 oz
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Cool Whip
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Directions:
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Dissolve Orange Jell-O in boiling water. It takes about 3 minutes. Add Sherbert. Let mixture set in refrigerator, then stir in cool whip.
Kids Will Love It!
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Sandy's Spinach Salad
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Ingredients:
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4-6 Tbsp
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Vinegar
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2 Tbsp
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Sugar
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2 Tbsp
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Chopped Onions
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4-6 slices
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Crisp Bacon Slices, crumbled
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3 cups
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Spinach
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Directions:
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Simmer the vinegar, sugar, onion and bacon for 4 minutes. Pour mixture over spinach. Toss and serve.
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Erin's Taco Dip
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Ingredients:
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6 oz
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Cream Cheese
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1-9oz can
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Bean Dip (Such as Frito Brand)
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3 tsp.
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Hot taco sauce
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Directions:
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1. Mix about ingredients with hand mixer.
2. Spread out on pizza pan or 9x13 pan.
3. Chop generous portions of shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, diced green peppers, diced onions.
4. Starting with a layer of chopped lettuce, and chopped onions, diced tomatoes, diced green peppers and – place on top of cream mixture.
5. Sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese on top of vegetables. Add sliced black olives if desired.
Serve with taco chips and enjoy.
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Gene's Orange Julius
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Ingredients:
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6oz
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Frozen orange juice
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½ cup
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Milk
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½ cup
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Water
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½ tsp
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Vanilla
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¼ cup
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Sugar
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6
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Ice cubes
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Directions:
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Mix all ingredients in a blender for 30 seconds. Enjoy!!
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Annette's Cheese Balls
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Ingredients:
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1 8 oz
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Cream cheese
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1 8 oz
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Sharp Cheddar cold pack
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¼ cup
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Chopped green peppers
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½ cup
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Crushed pineapples (small can)
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1 Tbsp
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Minced onion
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1 Tbsp
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Seasoned salt
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Directions:
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Mix the above ingredients together and roll into small balls in nuts or parsley.
Serve with assorted crackers.
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Helen's Oriental Salad
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Ingredients:
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2 pkgs
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Beef ramen noodles
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1 pkg
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Broccoli slaw
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Sliced almonds
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Sunflower seeds
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Directions:
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1. Mix all together; except the beef flavoring packets.
2. Mix 1 small bottle of virgin olive oil, ¼ cup sugar, beef flavoring packets and 1/3 cup of vinegar. Pour this over the rest of the ingredients and mix thoroughly.
3. Refrigerate over night and serve the next day.
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Lisa's Fresh Summer Spinach Salad
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Ingredients:
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6 cups
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Fresh baby spinach leafs
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1 cup
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Fresh alpha sprouts
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½ cup
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Fresh sliced radishes
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1 cup
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Diced or small sliced read beats (pickled are best)
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2
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Hard boiled eggs sliced or quartered
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1½ cups
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Croutons
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1½ cups
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Sweet grape tomatoes
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1 cup
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Shredded pepper jack cheese
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1 bottle
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KENS sweet vadalia onion salad dressing
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Directions:
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Mix all ingredients together, excluding dressing, chill for ½ hour, add dressing to each serving when ready to eat.
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Linda's Rye Bread Appetizers
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Ingredients:
8oz Sharp shredded cheddar
1sm Can of chopped black olives
6 Chopped green onions
Enough mayo to hold together
Curry Powder
Rye bread slices
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Directions
Mix cheese, olives, onions and mayonnaise together. Spread on rye slices. Sprinkle curry powder on top. Broil until bubbly – 1 or 2 minutes. Serve warm.
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Linda's Chex Party Mix
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Ingredients:
1/2 C. Margarine or butter
1 1/4 tsp Seasoned salt
4 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
2 C. Corn Chex
2 C. Wheat Chex
2 C. Rice Chex
2 C. Cheerios
1 C. Salted peanuts or mixed nuts
Pretzel sticks (optional)
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Directions
Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Melt butter with salt and Worcestershire sauce then mix with remaining ingredients. Put in a roasting pan or cookie sheet and heat 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
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Mandy's Taco Dip
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Ingredients:
8oz Package of cream cheese
2C. Plain yogurt
1 Package taco seasoning
8oz Taco Sauce
1/2 Head of lettuce
2 Tomatoes (chopped)
1/2C. Sliced black olives
1/2C. Sliced onions
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Directions
Beat cream cheese until smooth, stir in yogurt and taco seasoning. Chill for 1 hour. Spread yogurt mixture on bottom of a large serving bowl or platter. Spread taco sauce over yogurt mixture. Layer with lettuce, tomatoes, olives, onions and cheese. Served with your favorite chips.
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Mandy's Cheese and Onion Dip
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Ingredients:
8 ounce package of cream cheese
2 tsp. Beau Monde seasoning (Spice Island)
Onion Juice (Cut onion in ½ and scrape juice from cut surface until you have desire amount.
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Directions
Mix together and add milk until it reaches the desired creamy consistency.
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Hannah’s Cowboy Caviar
Ingredients:
2 cans Mexi-corn
1 can Rotel (use the original if you’re unsure about the heat tolerance of your guests)
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
10 green onions chopped
Zest and juice of one lime
1 Tablespoon of fresh cilantro chopped (optional, but I love cilantro)
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
Instructions:
Drain and rinse the corn and drain again.. Dump and stir the remaining ingredients. This is another one of those recipes that will improve as the ingredients get chummy. So this is definitely a day-before-the-party dish. Serve with your favorite tortilla chips.
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Sandy’s Layered Chili Dip
Take an aluminum pie tin and spread a package of cream cheese on the bottom of it. Top it with one can of Chili with Beans. Next top with shredded cheddar cheese. Place on grill or in oven until cheese is melted (about 8 minutes). Remove from heat. Top with sliced green onions.
Use Fritos to dip and enjoy.
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Linda’s Cowboy Caviar
½ cup olive oil
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup white wine vinegar
1 t. chili powder
1 t salt
1 pound Roma Tomatoes, seeded and diced.
1 15 oz. can black eyed peas, rinsed and drained.
1 15 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained.
1 11 oz. can sweet corn, drained
1 red onion diced
½ cup diced green bell pepper
½ cup diced red bell pepper
1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Mix all ingredients, chill in refrigerator for 1 hour or more. Serve as dip for taco chips.
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