Saturday, December 20, 2008

Party Recipes

Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
1 lb medium shrimp, peeled (about 45)
½ tsp garlic powder
salt
15 slices of bacon

Cut each slice of bacon crosswise into 3 pieces. Sprinkle shrimp with garlic and salt. Wrap each shrimp with 1 piece of bacon. Arrange on a broiler pan. Broil turn occasionally for 8 -10 minutes. Serve with cocktail pics.

Mini Cheeseburger Puffs
1 pound ground chuck
2 teaspoons steak seasoning
Garlic salt, to tasteBlack pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons minced onion
1 package puff pastry sheets
20 (1-inch) slices Cheddar
Crisp fried bacon, optional

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine the first 5 ingredients. Hand-form patty to 1/4 normal burger size, about 2-inches in diameter. Cook burgers to medium. Do not overcook.

Roll out thawed puff pastry. Cut 10 (6-inch) even panels. Place burger in center of square and top with 2 slices of cheese. Fold edges up and twist on top. Bake 20 to 25 minutes and serve warm.

Bacon Wrapped Breadsticks
1 24-4 1/2 inch long sesame breadsticks, package
12 slices bacon
2 teaspoon garlic salt or powder
1 cup grated parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a mixing bowl, combine the parmesan cheese with garlic salt and set aside. Cut the bacon slices in half so they are approximately 5-inches long. Wrap each bread stick with one slice of bacon, starting at one end and ending at the other. Place wrapped bread sticks on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, and bake for 15 minutes or until bacon is browned. Remove from oven and immediately roll bread sticks in cheese mixture. Let cool and serve at room temperature.
Yield: 2 dozen


Mexican Bar Dip
1 pkg. (8 oz.) Cream Cheese
1/4 cup Thick 'N Chunky Medium Salsa
1/4 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
2 Tbsp. sliced pitted black olives
1 Tbsp. chopped cilantro

PLACE unwrapped block of cream cheese on microwaveable plate; top with salsa, shredded cheese and olives. MICROWAVE on HIGH 45 sec. - just till Cheddar cheese begins to melt. Sprinkle with cilantro. SERVE with RITZ Crackers.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Can't wait to try these. I wanted to share a great crock pot meat dish I tried the other day. We used beef ribs instead of of the pork and I think this would be a great recipe with a brisket also.

Apple Juice BBQ Baby Back Ribs

5 Lbs Pork Baby Back Ribs
1½ Tsp Salt
1 Tsp Pepper
1¼ Cup Ketchup
1 Cup Firmly Packed Light Brown Sugar
1 Cup Apple Juice
¼ Cup Prepared Horseradish
½ Tsp Hot Sauce


Cut rib racks into thirds or in half depending on the shape of your slow cooker. Place ribs meaty side up in a large roasting pan. Sprinkle ribs with salt and pepper. Bake @ 475 degrees for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile combine ketchup and remaining ingredients in a small bowl. Stir until mixed. Arrange ribs in a 6 quart slow cooker adding sauce on each layer of ribs. Cover and cook ribs on (1) low for 9 hours or (2) on high for 4 hours and 1hour on low.
Remove ribs from slow cooker and serve as is or cover ribs to keep warm, pour drippings and sauce from slow cooker into a sauce pan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer about 20 minutes or until sauce thickens. Brush sauce over ribs before serving.

Jerri Barnes
Bossier City, LA
Jerry Dean is my pastor