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christmas appetizers, dips & snacks

Posted by timethief • 12/15/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: appetizers, christmas, dips, savory, snacks

I started another thread for baked goodies and a couple of us slipped in some savory recipes too, so
I thought I'd start a separate thread for sharing savory appetizer, dip and snack recipes.

7 Layer Bean Dip Recipe
Ingredients
* 2 cups of refried beans, either from one 15-ounce can or homemade
* 1 teaspoon (or more) of bacon fat (or 1 strip of bacon, cooked and minced) optional
* 1 teaspoon of chipotle powder, Tabasco chipotle sauce, or adobo sauce, more to taste (or plain chili powder to taste)
* 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
* Salt
* 1 cup shredded cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese
* 1/4 cup chopped green Anaheim chiles (canned) OR a Tbsp of chopped pickled jalapenos (more to taste)
* 1 avocado, peeled and chopped
* 1 tomato, cut in half horizontally, seeds and juice gently squeezed out and discarded, chopped
* 1 bundle of green onions, sliced
* 1/3 cup of sour cream
* 1/2 small can of sliced ripe black olives

Instructions
(1) Heat the refried beans in a medium size cast iron skillet. Stir in enough water to get a creamy, easily dip-able consistency, about 1/4 of a cup. Add add 1 teaspoon bacon fat to canned beans or more, or fry up a strip of bacon, chop it up fine and add that to the beans. If you are avoiding bacon use olive oil instead to create the correct consistency of the beans.

(2) Mix in the chipotle chili powder (or Tabasco or regular chili powder) and cumin to taste. The avocados and the sour cream will cool down the spiciness of the beans considerably, so you can be a bit more liberal with spices. Stir in salt to taste, depending on how salted your refried beans are to begin with, and depending on how salty the tortilla chips are that you are serving with the dip.

(3) Once the beans are hot and bubbly, spread them over the bottom of a warmed serving dish (pyrex baking dish). Immediately add the shredded cheese so that the heat from the beans helps partially melt the cheese.

(3) Layer on the chopped green chilies, chopped avocado, chopped tomato. Spoon on the sour cream. Top with sliced green onions and olives.

Serve immediately with tortilla chips or corn chips. Serves 8.

1st Layer - Bean dip
2nd Layer - Cheese
3rd Layer - Avocado chopped or Guacamole
4th Layer - Sour cream
5th Layer - Tomatoes
6th Layer - Green onions
7th Layer - Black olives

Please feel free to post your favorites into this thread.

User Comments

12/15/08

SweetViolet

This looks absolutely fab...unfortunately, half of the ingredients aren't available in South Africa.

WAAAAHHHH!

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1. 12/15/08
  
  timethief
  
  @sweetviolet
  That's really sad
  
  @everyone
  This is the link to the christmas goodies thread
  www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/entry/christmas-goodies-recipes
12/15/08

timethief

Lobster dip recipe found here -> www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/entry/christmas-goodies-recipes#comment_713883

Pan-fried crab cakes with creamy lemon-dill sauce recipe found here -> www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/entry/christmas-goodies-recipes#comment_714206

Salsa Fresca and Guacamole recipe found here -> www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/entry/christmas-goodies-recipes#comment_714823

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1. 12/22/08
  
  timethief
  
  Don't forget to check out Holly's recipe for Potaoes Leigh here -> www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/entry/christmas-goodies-recipes#comment_714888
12/15/08

FatherChristmas

Found you. The other week I walked into Spencers Deli and enjoyed a few of Mama's snacks. The simplest being a thick pancake enfolded around a sweet ricotta cheese mixture and dusted with icing sugar. It was good, as has everything been that I tried there!

New to this World of Bloggers, yet having found your thread I am a follower!

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1. 12/15/08
  
  timethief
  
  Hi there!
12/15/08

Anok

Yum!

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12/15/08

CreativeJunkie

I make this stuff every single year and every single year, it's gobbled up almost immediately. I have no idea what to call it though?

1 package of pepperoni
1 package of li'l franks (those tiny hotdog things)
1 package of pre-cooked frozen meatballs (or as many as you like - I always add a ton
1 jar chili sauce
1 jar barbecue sauce
1 jar spaghetti sauce

If you have a lot of meat, you might want to add another jar of spaghetti sauce.

Place all ingredients in a crockpot and cook on low for approx 4 fours - however, if your crockpot is entering menopause like mine and cooks extremely hot, you might want to set it for 2-3 hours and then just watch it. Nothing really has to "cook" per se, you just want the flavors to marry.

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1. 12/15/08
  
  Anok
  
  We have a similar recipe, but it's just the little hot dogs, and some ketchup and grape jelly - cook until the flavors taste better than they sound
2. 12/15/08
  
  timethief
  
  Thanks for sharing
12/15/08

ThriftShopRomantic

Oh boy, TimeThief- that sounds really good.

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1. 12/15/08
  
  timethief
  
  @Thriftshopromantic
  Make two batches of the 7 layer bean dip because it goes really fast. Most people prefer corn chips or tortilla chips. I like another variation. The second batch I layer on soft tortillas and then roll them (like a jellyroll), then I cut them into inch rounds.
12/15/08

DaVincisBlogLog

sounds like some good eating For More holiday eats you can also check out

davincisbloglog.com/category/davincis-cooking-corner/healthy-eats

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1. 12/15/08
  
  timethief
  
  There are no appetizers at that link
12/15/08

djgreetings1

more weight. lol.

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12/15/08

MidwestMom

Yay, a savory thread. I've got a few, but I'll just share one or two.

My husband's favorite are 'bacon roll-ups'.
(IMO an oddly put together but surprisingly tasty little tidbit. Do not inform your cardiologist you are about to make (or eat) this dish!)

1 lb bacon (less if you're making a smaller batch, obviously.)
A loaf of white bread
1 8 ounce container of softened cream cheese
2 tbs. butter, softened
1 package onion soup mix

Mix together cream cheese, butter, and soup mix until well combined. Spread on slices of bread and then cube them in about 2-inch cubes. Wrap each bread cube in a slice of bacon and secure with a toothpick. Place roll-ups on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees until bacon is crisp. Serve warm.

My personal favorite, though, is Boursin. It is best with the freshest herbs you can find.

8 ounces cream cheese, softened.
2 tbs. butter, softened
1 tbs. chives
1 tbs. parsley
1 tbs fresh garlic, minced
1 tbs dill

I pulse it in my food processor. First the herbs, then I add the cheese and butter. It is a wonderful dip for vegetables, but make sure your partner has some too before you try to kiss them! (It also keeps vampires away. )

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1. 12/15/08
  
  timethief
  
  I love both of these MMMMMMmmmmmmmmmm ... thanks for posting them
2. 12/15/08
  
  Anok
  
  Oooh that dip sounds delicious!!
12/15/08

chrissymarie321

Oh I love this thread.........I am much more of a savouries person.
I do have to confess, I am very bad at recipes...I have a few things that I throw together that are renowned for tasty qualities but I cannot follow a recipe to save my life.
So TT, now you know
A fruity starter, smash up a cup full of rasperries, add a table spoon of cointreau...fan a melon slice and drizzle raspberry coulis across back and forth. Easy appetizer!

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1. 12/15/08
  
  timethief
  
  @chrissynarie
  Great contribution. Thanks for making it.
2. 12/15/08
  
  Anok
  
  Can we drink the cointreau as we make it, Julia Childs style?
3. 12/15/08
  
  timethief
  
  Of course ... lol ... it comes with the territory, as does tasting.
12/15/08

GusGITForestry

I knew I should not read this thread yet. I knew it. *Goes to assault the fridge*

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12/15/08

timethief

Shrimp Dip
Ingredients
* 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
* 2 (4 ounce) cans small shrimp, drained (or fresh caught, if your are lucky like me)
* 1 (8 ounce) jar cocktail sauce
* 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
* 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
* 1/2 green bell pepper, diced
* assorted crackers for dipping

Instructions
(1) Spread cream cheese in an even layer on a serving dish or in the bottom of a glass pie pan.
(2) Combine shrimp with cocktail sauce in a bowl and spread evenly over the cream cheese layer.
(3) Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese, covering the shrimp layer as completely as possible. Sprinkle the red and green bell pepper over the cheese layer. Serve with crackers.

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1. 12/22/08
  
  legbamel
  
  My mother's idea of "presentation" was to leave the cream cheese in a block and pour the shrimp/cocktail sauce over the top. Triscuits were required for that one, although we had other crackers for other appetizers and dips. Christmas Eve was always a finger food holiday at our house.
  
  The other constant was a fondue pot full of Velveeta and salsa. Actually, that was really tasty and filled your "fake cheese" quota for the year.
2. 12/22/08
  
  timethief
  
  Fondues are fun.
12/22/08

legbamel

We use lettuce on ours and don't heat the beans. If you sprinkle the tomatoes, olives, and green onions over the lettuce it makes for a very attractive and healthy-looking dish. With fat free beans and sour cream, it's really not too bad for you. The hard part is spreading the guacamole and sour cream without mixing them with the beans or each other!

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1. 12/23/08
  
  timethief
  
  I've never added lettuce but I may give that a whirl now. And you're right about the spreading and separating. It's a challenge ... lol
12/23/08

buddhaofhollywood

If you are looking for some cooking recipes or just want to share some of your favorite recipes check out myrecipefor.blogspot.com/

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