Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is approaching quickly, and I just wanted to put out some of my
favorite quick recipes for my favorite holiday, Turkey Day!
One of my favorite things to have on Thanksgiving is a few appetizers to keep my family just content until dinner is ready. These appetizers are wonderful to put out while everyone is waiting for the big feast, but this isn't too overfilling. A few foods are necessary to keep your guest engaged and to get them ready for the delicious dinner that you have prepared. Having cheese and wine is also great to accompany these fast easy snacks!
Festive Layered Dip Recipe
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makes: about 6 cups or 48 servings
Ingredients:
1 tub (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese Spread
1/2 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
1/4 cup MIRACLE WHIP Dressing
1 cup TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N Chunky Salsa
2 cups KRAFT Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 green pepper, finely chopped
2 green onions, chopped
RITZ Crackers
Directions:
1. MIX first 3 ingredients;spread onto bottom of shallow 1-1/2-qt. bowl.
2. TOP with all remaining ingredients except crackers.
3. SERVE with crackers or any other chip of your choice!
The end result will look like this. Isn't it so pretty!
Another great little snack to offer your guests is Pumpkin seeds. This looks really cute in a festive dish and your guests will love them! The best part is that they require little time to prepare.
Festive Pumpkin Seeds
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makes: as many seeds your pumpkin has!
Ingredients:
raw pumpkin seeds
2 teaspoons butter, melted
salt
Directions:
1.) Preheat oven to 300 degrees F
2.) Toss seeds in a bowl with butter and a few pinches of salt.
3.) Spread seeds on a single later baking sheet and bake for 45 minutes until golden brown.
Tip:
Halfway through toss the seeds and for an extra added flavor i've found that my guests like garlic powder on them!
Result:
Last but not least a great pumpkin dip to get the families mouth watering!
Pumpkin Dip
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Makes: 4 cups
Ingredients:
Directions:
1.)In a medium bowl, blend cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth.
2.) Gradually mix in the pumpkin. Stir in the cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and
orange juice until smooth and well blended.
3.) Chill until serving.
Serve with some delicious ginger snap cookies or a cut up apple.
Tip:
If you can carve our a small pumpkin and clean thoroughly and it makes such a cute display!
It is good to keep your Thanksgiving table interesting from year to year! Try one of these great recipes this year to impress your family ! Yumm!
