Parties
Honey Glazed Chicken and Bacon Bites
Ingredients:
1 pound boneless chicken breasts
20 thin bacon slices
3 tbsp honey
2 tsp coarse mustard
fresh lemon juice
Optional: salt
Directions:
Ranch Sauage Stars
1 - Package Original Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix, (prepared according to package directions)
1 - 10 oz package Jimmy Dean or Owens breakfast sausage, browned & drained
1 - 8 oz package Mexican 4 Cheese blend
1/2 - cup green or red bell pepper, chopped (optional)
Dipped Apple Slices
Dip apple slices instead of the whole apple.
Chicken Satay Skewers
Ingredients
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (6 to 8 ounces each), thinly sliced lengthwise into 12 strips
Heirloom Tomato Bruschetta
Ingredients
- 4 pounds assorted heirloom tomatoes (preferably a mix of colors), cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 2/3 cup best-quality extra-virgin olive oil
Artichoke-Parmesan Crostini
Nutella Mascarpone Phyllo Bites
If you have a piping bag, it makes it easier to fill the shells neatly. But if you don't have any, no worries, just spoon the filling in!
Ingredients:
1/3 cup Nutella
1/3 cup mascarpone cheese
2 tablespoons mascarpone cheese
1 tablespoon powdered sugar
15 mini phyllo shells
optional garnish (e.g. hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, chocolate curls)
Marinated Mozzarella
- 1 pound fresh mozzarella, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
Fiery Cashews
- Canola oil for frying
- 2 shallots, sliced into 1/8-inch-thick rings (1/2 cup)
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt