Here are 6 appetizers and snacks you’ll simply have to try, from blue bacon stuffed mushrooms and buffalo chicken dip to guacamole and cocktail meatballs.

Blue Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms

Ingredients

Servings: 3

• 1/3 cup of bread crumbs
• 3 ounces of blue cheese
• 3 ounces of cream cheese
• 1 clove of sliced garlic
• ½ diced onion
• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 6 large mushrooms
• 3 strips of bacon

Preparation

Total time: 40 minutes

1. Cook the bacon strips on medium heat using a large skillet until they become crispy. Drain the oil with paper towels.
2. While cooking the bacon, remove the stems from the mushrooms and set the caps aside. Then, chop the stems up.
3. In a skillet, add butter and bacon grease. When the butter has melted, stir the garlic, onion, and mushroom stems in. Let this cook, stirring as frequently as possible. Continue until the onions are caramelized. This may take 15 to 20 minutes.
4. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees C. Use cooking spray to spray a small baking dish with.
5. Once your onion mixture has become a rich and deep brown color, place this in a blender along with bread crumbs, blue cheese, cream cheese, and bacon. Blend this mixture on a low until the ingredients become roughly chopped up and combined evenly.
6. Stuff the cheese mixture into the mushroom caps and then place this in the baking dish that you prepared.
7. Bake this in your preheated oven until it becomes lightly browned and bubbly. This may take around 10 to 15 minutes.

Baked Buffalo Chicken Dip

Ingredients

Servings: 8

• 1 pinch of cayenne pepper for garnishing purposes
• 2 tablespoons of shredded pepper Jack cheese
• 1 pinch of cayenne pepper
• ½ teaspoon of seafood seasoning
• ½ cup of crumbled blue cheese
• ½ cup of blue cheese dressing
• ½ cup of shredded pepper jack cheese
• ¾ cup of hot pepper sauce
• 2 packages of softened cream cheese
• 3 cups rotisserie chicken (cooked and diced)

Preparation

Total time: 35 minutes

1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C.
2. Combine together cayenne pepper, seafood seasoning, crumbled blue cheese, blue cheese dressing, ½ cup pepper Jack cheese, hot pepper sauce, cream cheese, and chicken in a bowl.
3. Transfer your chicken mixture in a round baking dish of 9 inches and sprinkle 2 tablespoons of pepper Jack cheese on it.
4. Bake this for about 15 to 20 minutes until it is lightly browned.
5. Remove it from the oven and then garnish using cayenne pepper.

Crab Appetizers

Ingredients

Servings: 12

• 1 pinch of paprika
• 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons of thinly sliced green onions
• ½ cup of shredded cheddar cheese
• 2 tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise
• 1 can of drained crab meat
• 1 package of softened cream cheese
• 2 packages of refrigerated biscuit dough

Preparation

Total time: 35 minutes

1. Preheat the oven to 190 degrees C and grease 12 of the tartlet pans lightly.
2. Divide the rolls into half and press these in the tartlet pans. Set these aside.
3. Take a large bowl and combine together Worcestershire sauce, green onions, cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese, mayonnaise, crab, and cream cheese. Spoon a teaspoon of this mixture in tarts and then garnish this using paprika.
4. Bake this at 190 degrees C until they become light brown for about 15 to 20 minutes. They will freeze beautifully. All you have to do is reheat before you serve.

Guacamole

Ingredients

Servings: 4

• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• 2 tablespoons of chopped onion
• ½ juiced lemon
• 2 avocados

Preparation

Total time: 12 minutes

1. Half the avocados, remove seeds, and then scoop the pulp out in a small bowl.
2. With a fork, mash the avocado.
3. Stir olive oil, salt, onion, and lemon juice in.
4. Cover bowl and then put this in a refrigerator for about an hour before you serve.

Cocktail Meatballs

Ingredients

Servings: 10

• 1 ½ teaspoons of lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
• ¾ cup of chili sauce
• 1 can of jellied cranberry sauce
• 3 tablespoons of minced onion
• ½ cup of bread crumbs
• 2 tablespoons of water
• 1 egg
• 1 pound of lean ground beef

Preparation

Total time: 1 hour 50 minutes

1. Preheat your oven to 175 degrees C.
2. Take a large bowl and the mix minced onion, bread crumbs, water, egg, and ground beef together. Roll this mixture into small meatballs.
3. Place this in a preheated oven and bake for about 20 to 25 minutes. Turn once.
4. Use a large saucepan or a slow cooker and place it on low heat.
5. Blend in the lemon juice, brown sugar, chili sauce, and cranberry sauce together.
6. Add the meatballs in the mixture and then simmer it for about an hour before you serve.

Stuffed Mushrooms

Ingredients

Servings: 4-6

• ¼ teaspoon of ground cayenne pepper
• ¼ teaspoon of onion powder
• ¼ teaspoon of ground black pepper
• ¼ cup of grated parmesan cheese
• 1 package of softened cream cheese
• 1 tablespoon of minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
• 12 fresh and whole mushrooms

Preparation

Total time: 45 minutes

1. Preheat oven to 175 degrees C. Use cooking spray to spray baking sheet.
2. Use a damp paper towel to clean the mushrooms. Break the stems with care. Chop the stems and discard any rough stem ends.
3. Use medium heat to heat oil. Add chopped mushroom stems and garlic in this. Fry until the disappearing of moisture. Allow to cool
4. Stir in cayenne pepper, onion powder, black pepper, parmesan cheese, and cream cheese. Use a spoon to fill the mushroom caps and arrange the caps on the sheet that you prepared.
5. Bake this for 20 minutes.