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Cheesy Pull Apart Bread with Garlic and Bacon

cindy — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 11:00:10 +0000

Last weekend for the Super Bowl, we had a low key night with just the kids over to watch the game. Aaron & Summer brought wings, Jordan was in charge of drinks and I made my Spicy Queso Dip, L’il Smokies and Cheesy Pull Apart Bread with Garlic and Bacon. I have seen several versions of this cheesy pull apart bread on Pinterest and I even had it scheduled to make for last year’s Super Bowl party, but it never happened. I was determined to give it a try this year. Unfortunately, the pictures didn’t come out great, I’m sorry for that but taking photos in a yellow kitchen in the evening seldom works out well.

Cheesy Pull Apart Bread with Garlic and Bacon

Think garlic bread stuffed with cheese and bacon...that is what this delicious game time appetizer is made of!

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1

Author Cindy Schultz

Ingredients

1 large round loaf of sourdough bread mine was 1 pound
1 stick of butter melted
1 tsp garlic powder
2 oz cream cheese softened
2 tsp fresh minced garlic
4 oz shredded sharp cheddar cheese
4 oz shredded Swiss cheese
6 slices bacon cooked crisp and diced

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°.
Place bread on a cutting board and using a bread knife, make cuts 1" apart though the bread leaving the bottom crust intact.
Rotate the bread 90° and repeat step one so that the loaf ends up cross-hatched into 1" squares.
Stir the garlic salt into the melted butter.
Using a spoon or baster, drizzle the garlic butter in between all the pieces of bread. Use all of the garlic butter.
In a medium bowl beat the cream cheese until smooth.
Using the back of a spoon mash the minced garlic into a paste.
Mix the garlic into the cream cheese.
Stir the cheddar, Swiss, and bacon into the cream cheese mixture.
Lay a long piece of aluminum foil on a baking sheet. Then lay a second piece perpendicular to the first, across the middle of the first piece so they make a cross.
Place the bread in the center of the aluminum foil.
Stuff clumps of the cream cheese mixture down in between all of the pieces of the bread.
Wrap the bread in the aluminum foil.
Bake for 30 minutes.
Open the top of the foil and bake for 10-15 more minutes until the cheese is completely melted.
Serve hot.

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This bread got mixed reviews from my family. Jordan, Summer and I liked it, Aaron wasn’t a fan and Ron never tried it, he was too busy eating the L’il Smokies up before I could even get any! I would make this again and maybe mix up the cheese selections. Personally I think these cheeses were too mild, maybe next time I’ll use cheddar jack!

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Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe

cindy — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 11:00:11 +0000

Dip and appetizer season is here! We just had New Year’s and now we have the College Football National Championship, NFL Playoff games and the Super Bowl all on the horizon. All of these events call for yummy dips and appetizers so this month those are the recipes I’m going to be sharing with you. Don’t forget you can always find my easy appetizer recipes on my Easy Recipes landing page at the top of my site.

I made this Buffalo Chicken Dip for our New Year’s Day Finger Food Feeding Frenzy at my parent’s house. We grazed all day as we watched the Rose Parade, and football games and as we played cards and Monopoly! It was a great day and this dip was a huge hit.

This recipe calls for shredded chicken you can make it in your crockpot or used canned chicken. This recipe is easy to make and since I didn’t have shredded chicken on hand, I used canned chicken and it was delicious. Depending on your preference you can use Bleu Cheese or Ranch Dressing in the dip, I use Ranch since we aren’t Bleu Cheese fans.

Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe

The perfect dip for your next party!

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 35

Total Time 50

Author Cindy Schultz

Ingredients

4 cups of shredded chicken or 3-10oz cans
1/4 cup Franks Hot Sauce
1 cup Ranch or Bleu Cheese dressing
8 oz of cream cheese softened
2 cup shredded Cheddar Jack cheese

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375°
In a small saucepan, place dressing and cream cheese stirring often until mixture is smooth.
In a large bowl mix together the chicken and the hot sauce.
Coat a 9x13" pan with non-stick spray.
Spread the chicken mixture in the bottom of the pan.
Next spread the cream cheese mixture on top of the chicken.
Sprinkle the shredded cheese over the top.
Bake for 30-35 minutes, until the cheese is bubbly and golden.
Serve with crackers, French bread slices, pita chips or celery and carrots.

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Easy Recipes: Ultimate Party Meatballs

cindy — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:36:58 +0000

Last week I received a box in the mail with a recipe card, a can of Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce and a jar of Heinz Chili Sauce. The only ingredient missing to make the recipe was a 2lb bag of appetizer size meatballs so I picked some up at the grocery store and took everything to my mom’s house over the Thanksgiving weekend.

We decided to have a lunch of snacks and appetizers on Saturday afternoon while we watched the college football games. Before we left for the mall that morning, It is one of my very easy recipes. I just popped the 3 ingredients in my slow cooker on high, stirred well and then placed the cover on the cooker. When we arrived home 4 hours later, I stirred the meatballs again and they were ready to serve.

The meatballs were a huge hit. Some of the words my family members used were delicious, tangy, yummy and good. With 10 of us eating I only snagged 1 meatball and it was very yummy. You can get your own copy of this and other delicious and easy recipes as well as tips for entertaining at UltimatePartyMeatballs.com.

“I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Heinz and Ocean Spray and received the ingredients necessary to facilitate my review. In addition, Mom Central sent me a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.”

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