What is a really great cracker spread?!
Answers: Recipe, please!
Here's a really great one my co-workers raved about:
Cream Cheese Cracker Spread:
5 green onions with tops, chopped
1 lg. can black olives, chopped well
1 cup finely grated sharp cheddar cheese
3-8oz. cream cheese, softened
Dash garlic powder
Dash onion powder
Salt
Pepper
Blend all ingredients together (I use a hand mixer). Serve in a pretty bowl with crackers.
Hope you enjoy!
Chris
Cream cheese and pimento olive spread:
4 oz cream cheese
As many spanish olives with pimentos as you like, chopped fine
Add the two together with a tablespoon or so of the olive juice, mix very well and serve chilled. It's very yummy :)
HOT CRABMEAT SPREAD
1 (7-1/2 oz) can crabmeat, broken up finely
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
2 Tb. finely minced onion
1-1/2 tsp. white horseradish
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
sliced almonds (for topping)
Combine all ingredients, except almonds. If necessary, add a little milk to help blend. Place in small casserole dish and sprinkle with almonds. Bake at 350 for 20 min. Serve with crackers
My favorites (and they are simple) are hot pepper jelly (jarred) and cream cheese or Harry and David's Pepper and Onion Relish and cream cheese. I always keep it on hand just in case I have unexpected company.
cream cheese paprikas is great.
1 package cream cheese
1 small onion, pureed
1/2 teaspoon horseradish
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 tablespoon lemon juice
enough cream or milk to make the mixture spreadable.
puree onion first. add all other ingredients and pulse mix in food processor til smooth. Do not mix till fluffy or it will separate later on. this is good as a spread on crackers or makes a great turkey sandwich spread. You can add more or less onion or horseradish as to your taste.
Feta Cheese & Garlic
Put slab of Feta on a plate - cover with fresh crushed garlic to taste - about 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick
Fresh ground pepper on top
Drizzle with olive oil
Let come to room temperature
slice so that on each cracker you have cheese and garlic... super yummy but everyone has to eat it!
Cream cheese
chopped jalapenos
a bit of salt
Use as much jalapenos as you want. Add a bit of the jalapeno juice to soften the cream cheese.
This is a very zesty and spicy spread that goes well on cracker and vegetables. If anyone in your party is a beer drinker they will enjoy this due to the salty spicy contrast to the beer.
Cream cheese with red pepper jelly or bruschetta
Bruschetta:
1 can of diced tomatoes drained
minced fresh basil (about a handful)
minced garlic (2-3 cloves)
tsp. of italian seasoning
may need to add another tbsp. of olive oil if too dry.
1 tbsp. pesto sauce (optional if you dont have garlic or basil)
sautee some onions in 2-3 tbsp. of olive oil til opaque
salt and pepper to taste
mix all the ingredient (incl. oil from sauteed onions) heat in microwaveable dish for about 1-2 minutes (depends on your microwave) serve on toasted garlic rubbed sliced baquettes or crackers
PIZZA CRACKER SPREAD DIP
8 oz cream cheese (plain or herb and garlic)
1/2 cup sour cream
1 small can pizza sauce
1/2-1 cup of shredded Kraft three cheese blend
1/2 cup each green pepper, red pepper, green onion, tomatoes
Mix cream cheese and sour cream together until soft and put it on a serving plate. Add pizza sauce and cheese. Top off with the vegetables.
Keep chilled until ready to use. Serve with extra vegetables and crackers.
Variation: Add 1 4 oz can of shrimp and 1 jar of seafood sauce instead of pizza sauce.
Hope You Enjoy!
roasted garlic hummus you can by it in the store