Game Day Appetizers For Tailgating or the Couch
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There’s a super big football game this weekend and my sisters and I are sharing a few of our go-to, family-favorite appetizers on episode 10 of Funeral Potatoes & Wool Mittens podcast. Take a listen and come back here for the recipes.
Two of the recipes that my sister Heidi shares are new to me—South Dakota sushi and cream cheese wrapped olives—and I couldn’t wait to make them! Do you like appetizers?
Kalli’s husband, Josh, whipped up a new recipe for slow cooker cowboy beans and it was so good they snacked on it all day. View the full recipe below.
And along with savory appetizers, Heidi came prepared with a sweet snack idea that’s as simple as placing a Rolo candy on a Town House Pretzel FlipSides Cracker, baking it at about 200°F for about 2 minutes, and then sandwiching another Flipside on top of the melted chocolate.
While we’re on the topic of sweet and savory, here’s a classic that you’ll want to make a double batch of—Pretzel Kisses.
Sweet and salty…just like my sisters and me…
Links from the Episode Show Notes
A few items of interest from this episode:
- Trader Joe’s Corn and Chile Tomato-less Salsa
- Full Circle Organic Yellow Corn Tortilla Chips
- TW Angus Beef (South Dakota, where Kalli gets her beef)
- Dakota Butcher (where Josh picked up the bacon)
- Dakota Martini
- Primal Kitchen Barbecue Sauce
- The Sisters of Sugarcreek by Cathy Liggett (affiliate link)
- It’s Murder Dontcha Know: A Quirky Murder Mystery with Recipes by Jeanne Cooney (affiliate link)
- Find Your Path: Honor Your Body, Fuel Your Soul, and Get Strong with the Fit52 Life by Carrie Underwood (affiliate link)
- Home is Where the Eggs Are by Molly Yeh (affiliate link)
- Presto Slow Cooker (great for traveling) (affiliate link)
Staci’s Top Picks
Sweet wishes,
Slow Cooker Cowboy Beans
Equipment
- slow cooker
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb bacon, diced
- 1 medium sized yellow onion, diced
- 32 oz pork and beans, undrained
- 15 oz black beans, drained and rinsed
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup ketchup
- 2 teaspoons prepared yellow mustard
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Cook the ground beef. Remove from pan. Cook the bacon in the pan with the burger grease.
- Add onion to the bacon. Cook 3-5 minutes.
- Place all ingredients in a slow cooker. Cook on low for 4-6 hours or on high for 4 hours.
Nutrition
All text and images © Staci Mergenthal • Random Sweets
Cream Cheese Wrapped Olives
Ingredients
- 1 jar of Spanish queen olives , approximately a 10-ounce jar
- 1 7.5 ounce tub of cream cheese spread, like chive and onion or garlic and herb
- chopped pecan pieces
Instructions
- Drain the olives and dry them with a paper towel.
- Using your hands, roll out a bit of the cream cheese into the palm of your hand. Place one olive on top and continue covering the olive with cream cheese.
- Roll olives in pecans. Roll the ball in the palm of your hand like if you were rolling cookie dough balls.
- Place in a covered container and refrigerate at least one hour to set up. Slice olives in half before serving.
All text and images © Staci Mergenthal • Random Sweets
South Dakota Sushi Ham Rolls
Ingredients
- thinly sliced deli ham, or meat of choice
- cream cheese, plain or flavored
- dill pickles
Instructions
- Lay out a slice of ham. Spread cream cheese onto ham. Place a pickle at one end and roll up tightly. (You can use a few pieces of deli meat if you want.)
- Place them in the refrigerator for at least one hour to set up. Once nice and cold, slice into "sushi" pieces.
- Store covered in refrigerator.
All text and images © Staci Mergenthal • Random Sweets
Baked Cheesy Bacon Dip
Ingredients
- 16 ounces sour cream
- 1 lb bacon, diced and cooked
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- ⅓ cup diced scallions
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400°F.
- In a large bowl, mix all ingredients together. Pour mixture into a 1½-quart baking dish.
- Bake until hot and bubbly, approximately 30-35 minutes.
- Serve with tortilla chips, crackers, naan bread, bagel chips, baguettes.
Nutrition
All text and images © Staci Mergenthal • Random Sweets
