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?
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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.
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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.
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Sweet and salty…just like my sisters and me…
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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
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Sweet wishes,
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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