Thursday, January 25, 2007

Appetizer

Spicy Buffalo Wings



Sauce Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup LAND O LAKES® Sour Cream
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 5 ounces crumbled blue cheese
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
Chicken Ingredients

  • 1 (48-ounce) package (22 to 27) frozen chicken wing drummies, thawed
  • 3/4 cup hot sauce
  • 1/4 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter, melted
  • 1/2 teaspoon spicy seasoned salt

Celery Ingredients

  • Celery sticks
Directions

  • Combine all sauce ingredients in small bowl; mix well. Cover; refrigerate until serving time.
    Heat oven to 425°F. Place thawed chicken wings into ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Bake for 25 minutes. Drain.
  • Combine hot sauce, butter and seasoned salt in small bowl. Pour mixture over hot chicken; stir to coat. Continue baking for 40 to 45 minutes, spooning hot sauce mixture over chicken every 10 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink.
  • To serve, place chicken onto serving platter. Serve with blue cheese sauce and celery sticks.


Holiday Cheese Truffles



Ingredients
  • 2 (8-ounce each) packages Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
  • 1 (8-ounce) package Kraft Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • Dash ground red pepper
  • 1/4 cup chopped roasted red peppers
  • 1/4 cup chopped green onions
  • 1 2/3 cups Planters Chopped Pecans
  • Sociables Savory Crackers
Directions

  • Beat cream cheese, shredded cheese, garlic powder and ground red pepper until well blended. Divide in half.
  • Add roasted red peppers to one half and green onions to the other half; mix each half until well blended. Cover. Refrigerate several hours or until chilled.
  • Shape each cheese mixture into 24 balls, each about 1-inch in diameter. Roll in pecans. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

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