Come Cook With Us: Super Bowl Appetizers!

1 pint of white button mushrooms or cremini mushrooms (227g pack)
1/2 brick of cream cheese at room temp
200 grams of smoked gouda, plain gouda or havarti
1/2 cup chopped white onion
3 cloves chopped garlic
2 tablespoons of hot sauce
2 cups OR 1 bag of spinach or baby spinach – not frozen
3 tablespoons olive oil or vegetable oil
salt and pepper

METHOD

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Remove stems from mushrooms and slice

Place mushroom cap on parchment paper on your baking sheet (make sure top of cap is facing down)

Sauté your onions, your stems and your spinach on medium heat with half your oil

After 4 minutes, add your garlic

Cook for another 3 minutes

Remove from heat, mix with cream cheese, hot sauce and shredded cheese

Stuff your caps with your mixture, drizzle remaining oil on mushrooms and bake for 12-13 minutes
Sprinkle with cracked black pepper and serve

MINI BACON CHEESE BALL BITES

1 full brick of cream cheese brick at room temperature
1 green onion finely chopped
4 pieces of bacon (do not use thick cut bacon) – cook off ahead of time, pat dry and chop into small very pieces
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon chili powder
3/4 cup shredded cheddar (garlic and herb shredded cheddar or taco mix shredded cheese works for this recipe)
1 bag of pretzel sticks (has to be sticks)
2 tablespoons of franks hot sauce
Salt and pepper
Chopped chives (optional)

METHOD

Mix your cream cheese with chili powder and garlic powder

Then mix in half your cheese, hot sauce and green onions

Season with salt and pepper

Now spoon or roll the mixture with your hands into tiny 1cm balls

Place in the fridge on a plate or tray for 15-30 minutes until they’re set and hard to the touch

Crumble your bacon, remaining cheese and chives onto another plate

Once your cream cheese balls have set roll them on the plate into your bacon, cheese and chive mixture

Then stick each ball with a pretzel stick and serve with fresh veggies.

There you have it, 2 delicious super bowl appetizers for everyone to enjoy. Especially if you’re only there for the snacks.

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