Appetizer Recipes for Your Next Picnic

Fiesta Nachos
This recipes calls for Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies, Traditional Refried Beans, corn tortilla chips, shredded Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese blend, green onions, ripe olives, Sour cream, Guacamole.

Chipotle & Tomatillo Salsa
Ingredients: Tomatillo, Chipotle chiles, onion, cilantro, fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, fresh lime juice, salt, and ground pepper.

Mom’s Crunchy Cranberry-Cinnamon Snack
This simple recipes needs: sugar, ground cinnamon, butter or margarine, Corn Chex® cereal, Rice Chex® cereal, Wheat Chex® cereal, and cranberries, dried cherries or raisins.

Cream Cheese Fiesta Spread
This recipe includes: cream cheese or fat-free cream cheese, salsa, apricot preserves or orange marmalade, cilantro, Cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese, avocado, ripe olives, and assorted crackers.

Cranberry-Orange Chex® Mix
 Ingredients: Corn Chex® cereal, Rice Chex® cereal, Wheat Chex® cereal, sliced almonds, butter or margarine, brown sugar, orange juice concentrate, and dried cranberries.

Mango Papaya Salsa
Ingredients: red bell pepper, mangoes, papaya, fresh cilantro, mandarin orange segments, tomatillos, and brown sugar.

Sweet Mesquite Wings
Ingredients: fresh or frozen chicken wing pieces and Mesquite Spice Rub.

Cheesy Herb Pinwheels
Ingredients: Original Bisquick® mix, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, water, butter or margarine, grated Parmesan cheese, shredded mozzarella cheese, and pizza sauce.

Fruit Bites
Ingredients: Cinnamon Graham Crackers, Original Cream Cheese Pasteurized Cheese Snack, and strawberries.

Simply the Best Nacho Dip
Ingredients: ground chuck beef, salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic, salsa (chef's choice: hot, mild or in between), refried beans, sour cream, and cheddar cheese, shredded, and tortilla chips

Easy Nachos Supreme
Ingredients: Ground Chicken, onion, garlic, chili powder, cumin, bag tortilla chips, Colby-Jack cheese, black olives, and green chiles.

Pineapple-Berry Topper
Ingredients: crushed pineapple, Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding & Pie Filling, LITE Whipped Topping, Low Fat Cinnamon Grahams, and fresh strawberries.

Italian Cheese Straw Twists
Ingredients: grated Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, frozen puff pastry, and egg.

Easy Homemade Cheese Sticks
Ingredients: Monterey Jack, Cheddar, Swiss or mozzarella cheese, Vegetable oil, Original Bisquick® mix, paprika, milk, egg, and Marinara sauce, if desired.

Bacon Light Ranch Dip
Ingredients: Light Ranch Reduced Fat Dressing, Reduced Fat or Light Sour Cream, Reduced Fat Parmesan Style Grated Topping, green onions, and Real Bacon Recipe Pieces.

Fruited Cream Cheese Spread
Ingredients: cream cheese and apricot, peach or other flavor preserves.

Spinach and Artichoke Tart
Ingredients: refrigerated pie crusts (2 crusts), olive oil, onion, frozen chopped spinach, frozen artichoke hearts, shredded Italian cheese blend, sour cream, salt, and Ground Cardamom.

Aloha Canadian Bacon Pizza
Ingredients: reduced fat refrigerated crescent dinner rolls, Garden Vegetable Light Cream Cheese Spread, Ready to Serve Canadian Bacon, small green pepper, and crushed pineapple.

Ghost Ranch Corn - Pecan Dip
Ingredients: cream cheese, lime juice, ground cumin, red chiles, salt, pepper, vegetable oil, whole-kernel corn, pecans, and small onion.

Alan’s Margarita Dip
Ingredients: Philadelphia Cream Cheese, frozen limeade concentrate, orange juice, Whipped Topping, Fresh fruit, and NILLA Wafers.

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