Jalapeno Popper Dip

2 (8oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup mayo
1 (4 oz.) can chopped green chillies, drained
1 (4 0z.) can diced jalapeno peppers, drained
2 cups fresh shredded parmesan cheese (divided)
1 cup panko crumbs

Mix cream cheese and mayo together until smooth. Stir in chillies, jalapeno peppers, and 1 cup cheese. Pour into glass pie plate. Combine the panko and remaining cheese and sprinkle over top of dip.
Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes. Serve warm with toasted baguette slices or tortilla chips.


*Bread crumbs can be used instead of panko but it is not as good. You can find panko with the asian foods.

Cheesy Chicken Dip

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 package cream cheese

1 cup cooked, shredded/diced chicken (or 1 can chicken)

1 cup pepper jack cheese

1 can black beans

1 can diced chilis

Cook together in crock pot and serve with tortilla chips

Sausage Dip

I got this recipe from Randi. We all really like it.

1 package Jimmy Dean sausage
I can Ro-tel tomatoes
1 (8oz) cream cheese

Brown sausage. Stir in tomato and softened cream cheese. Put in crock pot on low to keep warm while serving. Serve with tortilla chips. If you want to add spice, use hot sausage and hot Ro-Tel tomatoes.

BACON~STUFFED MUSHROOMS

*2 pounds mushrooms, cleaned ~~ stems removed and set aside

*1/2 pound bacon

*1/2 yellow onion, minced

*stems from mushrooms, chopped

*12 oz. cream cheese, softened

*1 cup grated cheddar cheese

*I added fresh, minced garlic to the last recipe I made ~ YUM!!

Saute bacon until brown; crumble. Drain grease, but do not rinse pan. Add minced onion and chopped mushroom stems. Cook all together until tender. Add cream cheese and cook until melted. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stuff mushroom caps with mixture and cover with grated cheese. Bake on lightly greased cookie sheet for 15 minutes.

Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts

1 Package of Bacon
2 8oz cans whole water chestnuts
BBQ sauce of choice

Wrap half a slice of bacon around each water chestnut and pin with a toothpick. Drench with BBQ sauce. Bake at 350 degrees until bacon done and BBQ sauce is sticky, about 25 min.

Artichoke Spinach Dip

Here's a very yummy dip that people will cry over because it's so good!

· 1/4 cup butter
· 3-4 cloves minced garlic
· 2 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, partially thawed
· 2 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
· 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
· 1 (16 ounce) container low- fat sour cream
· 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
· salt to taste

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the garlic, spinach, and artichoke hearts. Cook until tender, about 5 minutes.

Mix cream cheese, parmesan cheese, and sour cream into the spinach mixture. Cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 10 to 15 minutes. Serve warm or cold.

Tip: make sure that you do use a large saucepan because this recipe makes a lot, and there's nothing worse than having to switch pans half way through a recipe!

Jerk Nachos

• 3 cups of shredded Cheese
• 3/4 cup of sour cream
• 2 teaspoon of Jamaican Jerk Rub
• 1 can of chicken
• 2 avocados

Combine 2 cups of cups of cheese (save the other cup to sprinkle on top), sour cream, chicken, and 1 teaspoon of Jamaican Jerk rub (save the other teaspoon to sprinkle on top).

Do layers of chips, and nacho mix.

On the top sprinkle remaining cheese.

Put in oven, bake of high broil 3-5 minutes. (Watch it closely because it can brown and burn fast)

After I take it out, I sprinkle the remaining jerk rub on top. Cut up avocados and put on top.

This is my version of the Pampered Chef recipe, and I bake my nachos in my stoneware, which I love! My sister-in-law Ashley (ash on this blog) sells Pampered Chef, so I am adding her email to the side bar. Call her if you want to order anything!

Best Cheeseball Ever!

Easiest, Best Cheeseball Ever . . .

1 package cream cheese

1/2 package dry ranch dressing

1-2 cups grated cheese (whatever looks good)

Mix well, form into ball and roll in nuts

Easy as that!