Kickin Spinach Cheese Bites Food

KICKIN' SPINACH CHEESE BITES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Lightly spray 48 nonstick mini muffin cups with Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray. Microwave frozen spinach as directed on box. Squeeze dry with paper towels.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and ricotta cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Stir in spinach, shredded cheese and jalapeños until well blended.
• Unroll 1 dough sheet; press into 12x8-inch rectangle. Cut dough sheet into 24 squares. Press 1 square in bottom and up side of each mini muffin cup. Spoon 1 rounded teaspoon spinach mixture into each cup. Repeat with remaining dough sheet and filling.
• Bake 8 to 12 minutes or until edges of dough are golden brown. Immediately remove from pan to serving platter. Cool 5 minutes. Serve warm.

KICKIN' BUFFALO CHEESE BITES

Steps:

• CUT cheese slices diagonally in half. Toss chicken with sauce. Top crackers with cheese and chicken mixture; place 6 on microwaveable plate.
• MICROWAVE on HIGH 10 to 15 sec. or until cheese begins to melt. Repeat with remaining topped crackers.
• DRIZZLE with dressing. Serve warm.
• Special Extra: If your guests like their Buffalo chicken "inferno style," top each appetizer with an extra dash of hot pepper sauce before serving.
• nutritional information per serving:
• 80 Calories, 5g Total Fat, 2G Saturated Fat, 10 mg Cholesterol, 140 mg Sodium, 4g Carbohydrate, 0g Dietary Fiber, 1g Sugars, 4g Protein

KICKIN' BUFFALO CHEESE BITES

Steps:

• Cut cheese slices diagonally in half. Toss chicken with sauce. Top crackers with cheese and chicken mixture; place 6 on microwaveable plate.
• Microwave on HIGH 10 to 15 sec. or until cheese begins to melt. Repeat with remaining topped crackers.
• Drizzle with dressing. Serve warm.

SPINACH CHEESE COCKTAIL BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. In a 9x13 cake pan, melt butter in the oven. In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs; add flour, milk, baking powder, salt, mustard, cayenne and chives. Blend well. Fold in cheese and spinach. Pour into pan on top of butter and bake for 35 minutes or until almost set in center. Allow to sit for about 15 minutes; cut in to bite sized squares and serve warm. These may also be frozen after baking and reheated in a 350 oven for 15-20 minutes at serving time. Makes about 10 dozen.
• *NOTE: I used 2 pkgs of fresh spinach and chopped in in the food processor because frozen spinach isn't availablein the small Mexican village where I live.

SPINACH BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a 9-inch x 13-inch cake pan, melt butter in the oven.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs; add flour, milk, baking powder, salt, mustard, cayenne and chives. Blend well.
• Fold in cheese and spinach.
• Pour into pan on top of butter, and bake for 35 minutes or until almost set in center.
• Allow to sit for about 15 minutes; cut into bite-sized squares and serve warm.
• These may also be frozen after baking and reheated in 350-degree F oven for 15-20 minutes at serving time.
• Makes 10 dozen appetizers.

CHEESY SPINACH PUFF PASTRY BITES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook until crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate with a slotted spoon, leaving the bacon fat in the pan. Set the bacon aside.
• Return the skillet to medium-high heat and add the onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, 1 minute. Stir in the garlic. Add the spinach and cook until the spinach is wilted, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the salt and pepper and set aside.
• Stir 1 egg, the cream cheese, Parmesan, feta and chives together in a large bowl. Stir in the spinach mixture and the bacon. Set aside.
• Dust a work surface with flour and roll out the pastry with a rolling pin to smooth out any creases. Cut into 4-inch pieces; you should get about 9 squares. Place the squares on the prepared baking sheet.
• In a small bowl, beat the remaining egg together with a splash of water. Using a pastry brush, brush two adjacent sides of each square with the egg wash. Place a heaping tablespoon of filling into the center of the square. Fold the dough over the filling, forming a triangle, and crimp the edges together. Place the bites in the fridge for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the fridge and brush the tops with the remaining egg wash. Bake until golden brown and puffed, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool 5 to 10 minutes before eating.

SPINACH-CHEDDAR CRESCENT BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, mix the first seven ingredients., Unroll crescent dough into one long rectangle. Cut into 16 rectangles. Place 2 teaspoons spinach mixture in center of each rectangle. Bring edges of dough over filling, pinching seams to seal; shape into a ball., Place on greased baking sheets, seam side down. Brush with egg; sprinkle with coarse salt. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.