Swiss Bacon Rye Party Bites Food

PARTY RYES - MINI PIZZA BREAD APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Mix the sausages and brown them. Drain the grease.
• Cut the Velveeta into cubes and carefully melt with the sausage
• Add spices and sauces, stirring to combine
• Spread the cheese mix on the slices of rye bread
• Once they are cooled, you can stack and freeze them.
• Bake on a cookie sheet in a 375 F oven for 10 minutes or until the cheese is melty

PARTY RYE HORS D'OEUVRES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix cheese, olives, onions, and mayonnaise (just enough mayo to get to spreading consistency).
• Spread mixture on slices of rye bread (not too thin).
• Place bread on baking sheet and bake in hot oven until cheese melts, about 5 -7 minutes.
• Devour! But be careful -- it will singe the roof of your mouth if you're not careful. (;.

SWISS AND BACON DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Brown bacon in nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Drain crisp bacon bits on paper towels.
• In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, mayonnaise, Dijon, Swiss and scallions with cooked bacon. Transfer to a shallow small casserole or baking dish and bake until golden and bubbly at edges, 15 to 18 minutes. Top with chopped smoked almonds. Place dip on a platter and surround warm casserole with breads and carrots for dipping.

GRILLED SWISS & TOMATO ON RYE

Steps:

• Preheat pan to med-high.
• Dip one side of one piece of bread in the butter and place it butter side down in pan.
• On top, add 1 slice of cheese, 1 tomato slice, then 1 more slice of cheese.
• Dip another slice of bread (one side only) in the butter and place on top of the sandwich with butter side up.
• Make the next sandwich the same way.
• Grill to your liking (we usually do 2-3 minutes on each side because we prefer them lightly toasted).

CHEESE EASY SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place the Parmesan cheese, mayonnaise, onion and reserved onion juice in a blender or food processor. Blend thoroughly. Spread the mixture evenly on slices of cocktail rye bread.
• Place cocktail rye bread slices on a large baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven 10 minutes, or until lightly toasted.

HAM & SWISS PARTY RYE BITES

Steps:

• Lay the party rye out on baking sheets. Place a generous amount of ham on top. On top of ham, place a piece of swiss cheese.
• To make it easier I usually slice the ham and cheese after unwrapping it, into pieces large enough to fit each slice of the party rye.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake until cheese melts.
• Have some mustards out in case your guests would like to put some on their party ryes.
• These may be made earlier in the day, and refrigerated up until an hour before placing in oven.
• Buy more or less depending on your party size.