Sunday, November 1, 2009

Make Ahead Appetizers - Mexican Dip

With Halloween behind us and the holiday entertaining season fast approaching, the staff at Appetizers Unlimited are busy searching for some new great make ahead appetizers to help you save precious time on your hectic party day. Make ahead appetizers are absolutely essential to keep you relaxed and organized during the busy entertaining season.

Our collection of Kraft Appetizer recipes once again provides the ideas for our upcoming series of holiday make ahead appetizers, this time with a twist on some popular and easy Mexican food appetizers.

The first of our make ahead appetizers in our Mexican Food Appetizers series is this sinfully easy Mexican Dip. This appetizer recipe can be put together in the morning, covered and refrigerated until ready to microwave.

Mexican Dip

Ingredients:
1 pkg. (250 g) brick cream cheese
1/4 cup salsa
1/4 cup Tex Mex shredded cheese
2 Tbsp. sliced pitted black olives (optional)
1 Tbsp. chopped cilantro

Directions:
PLACE unwrapped block of cream cheese on microwaveable plate; top with salsa, shredded cheese and olives.
MICROWAVE on high 45 sec. to 1 min. or until Cheddar cheese is melted; sprinkle with cilantro.
SERVE with a selection of crackers.

Jazz It Up
Spoon 1/2 cup refried beans over the cream cheese before topping with the salsa, shredded cheese and olives. Microwave on high 1 min. or until Cheddar cheese is melted. Continue as directed.

Enjoy!

Recipe courtesy Kraft Kitchens.

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