Four last-minute easy Thanksgiving recipes
HOUSTON (FOX 26) - Crock Pot party meatballs
Michael Briggs, Briggs True Texas Sauces & Seasonings
Ingredients
One bag of meatballs (make your own or buy a bag in the frozen section of the grocery store)
Directions
1. Place meatballs in a crock pot for about an hour with any of the following flavorful sauces: BBQ Sauce, Grape Jelly, Salsa, Tomato or Alfredo Sauce
Caramel Cream Cheese Spread with Apples (serves 8)
Source: www.KraftRecipes.com
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- Jar of caramel sauce (homemade or store-bought)
- Bag of toffee candy bits
- Sliced apples, pears, pretzels
Directions
- Place cream cheese block on a serving dish. Pour as much caramel sauce as you want evenly over cream cheese. Sprinkle with a generous helping of toffee bits.
- Serve with sliced red and green apples, sliced pears, pretzels.
Crescent-Wrapped Brie
Source: www.Pillsbury.com
Ingredients
- 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated crescent dinner rolls or 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated Crescent Dough Sheet
- 1 round (8 oz) Brie cheese
- 1 egg, beaten
Directions
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- If using crescent rolls: Unroll dough; separate crosswise into 2 sections. Pat dough and firmly press perforations to seal, forming 2 squares. If using dough sheet: Unroll dough; cut crosswise into 2 rectangles. Pat dough to form 2 squares.
- Place 1 square on ungreased cookie sheet. Place cheese on center of dough. With small cookie or canapé cutter, cut 1 shape from each corner of remaining square; set cutouts aside.
- Place remaining square on top of cheese round. Press dough evenly around cheese; fold bottom edges over top edges. Gently stretch dough evenly around cheese; press to seal completely. Brush with beaten egg. Top with cutouts; brush with additional beaten egg.
- Bake 20 to 24 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 15 minutes. Serve warm.
Thanksgiving Bloody Mary (makes one pitcher)
Michael Briggs, Briggs True Texas Sauces & Seasonings
Ingredients
- 36 oz. tomato juice
- 1 tablespoon turkey or beef bouillon
- 2 teaspoons grated horseradish
- Juice of 1 lemon or lime
- ½ t. Worcestershire sauce
- 1 ½ teaspoons of powdered turkey gravy mix (packet)
- 2 teaspoon black pepper
- 8 dashes hot sauce
- 1 ½ cup vodka
- Celery stalks to place in drinks (optional)
Directions
- Mix all ingredients in pitcher and then serve over ice.