The new year usually begins with parties and get-togethers where plenty of appetizers are served, including dips and chips and crackers and spreads on crackers or veggies. But these two appetizers – Savory Seafood Spread and Sweet Sausage Rolls – don’t have to be limited to holidays or special occasions.
Both recipes are tasty and easy enough to make any day of the week. So, you might want to whip up one or both of these the next night you’re staying in to watch TV or play board games with family or friends.
SAVORY SEAFOOD SPREAD
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 (8-ounce) package imitation crabmeat, flaked
2 tablespoons minced green onions
1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
1 tablespoon hot sauce (optional)
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup sliced almonds
Paprika
Crackers
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Beat or process cream cheese in electric mixer or food processor until smooth and creamy. Add crabmeat, onions, horseradish, hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce; beat or process until well blended.
Spread cream cheese mixture onto a 9-inch pie plate. Top with almonds and sprinkle with paprika. Bake for 20 minutes or until mixture is heated through and almonds are golden.
Serve with crackers and/or fresh vegetables.
Sweet Sausage Rolls
1 (8-ounce) tube refrigerated crescent rolls
24 miniature smoked sausage links
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup chopped nuts (your choice)
3 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons brown sugar
Unroll crescent dough and separate into triangles. Cut each triangle lengthwise into three triangles. Place a sausage on the long end and roll up tightly; set aside.
Combine the remaining ingredients in an 11-by-7-2-inch baking dish. Arrange sausage rolls, seam side down, in butter mixture
Bake, uncovered, at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Makes 2 dozen.
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