Cranberry Cream Cheese Jalapeno Dip

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looking for a great holiday dip for your holiday party?  This is the perfect choice.  Creamy and sweet with just enough bite to give it a kick. Just enough sweetness from the cranberries. Just enough creamy from the cream cheese. And just enough spice from the jalapeno.  Not too spicy…hardly spicy at all but you know it’s there. The trick is to remove the seeds. I love this dip better than any other dip I make. My guests love it too!

 

Cranberry Cream Cheese Jalapeno Dip

 

12 ounces fresh cranberries

1 jalapeno with seeds removed, minced. Use two if you want more kick.

4 green onions sliced thin, about ¼ cup

¼ cup cilantro chopped small

¾ cup sugar

⅛ teaspoon kosher salt

16 ounces cream cheese, room temp

2-3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice

 

Pour the cranberries into a food processor. Pulse once or twice to give the cranberries a rough chop. Do not puree them. Just a rough chop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take the cream cheese out of the fridge and sit it on the counter. You want it to be room temperature while you are mixing the other ingredients.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mix together the chopped cranberries with the jalapeno, scallions, cilantro, sugar, lime juice, and salt. Once thoroughly mixed refrigerate for at least one hour. Overnight is preferred. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you’re ready to serve. remove the cranberry mixture from the refrigerator and pour it through a fine mesh strainer. You want to drain the juice but catch it in a bowl underneath the strainer. Set aside.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using a hand mixer, mix the cream cheese until it is smooth. Add the strained cranberry mixture and about 2 tablespoons of the reserved liquid. Stir to combine. Add additional liquid, a teaspoon at a time, only as needed until the desired consistency has been achieved. Serve with crackers or bread rounds or whatever you want to use.

 

 

 

 

 

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White Chocolate Cranberry Krispie Treats

White Chocolate Cranberry Krispie Treats

One of my favorite snacks!  I call them Grown Up Rice Krispie Treats and they are out of this world good!  Oh My gosh....I can't stop thinking about them!

White Chocolate Cranberry Krispie Treats

3 tablespoons  butter
1 bag large marshmallows
6 cups Rice Krispies
1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips
1 cup dried cranberries
Nonstick cooking spray, for greasing baking dish

























Grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. In a large microwaveable bowl, microwave the butter and marshmallows for 2 minutes. Stir and microwave an additional minute.
























Stir in 4 cups of the cereal. Add 1 cup of the white chocolate chips, the cranberries and remaining 2 cups cereal. Transfer to the prepared baking dish.

Spray your hands with nonstick cooking spray and use your fingers to spread the mixture evenly into the dish. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup white chocolate chips and use your fingers to push the chips into the cereal mixture.

Let set at room temperature for about 30 minutes.  Then cut into squares! Enjoy! 

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CHICKEN CRANBERRY SANDWICH

This is by far one of my favorite sandwiches. I don’t wait for Thanksgiving and leftover turkey. I make anytime I want and love every bite. I buy a Costco Rotisserie chicken, grab a loaf of fresh white bread, throw on some mayo and open a can of jellied cranberry sauce. OMG….I can eat one everyday!

Chicken cranberry SANDWICH

• 2 slices of your favorite bread
• 2 or more slices Rotisserie Chicken breast 
• mayonnaise 
• 2 tbs cranberry relish or a slice of jellied cranberry sauce

Slightly warm the chicken in the microwave on low. Lay open the bread, and spread the bottom with mayo.  Then lay the warm turkey on the bread next. Spread the cranberry relish on the turkey, close the sandwich and enjoy.

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My Holiday Sub

 

My Holiday Sub

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

This is the meal I look forward to the day after Thanksgiving or Christmas.  Oh, it may look like just another sandwich but its far more than that!  You have your turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and bread…  almost the entire meal from the day before!  And boy is it delicious!  I call it a sub because I top it with melted provolone cheese and well, it looks like a sub.  But far better than one!  You should try this.  You too will look forward to it year after year! 

 

My Holiday Sub

1 loaf French bread, sliced in half long ways

1/2 cup mayonnaise (I use Dukes or Hellmans)

1 cup whole cranberry sauce, not the jellied kind

3 cups sliced or shredded leftover turkey

2 cups Stove Top stuffing (Chicken or turkey)

6 slices Provolone Cheese

 

Slice your bread in half long ways and separate to two pieces.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Once you cut your bread in half, spread each side with mayonnaise.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spoon the cranberry sauce over each bread half and spread it out with a knife.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arrange the turkey over the cranberry sauce.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next add the stuffing over the top of the turkey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally, add slices of provolone cheese over the top of the stuffing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. This will make the bread hot and crispy on the bottom.  Then turn your oven to broil. Watch carefully so it doesn’t burn. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broil until the cheese get golden brown and bubbly. It usually takes only about 5 minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let your sandwich cool for a minute or two and then slice and serve.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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