Easy Appetizer Recipes
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Potato Cheese Bacon Bit Balls
Bacon, potatoes, and cheese go together amazingly and this is one of our hot appetizer recipes in which these flavors are combined. Sour cream is added for sharpness and an egg binds everything together. This is a great appetizer recipe for the fall or winter, when you want to serve warm treats, and, with only five ingredients, this is not a difficult recipe at all.
These little snacks are especially nice if you are having a buffet because they are good with other foods and are just as tasty alongside a salad as alongside any seafood appetizers, holiday appetizer recipes, or other hot appetizer recipes you have made. People can see at a glance what these appetizers are.
Using bacon bits and hash browns is timesaving because it means you do not have to prepare or cook potatoes or bacon. This is a quick appetizer recipe because you just need to put the mixture into muffin tins and bake for half an hour. These creamy, cheese, mouthwatering potato cheese bacon bit balls make a wonderful snack and are perfect for whetting your guests' appetite, as well as giving them a delicious stopgap between their arrival and the main course.
Cheesy Potato Bacon Ball Appetizers
Ingredients -
⅓ cup real bacon bits
24 oz pack hash browns
1 egg
½ cup sour cream
1 ½ cups shredded Cheddar
Preparation:
Beat the egg with a fork.
Thaw the hash browns and break them into bits.
Mix them with the egg.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and spray non stick cooking spray in a mini muffin pan.
Put a tablespoon of the potato mixture in each muffin tin and press it down well.
Bake for 30 minutes then sprinkle the cheese on top and bake until the cheese melts.
This will take another 3 minutes or so.
Let the potato cheese bacon bit balls cool down a bit, then top each one with some sour cream and sprinkle the bacon bits over.
Serve warm.
(Makes 36)
