Cheesy Stuffing Bites Recipes

CHEESY CHICKEN & STUFFING BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly mist a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
• Place the chicken breasts in a single layer across the bottom of the baking dish. Tear the cheese slices into pieces and use them to cover the breasts.
• In a mixing bowl, mix together the milk and cream of chicken soup until combined. Pour over the top of the chicken.
• In another mixing bowl, stir together the stuffing mix and melted butter until the stuffing is coated. Sprinkle the stuffing mix over the tops of the chicken.
• Place in the oven and bake uncovered for 35-40 minutes.

CHEESY CRAB BITES

Steps:

• Pour the oil into a large heavy-bottomed pot fitted with a deep-frying thermometer.
• Combine the mozzarella, cream cheese, garlic salt and crushed red pepper in a food processor. Pulse until a thick paste is formed, about 30 seconds. Set aside.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll the pizza dough to form a 16-by-12-inch rectangle. Use a 3-inch round cutter to cut out 10 to 12 rounds of dough. Use your fingertips to gently stretch each round of dough into a 4-inch circle. Top a round of dough (slightly off-center) with 1 heaping teaspoon of the cheese mixture and 1 teaspoon crabmeat. Fold the dough in half over the filling to create a half-moon. Press the edges together to seal the pocket and crimp with the prongs of a fork. (See Cook's Note.) Repeat this process with the remaining circles and filling.
• Preheat the vegetable oil to 350 degrees F and line a plate with paper towels.
• Working in batches, carefully lay the pizza pockets in the hot oil. Fry until deeply golden brown, 1 to 1 1/2 minute on each side. Remove from the hot oil to the lined plate to cool slightly.
• Garnish with fresh parsley.

CHEESY LEFTOVER STUFFING BALLS

Steps:

• Combine the stuffing, egg and milk in the bowl of a food processor and blend until smooth.
• Form golf-sized balls and stuff with a cube of cheese.
• Roll the stuffing balls first into the season flour, then coat with the beaten egg and finally in the breadcrumbs.
• Heat the oil in a pot and fry the stuffing balls until golden brown and crisp.
• Remove then drain and serve with lemon wedges.

CHEESY STUFFING BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray cooking spray into muffin tin and line each tin with parchment muffin cups.
• In large skillet, heat olive oil to high heat. Break up sausage in pan, then turn to medium heat just before fully cooked. Add the onion, garlic, and celery and cook all until sausage is done and onions are translucent.
• Add seasoning packet that came with Stuffing mix (or not, if you bought the kind that's pre-seasoned), and add the chicken broth. Let cook for 3 - 5 minutes until simmering, and add thyme and sage just before removing from heat.
• Spoon the mix into muffin tins, filling just 2/3 full. Add an even amount of cheddar atop each muffin, and then top it off with a small spoonful of stuffing. Bake for 25 - 30 minutes, until stuffing is set and cheese is melty.

STUFFING BITES

Steps:

• Mix mashed potatoes, stuffing, eggs, Parmesan cheese, poultry seasoning, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper together in a large bowl until well combined.
• Pour panko bread crumbs into a wide shallow bowl. Form 2 tablespoonfuls of stuffing mixture into a ball. Roll in bread crumbs until well coated. Repeat with remaining stuffing mixture.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Fry stuffing balls, 4 at a time, until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack; sprinkle with sea salt.
• Serve fried stuffing balls with cranberry sauce.

BROCCOLI BITES

Steps:

• Cook broccoli according to package directions; drain and place in a bowl. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Shape into 1-in. balls. , Place in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 11-12 minutes or until golden brown. Or place in a single layer in a freezer container and freeze for up to 1 month., To use frozen appetizers: Place in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 16-18 minutes or until golden brown.

STUFFING BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Brown meat; drain. Combine dry stuffing mix in large bowl.
• Stir in cranberry sauce, egg and 1 cup water.
• Shape mixture into 16 balls. Place balls on foil-covered baking sheet; brush balls with melted butter.
• Bake 20 minutes.

EASY CHEESY BITES

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler.
• In a medium bowl, mix Colby cheese, mayonnaise, green onions and black olives.
• Spread cocktail rye bread slices with butter. Top with equal amounts of the Colby cheese mixture.
• Arrange cocktail rye slices in a single layer on a large baking sheet. Broil in the preheated oven 5 to 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted and lightly browned.

CHEESY STUFFING CUPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Melt butter in large skillet on medium heat. Add celery; cook and stir 5 min. or until crisp-tender. Stir in water. Bring to boil. Remove from heat. Stir in stuffing mix, cranberries and nuts. Add 1 cup cheese and egg; mix lightly.
• Spoon into 8 muffin pan cups sprayed with cooking spray, mounding stuffing mixture as necessary to fill cups. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake 10 min. or until stuffing cups are heated through and cheese is melted.