What is a good inexpensive appetizer recipe that uses cream cheese?

Over a block of cream cheese try these ideas and serve w good crackers:





1--pour bottled cocktail sauce over it and then top w baby shrimp.


2--pour red or green pepper jelly over it


3--pour good salsa over it


4--pour fresh fruit salsa over it





Another idea is tortilla roll ups:


Cream Cheese--8oz


Splash of milk--1 or 2 T


1/4 cup chopped ham (olives, or maybe green chilie in the can(drained)


Package of flour tortillas





Take cream cheese, soften it and whip w a tiny bit of milk.


Add other items.


Spread on each tortilla.


Roll up like a log and refrigerate.





After an hour or so--take out and slice and put on tray. They are very good--and look like pinwheels.What is a good inexpensive appetizer recipe that uses cream cheese?
Vegetable Pizza





2 packages of refrigerated crescent rolls


1 cup mayonnaise


2 8 ounce packages cream cheese


1 package original ranch dressing (dry)


Assorted shredded vegetables cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, radishes, chopped onion and cheese





Put the crescent rolls on a cookie sheet and pat out to make a crust, make sure you have cookie sheets with the short raised sides. Bake at 375% 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool. Spread dressing mixture over cooled crust. Top with vegetables and cheese. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Do not make a day ahead because the crust could become soggy.





Note: This can be served as part of a meal or cut in small squares and used as an appetizer.What is a good inexpensive appetizer recipe that uses cream cheese?
Ingredients





* 1/4 cup sour cream


* 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temp


* 3/4-1 cup crabmeat, picked


* 2 green onions, sliced thin


* 1 clove garlic, minced (large clove)


* 1 teaspoon ginger, minced


* 2 teaspoons soy sauce


* 1 teaspoon sugar


* wonton wrapper (I buy 2 packages as I'm never quite sure how many I'll end up with)


* oil (for frying)





Directions





1. Whip together the sour cream, cream cheese and soy sauce and sugar until smooth.


2. Fold in remaining ingredients (except wrappers) Heat oil to med-high and you want it around 1 1/2-2 inches deep.


3. Place a small bowl of water on your work surface and lay out 6 wrappers, and place around 1 1 1/2 t's in the center of each wrapper.


4. Moisten edges, bring up corners and pinch together, along with sides-you dont want filling to float away.


5. Place all 6 in the hot oil and repeat process.


6. By the time you have the next set of 6 ready to crimp it should be time to turn the rangoon's.


7.You want them a nice golden color.


8. When done remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towells.


9. Repeat until done.
Chicken Enchilada Dip


1lb. Rotisserie chicken (breast meat)


2 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, soften


*10-12 chopped jalape帽os


2 (4.5 oz) cans chopped green chilies


1 lb. shredded sharp cheddar cheese


1 cup mayonnaise


1 cup sour cream


* Or 2 tablespoon of chopped jalape帽os


1. Preheat oven to 350掳


2. Mix all ingredients together


3. Bake in 9x13 pan until bubbling, warm and lightly browned


4. Bake for 25 minutes


5. Serve with warm tortillas and tostadas.
RANCH %26amp; BEEF CHEESEBALL





2 (8 oz.) pkgs. of cream cheese


1 pkg. of dry ranch mix (party dip mix)


1 reg. size pkg. of dried beef





Soften cream cheese. Cut up beef in very small pieces. Mix all together with ranch mix. (It's easiest to mix this all together with your hands!) Shape into a ball and serve with crackers.
cream cheese pickle rolls.


get sandwich meat (ham is best)


and baby dill pickles.





smear cream chease on meat, and roll pick up inside.


can be left whole, or put tooth picks in and cut into sections.





sounds wierd, but is actually pretty good!!! and cheap!!!
I take a block of cream cheese, put it in the middle of a plate, pour Raspberry Chipolte Sauce over and put crackers around it. It's cheap, pretty and disappears FAST !!





You can find the sauce in most any store.
sliced ham (lunch meat) med. size pkg.


block of cream cheese


mustard


mix small amount of mustard with softened cream cheese


spread on ham


roll up, cut into round slices


put toothpicks in each one


GREAT! AND CHEAP!


makes a lot and all for around $5 or $6
-make it into a dip for veggies


-spread it on a tortilla shell, top with asparagus, roll %26amp; cut


-on crackers layer cream cheese %26amp; jam
Cook some spagetti, melt cream cheese, and mix the two together with some cooked chicken....It's really good..its like a carserole
open package of cream cheese, soften to room temp. dump one jar of jalapeno jelly on top. add crackers on the side. taah dah. simple and good.