The Big Game calls for snacks big in flavor, but easy to eat while you watch. We’ve made some simple Surf and Turf snacks from this week’s ad items that are big on flavor, but bite-sized so you can focus on the game.
Shrimp Guacamole Bites
DIRECTIONS
Arrange large whole chips on your dish
Spread a small spoonful of guacamole on each chip then top with a shrimp
Garnish with cilantro
Garlic Lemon Butter Shrimp
INGREDIENTS
1 stick of butter
1 lbs shrimp peeled, deveined, tail removed
1 lemon, juiced
5 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup chicken stock
salt and pepper to taste
cilantro
DIRECTIONS
Melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat.
Add shrimp salt and pepper to taste, cook and stir frequently, about 3 minutes or until pink, then set aside.
Add garlic to pan, sauté for about 1 min, stir in chicken stock and lemon. Once boiling, reduce heat. Add in the remaining 6 tablespoons of butter, stir until all butter is melted.
Stir in shrimp, and coat the shrimp with garlic lemon butter. Cover and let simmer for 5 minutes, or until cooked through. Remove from heat.
Guacamole
INGREDIENTS
4 avocados
1/2 small red onion
2 small Roma tomatoes
1 lemon juiced
garlic salt & red pepper flakes to taste
cilantro
DIRECTIONS
Finely dice tomatoes and onion. Slice and dice avocados.
In large bowl combine avocados, tomatoes and onion and mash together with a fork. Add in garlic salt, red pepper flakes and lemon juice to taste.
Cheddar Sausage Bites
INGREDIENTS
1 package of 12 oz. Aidell’s Gourmet Sausage
1 package of 14 oz. Hillshire Farm Sausage
1 package Sliced Cheddar Cheese
DIRECTIONS
Cut all sausage into 1/2 inch sized slices. Place all sliced sausage in a medium heated sauté pan. Cook each side for ~3 minutes or until browned.
While the sausage is cooking, fold cheddar cheese slices twice over to make 4 smaller sliced cheddar cheese squares. Place cheddar cheese slices on each sausage slice and cover the sauté pan to let cheese melt.
Toothpick each sausage cheddar bite, place on serving dish and enjoy!