PARTY MIX
* 7 cups assorted cereal (oat, rice, wheat in various shapes)
* 1 cup peanuts, pecans, cashews, or mixed nuts
* 1 cup mini pretzel sticks
* 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
* 4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
* dash hot pepper sauce
* 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
* 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
* 1/2 teaspoon onion salt
Combine cereals, nuts and pretzels in Crock Pot. Mix melted butter with remaining ingredients and pour over the cereal mixture, tossing to coat. Cook uncovered on high for 2 hours, stirring about every 30 minutes. Turn to low and cook another 2 to 6 hours. Store in an airtight container. Makes about 10 cups.
Chex Party Mix
1/4 cup butter or margarine — melted
1 1/4 teaspoons seasoned salt
4 1/2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
8 cups mix cereal (chex rice corn, and wheat)
1 cup Cheerios.
1 cup pretzels
1 cup salted mixed nuts
Preheat oven to 250 degrees. In small bowl add seasoned salt and Worcestershire sauce to melted butter; mix well. Pour cereals, nuts and pretzels into large resealable plastic bag. Pour butter mixture over cereal mixture inside plastic bad. Seal top of bag securely. Shake bag until all pieces are evenly coated. Transfer mix to open roasting pan. Bake 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Spread on absorbent paper to cool. Store in airtight container.
NOTES : FOR MICROWAVE DIRECTIONS: Follow directions above except, do not preheat oven, and pour contents of bag into large microwave safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH 5 to 6 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes.
Cajun Chex Party Mix
1/4 cup butter
1 tablespoon parsley flakes
1 teaspoon celery salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
8 drops red hot pepper sauce
2 2/3 cups Wheat Chex.
2 2/3 cups Corn Chex.
2 2/3 cups Rice Chex.
1 1/2 cups French-fried onions — 3 oz.
Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
In open roasting pan melt butter in oven. Remove.
Stir in parsley, celery salt, garlic, cayenne pepper and pepper sauce. Gradually add cereals, stirring until all pieces are evenly coated.
Bake 35 to 40 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
Add onions; mix well.
Spread on absorbent paper to cool.
Store in air tight container.
MICROWAVE DIRECTIONS: In 4 quart microwave-safe dish melt butter on HIGH 1 minute. Stir in parsley, celery salt, garlic, cayenne pepper and pepper sauce. Gradually add cereals, stirring until all pieces are evenly coated. Cook on High 3 = to 4 minutes, stirring every 1 =. Add onions; mix well. Cook an additional 1 = minutes. Spread on absorbent paper to cool.
All-American Snack
3cups thin pretzel sticks
4cups Wheat Chex®
4cups Cheerios®
13ounces can salted peanuts
1teaspoongarlic salt
1teaspooncelery salt
1/2 teaspoonseasoned salt
2tablespoonsgrated parmesan cheese
1/4 cup melted butter
In large mixing bowl or slow-cooking pot, mix together pretzels, cereals, and peanuts. Sprinkle with garlic salt, celery salt, seasoned salt, and cheese. Pour melted butter over all; toss until well mixed. Cover and cook in slow-cooking pot on low 3 to 4 hours. Uncover the last 30 to 40 minutes. Serve as appetizer or snack.