Freezer Cooking Appetizer Recipes

Enjoy these delicious, mouth-watering appetizers. They can be prepared for all occasions and served fresh, or frozen.

Sausage Balls Makes about 100 Appetizers

½ pound mild sausage meat, uncooked

½ pound hot sausage meat, uncooked

1 pound sharp Cheddar Cheese, shredded

3 cups Bisquick Mix

In food processor make 2 batches: Add half the meat and half the cheese to a processor. Blend well. Remove mixture to a large bowl.

Repeat with the rest of the meat and cheese. Add to bowl. Add Bisquick mix to meat and cheese mixture and blend thoroughly. Shape mixture into 1-inch balls.

Flash freeze balls and then put them into a freezer bag and return them to the freezer.

When you are ready to serve them: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place the sausage balls onto a cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes or until nicely browned. Serve warm. They are delicious!

Green Olive Cheese Balls (my favorites!)

Makes about 40 appetizers.

8 oz. (2 cups) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

1 stick butter, softened

1 cup flour

1 teaspoon paprika

1 (15 oz ) jar small green olives

In a food processor blend the shredded cheese and the butter together. Mix in the flour and paprika. Remove mixture from processor and put into a bowl for easier handling. Drain the olives.

Wrap the cheese mixture around an olive and roll it smooth in your hands.

Place on a cookie sheet. Continue until all the cheese dough is gone. Flash freeze the olive balls, then place them in a freezer bag, label and freeze.

To bake: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place olive balls onto a cookie sheet and bake between 15-18 minutes. Serve warm, but let cool for a few minutes since they will be very hot inside.

Cheese Patties

Makes about 75 appetizers

1 cup butter ( 2 sticks) - softened

½ pound sharp Cheddar Cheese, shredded

1 teaspoon salt

2 cups flour

2 cups Rice Krispies cereal

Cream butter, add the cheese, then salt and flour. Blend well. Gently fold in Rice Krispies. Roll the mixture on wax paper into a long rope about 1 inch thick. Roll the paper around the cheese roll and refrigerate until firm. (about 30 minutes)

Preheat oven to 350 F. Slice the cheese roll into ½ inch slices and place onto a cookie sheet.

Bake for 18 - 20 minutes, until nicely browned.

Cool patties and flash freeze. Place into a freezer bag and remove patties as you need them.