Best Party Rye Hors Doeuvres Recipes

CHEESE RYE APPETIZERS

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"I enjoy serving this hors d'oeuvre at family gatherings. It can be mixed ahead of time, refrigerated, and then spread on bread and baked at the last minute. Even kids like it." -Joyce Dykstra, Lansing, Illinois

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Appetizers

Time 30m

Yield 2-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 cups shredded Swiss cheese
1 cup mayonnaise
1 can (4-1/4 ounces) chopped ripe olives
4 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1-1/2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley or 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
30 slices snack rye bread

Steps:

Preheat oven to 450°. In a small bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Spread a rounded tablespoonful over each slice of bread. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 6-8 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 108 calories, Fat 9g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 10mg cholesterol, Sodium 160mg sodium, Carbohydrate 4g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

MINI REUBENS

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These are appetizers, very easy and very good!

Provided by MRSCANUCK

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Meat and Poultry Beef

Time 20m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 (1 pound) loaf cocktail rye bread
1 cup thousand island dressing
1 ½ pounds deli sliced corned beef
1 (16 ounce) jar sauerkraut, rinsed and well drained
1 pound sliced Swiss cheese

Steps:

Preheat the oven's broiler.
Arrange cocktail rye slices on a baking sheet. Top each one with about 2 teaspoons of thousand island salad dressing, then fold about 1/2 slice of corned beef to fit the bread, and lay over the dressing. Place a small amount of sauerkraut over the meat, then top with 1/4 slice of the Swiss cheese, or a slice about as big as the bread.
Broil for 3 to 5 minutes, until cheese is melted. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 241.5 calories, Carbohydrate 6.9 g, Cholesterol 58.8 mg, Fat 17.1 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 16 g, SaturatedFat 7.2 g, Sodium 994 mg, Sugar 4 g

PARTY RYE SANDWICHES

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These are easy and delicious. The perfect finger food for showers, birthday parties or small impromtu gatherings.

Provided by Teresa Fadley

Categories Lunch/Snacks

Time 50m

Yield 36 sandwiches

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 lb hot Italian sausage
1 lb ground beef
1 -2 drop Tabasco sauce (more if you prefer)
1 lb Velveeta cheese
1 package miniature party rye rounds

Steps:

Brown sausage and ground beef.
Chop in skillet till in fine pieces.
Drain.
Add tabasco and Velveeta cheese and mix until melted.
Spread on the small party rye bread.
Bake at 300 degrees until hot, usually 10-15 minutes.
These are easy to prepare in advance.
freeze then, when needed pop them into the oven for impromptu parties.

RYE PARTY PUFFS

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I can't go anywhere without taking along my puffs. They're pretty enough for a wedding reception yet hearty enough to snack on while the gang is watching football on television. A platter of these will disappear even with a small group. -Kelly Williams, La Porte, Indiana

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Appetizers

Time 50m

Yield 4-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 19

Ingredients

1 cup water
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup rye flour
2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs, room temperature
Caraway seeds
CORNED BEEF FILLING:
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
2 packages (2 ounces each) thinly sliced deli corned beef, chopped
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons minced chives
2 tablespoons diced onion
1 teaspoon spicy brown or horseradish mustard
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
10 small pimiento-stuffed olives, chopped

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400°. In a large saucepan over medium heat, bring water and butter to a boil. Add the flours, parsley, garlic powder and salt all at once; stir until a smooth ball forms. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition until smooth. Continue beating until mixture is smooth and shiny., Drop batter by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Sprinkle with caraway. Bake until golden brown, 18-20 minutes. Remove to wire racks. Immediately cut a slit in each puff to allow steam to escape; cool. , In a large bowl, combine the first 8 filling ingredients. Stir in olives. Split puffs; add filling.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 78 calories, Fat 7g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 29mg cholesterol, Sodium 108mg sodium, Carbohydrate 2g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.

MINI-REUBEN APPETIZERS

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These are great little appetizers and so easy to make. Prepare in advance and pop in the oven just before serving.

Provided by Galley Wench

Categories Cheese

Time 20m

Yield 24 pieces

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 loaf rye cocktail bread
1 (16 ounce) can sauerkraut
1/2 lb corned beef, sliced very thin and quartered
1/2 lb swiss cheese, sliced and quartered
thousand island dressing

Steps:

Drain sauerkraut.
Place coctail ryes on cookie sheet in single layer.
Carefully place corn beef on each slice of rye.
Add 1 tablespoon saurerkraut on top of corn beef.
Squeeze a dash of thousand island dressing on top of saurkraut.
Top with swiss cheese.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Just before serving slide cookie sheet into oven for 5-8 minutes -- just until cheese has melted.