Best Slithering Hummus Bites Recipes

SLITHERING SNAKE ROLL

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There's nothing sinister about this snake. It's filled with meat, sweet red pepper and cheese. You can paint the pizza dough any color or leave it plain.-Jaclyn Scanlan, Dayton, Ohio

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 1h

Yield 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 medium sweet red pepper
1/2 pound fresh chorizo, casings removed, or bulk spicy pork sausage
1/2 pound ground beef
1 small onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 loaf (1 pound) frozen pizza dough, thawed
2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
FOR DECORATION:
1 large egg, lightly beaten
Green food coloring, optional
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
2 slices ripe olive

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. Cut one small strip of red pepper and reserve; chop remaining pepper. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook chorizo, beef, pepper, onion and garlic, crumbling meat, until no longer pink; drain., Roll dough into a 14x12-in. rectangle. Spread beef mixture lengthwise in middle of dough; sprinkle with cheese. Wrap dough around beef-cheese mixture. Pinch seam to seal; tuck ends under. Place seam side down on a parchment-lined 15x10x1-in. baking sheet, and form into a snake shape. Whisk egg and, if desired, food coloring. Paint snake with egg wash; sprinkle with sesame seeds. Decorate with two ripe olive slices for eyes and reserved red pepper strip for a tongue., Bake until edges are golden brown, 30-35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before slicing.

Nutrition Facts :

HUMMUS AND CUCUMBER BITES

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Keep pita bread and store-bought hummus on hand to make an easy appetizer in 15 minutes.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Appetizer

Time 15m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

2 pita (pocket) breads (6 inch)
2/3 cup roasted red pepper hummus (from 7-oz container)
1/3 English (seedless) cucumber (about 4 inches)
1/2 teaspoon smoked Spanish paprika
16 fresh dill weed sprigs

Steps:

Cut each pita bread into 8 wedges. Spread about 1 teaspoon hummus on each wedge.
Score cucumber peel lengthwise with tines of fork. Cut cucumber in half lengthwise. Cut each half crosswise into 16 thin slices. Place 2 half-slices cucumber on hummus on each bite.
Sprinkle with paprika. Garnish with dill weed.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 40, Carbohydrate 6 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, ServingSize 1 Appetizer, Sodium 70 mg, Sugar 0 g, TransFat 0 g