Kasbah Bites Recipes

KASBAH BITES

Steps:

• Brown the ground chicken/turkey on a lightly oiled skillet, remove when browned.
• Brown the onions, turn heat down to medium.
• Add cooked rice, mix.
• Return the chicken to the pan& add the peas, then the almonds.
• Mix the honey& balsamic vinegar, stir well, add spices, stir again.
• Pour this over the chicken mixture, stir well cook 3 minutes longer and remove from heat.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan.
• Remove 3 sheets of phyllo pastry and lay them flat with the narrow end toward you (cover the remaining Phyllo with a damp towel).
• Flip up 2 sheets of Phyllo and lightly paint the bottom layer with butter, flip the next sheet down and paint it with butter, then the remaining sheet and again paine it with butter.
• Cut the 3 layer sheet into 6 long strips (I use a cleaned edge of the phyllo box to keep the cuts straight).
• Put a generous tbsp of the chicken mixture on a corner of a strip nearest to you.
• Fold the corner with the filling on it up and to the right to form a small triangle, now continue to work your way up the strip by flipping and folding until you reach the top.
• Paint the outside lightly with butter and place on a cookie sheet.
• Continue until all the mixture and Phyllo are used.
• Bake at 350F for apprx 15-20 minutes turning them once during the baking.
• Serve Hot.
• Your other option is to freeze them unbaked.
• Place a single layer of"Bites" on a cookie sheet and freeze them, remove from cookie sheet and place them in single layers with plastic wrap between layers.
• Bake from frozen state 350F oven for 20 minutes, turning them once or until they are golden on both sides.

SNAKE BITE

Steps:

• In 4 chilled pint glasses equally divide the hard cider. Add the beer and serve immediately.

CRAB SWISS BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, mix together crabmeat, green onion, Swiss cheese, mayonnaise, lemon juice and curry powder.
• Separate dinner rolls into 3 pieces each. Spoon equal portions of the crabmeat mixture onto the roll pieces. Top with water chestnuts.
• Bake in the preheated oven 10 to 12 minutes, or until bubbly and golden brown.

ARTICHOKE BITES I

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch square baking pan.
• Drain marinade from 1 jar of artichokes into a medium sized skillet. Drain second jar and discard marinade. Heat the marinade in the medium sized skillet. Add the onions and garlic and saute for about 5 minutes.
• In a medium sized bowl, combine the eggs, bread crumbs, salt, pepper, oregano and hot pepper sauce. Slowly mix in the shredded cheddar cheese, parsley and artichoke. Blend the marinade with the sauteed onions and garlic into the mix.
• Grease a 9 inch square baking pan and pour in the contents of the bowl.
• Bake for approximately 30 minutes and allow to cool briefly. Cut into one inch squares and serve.

TACO BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray mini muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Mix cream cheese, Cheddar cheese, salsa, green onion, garlic powder, and sugar together in a bowl. Add eggs and mix well; spoon into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until each taco bite is set in the middle, about 15 minutes.

FROZEN BANANA BITES

Steps:

• Cover a baking sheet with waxed paper.
• Spoon a thin layer of peanut butter on top of each banana slice. Insert a toothpick through the peanut butter layer into the banana. Place banana bites onto the prepared baking sheet; freeze for 30 minutes to overnight.
• Melt chocolate and shortening in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching.
• Cover another baking sheet with waxed paper.
• Remove 2 to 4 banana bites from the freezer at a time; coat each bite with chocolate mixture. Place coated banana bites on the second baking sheet; sprinkle each with toffee bits. Repeat until all the bites are coated. Return banana bites to freezer until set, at least 1 hour. Allow bites to sit in room temperature for about 15 minutes before serving.

BITS N BITES

Steps:

• Mix all dry ingredients together in a large roasting pan.
• Toss to mix.
• Mix oil, garlic powder, seasoned salt and worcestershire sauce together in a large measuring cup.
• Whisk together, it will want to separate, so keep whisking while you pour over dry ingredients.
• Mix thoroughly.
• Bake at 250 uncovered, for 1 1/2 hours Mixing every 20 minute.
• Allow to cool, enjoy!