Nuts Bolts Tex Mex Style Recipes

GRANDMA JENSEN'S NUTS AND BOLTS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C). Combine the wheat cereal, corn cereal, rice cereal, oat cereal, cheese-flavored crackers, pretzels, and mixed nuts in a large bowl; set aside.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the garlic powder and Worcestershire sauce until evenly blended. Pour over the cereal mixture, and gently stir until the cereal is evenly coated with the seasoned butter. Spread the cereal mixture onto baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Allow to cool to room temperature before storing in an airtight container.

NUTS AND BOLTS

Steps:

• Combine cereals, pretzels and nuts. In a small saucepan, melt butter; stir in seasonings. Pour over cereal mixture; toss to coat. Spread in an ungreased 15x10-in. rimmed pan. Bake at 250° 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Store in an airtight container.

NUTS & BOLTS, TEX-MEX STYLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
• Mix cereals, nuts and pretzels in one very large or two small roasting pans.
• Heat the remaining ingredients in a saucepan over moderate heat. Stir occasionally until small bubbles appear on bottom of pan.
• Gradually pour hot, seasoned oil over cereal mixture, stirring gently to coat well.
• Bake 1-1/2 to 2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes. Remove from oven and cool. Store in airtight containers.
• Note that regular salted roasted peanuts may be substituted for the peanuts specified above.

NUTS AND BOLTS

Steps:

• Mix sauce and spices in oil. In a large, shallow roasting pan, layer cereal (mixed), pretzels and nuts, drizzling each layer with the oil mixture. Bake at 250 degrees F for 2 hours, stirring every half hour.

TEX-MEX SNACK MIX

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine popcorn, pretzels, crackers and nuts in large bowl.
• Mix remaining ingredients until blended. Add to popcorn mixture; mix lightly.
• Spread onto rimmed baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 15 min.; cool completely.

TEX-MEX PARTY NUTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300°F. In medium bowl, mix nuts and butter until nuts are coated. In small bowl, mix remaining ingredients except sugar; sprinkle over nuts. Stir until nuts are completely coated. Spread in single layer in 15x10x1-inch pan.
• Bake uncovered about 10 minutes or until nuts are toasted. Return to medium bowl. While nuts are still hot, sprinkle with sugar and toss to coat.
• Cool completely, about 1 hour. Store in airtight container at room temperature up to 3 weeks.