Texas Firehouse Crackers Recipes

FIRECRACKER CRACKERS

Steps:

• Whisk the canola oil, crushed red pepper flakes, ranch dressing mix, and chili powder together in a bowl.
• Divide the saltine crackers evenly into 2 1-gallon-sized sealable bags. Pour the oil mixture evenly over the crackers. Seal the bag and flip to allow the oil mixture to run over the crackers for 5 minutes; flip again. Repeat the flipping every five minutes to evenly coat the crackers for about 1 hour. Remove the crackers from the bags and spread onto large platters. Allow to sit overnight before serving.

FIRE CRACKERS

Steps:

• Line crackers on ends (like dominoes) in an air-tight container.
• In a small bowl, mix oil, dressing mix, peppers, and garlic powder.
• Stir until all ingredients are well mixed.
• Continue to stir to prevent the pepper from settling on the bottom of the bowl.
• Spoon mixture evenly over crackers, like drizzling icing on a cake.
• Close lid tightly and flip the container over every 5 minutes for about 20 minutes. Lightly shake back and forth to make sure all the crackers are coated.
• Store in a ziplock bag. Will keep for about a week -- if they last that long!

ALABAMA FIRE CRACKERS

Steps:

• Place the vegetable oil, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, ranch dressing mix, and crushed red pepper flakes in a 2-gallon plastic zipper bag. Seal the bag and smoosh with your hands to thoroughly combine the oil and spices. Place the crackers into the bag, seal, and turn the bag over to cover the crackers with the spice mix. Let the bag sit for about 1 hour, then turn again. Repeat several more times until the crackers are well-coated with spice mix, and allow the bag to sit overnight. Remove crackers and serve.

FIREHOUSE TEX-MEX CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350F degrees.
• Place rice in a greased 3-quart casserole dish.
• Add hot water; cover and let stand for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, brown the meat in a large frying pan.
• Add barbecue sauce, tomatoes, beans, and chili powder.
• Mix well and then bring to a boil.
• Spoon the meat mixture over the rice.
• Sprinkle with cheddar cheese.
• Cover and bake for 30 minutes.
• Garnish with green onions.

TEXAS FIREHOUSE CRACKERS RECIPE

Steps:

• Wisk oil, pepper and dressing together. Pour over crackers that have been put into a large Tupperware container. Turn for about 15 minutes, slowly and carefully, then turn every few minutes or until coated. For a crunchier cracker they can be baked at 325F for 20 minutes or so.