Uncle Bills Open Face Hoagie With Cream Cheese And Black Olives Recipes

I LOVE OLIVES AND CREAM CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Mix well and chill for a minimum of 2 hours (overnight is best).
• Serve with crackers or crispinis -- OR --
• Use it as a spread on cold-cut or deli sandwiches.

OLIVE CHEESE BALLS

Steps:

• Lay the olives on a paper towel-lined plate and gently pat them dry.
• Slice a small piece of cream cheese about 1/4 inch thick and place 1 olive in the center of the slice. Wrap the cream cheese around the olive and roll it between your hands so it is completely covered and forms a smooth ball. Repeat until all of the olives are covered in cream cheese.
• Mix the walnuts and parsley in a bowl or shallow dish. Roll each ball in the mixture to completely coat. Refrigerate the coated olives, uncovered, until chilled, at least 1 hour. These can be made a day in advance.
• Slice in half before serving.

BLACK OLIVE CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese and cheddar cheese.
• Stir in remaining ingredients (except nuts).
• - if mixture is too dry add 1 T. french dressing_.
• Chill 1 hour.
• Form into ball.
• Roll into chopped nuts.

UNCLE BILL'S MACARONI WITH 3 CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook elbow macaroni according to package instructions, al dente', about 15 minutes; drain well and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, melt 4 tablespoons of butter.
• Stir in flour to form a paste; DO NOT LET IT BURN OR GO LUMPY.
• Slowly whisk in milk and bring to a simmer, stirring constantly until sauce begins to thicken.
• Add salt, pepper and Tabasco or Red Hot Sauce.
• Remove from heat and stir in 1 cup of grated sharp cheddar cheese, stirring until blended.
• Butter a 9" x 9" ovenproof casserole dish.
• In a bowl, mix together elbow macaroni, cheese sauce and half of the tomatoes with juice.
• Transfer macaroni to the prepared casserole dish.
• Sprinkle top with remaining 1 1/2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese, Swiss cheese and Parmesan cheese.
• Add remaining 4 tablespoons of butter in dollops on top.
• Bake uncovered in preheated 350 F oven for 30 minutes or until bubbly and golden.
• Serve with the reamining crushed tomatoes and a sprinkle of chopped onions or chopped green onions.

UNCLE BILL'S OPEN FACE HOAGIE WITH CREAM CHEESE AND BLACK OLIVES

Steps:

• Cut Hoagie bun in half lengthwise and toast lightly.
• Spread butter evenly on each half bun.
• Spread cream cheese evenly on each half.
• Spread lettuce evenly on each half.
• Spread chopped onions evenly on each half.
• Spread sweet red pepper evenly on each half.
• Spread sliced olives evenly on each half.
• Now drizzle with Italian herb dressing to your taste.
• Sprinkle salt and pepper to your taste.
• If desired, you may also layer some thinly sliced black forest ham.
• Also some shredded carrot makes for a very nice taste.
• This recipe doubles or quadruples very easily.