Tag: Dip Recipes

Black Eyed Pea, Shoepeg Corn and Avocado Salsa

Blackeyed Pea Salsa

I have to admit, I am not big on New Years traditions. For some reason, the beginning of the school year has always seemed to be my “reset” as far as goals and motivation go.

I do love creating magic and new traditions with my family though, so I’ve started incorporating some New Years traditions into our household. One of the main traditions is eating cabbage (mo’ money) and black eyed peas (good luck)!

Now, I’ll eat cabbage all day every day, but black eyed peas are just simply NOT my thing.

I know that I’ve had blackeyed peas in salsa preparations before, so I started looking for something salsa-like to fulfill my blackeyed pea quota for each new year.

This recipe does the trick! It is SO good y’all. So tasty. I actually think I’d make this year round! It would be a GREAT summertime dip as well.

Black Eyed Pea, Shoepeg Corn and Avocado Salsa

Inspired by AllRecipes

 Ingredients: 

  • 2 diced avocados
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onion
  • 2 chopped roma tomatoes
  • 1 (11 oz) can of shoepeg corn (drained)
  • 15 oz can blackeyed peas, drain and rinse OR I just cooked some dried blackeyed peas quickly in my instant pot)
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp minced garlic
  • salt and pepper to taste

Directions: 

Mix all of the above ingredients together and chill for at least an hour!

Enjoy!

Serve with tortilla chips or on top of nachos.

Black Eyed Pea, Shoepeg Corn and Avocado Salsa
Ingredients
  • 2 diced avocados
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onion
  • 2 chopped roma tomatoes
  • 1 (11 oz) can of shoepeg corn (drained)
  • 15 oz can blackeyed peas, drain and rinse OR I just cooked some dried blackeyed peas quickly in my instant pot)
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp minced garlic
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Mix all of the above ingredients together and chill for at least an hour!
  2. Enjoy!
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11 Game Day Recipes-Appetizers, Finger Foods and Dips!

Here are some game day recipes that have been posted on Family Friendly Frugality.

These game day recipes are all fairly budget friendly (although I won’t claim they are waist friendly!) and they are ALL YUMMY!

  1.  Cheesy Ground Beef Bean Dip
  2. Mini Ham and Swiss Party Rolls (Can Be Prepared Ahead of Time!)
  3. Baked Taquitos with Slow Cooked Carnitas & Cheese

  4. Game Day-Fruit Filled Rainbow Cups

  5. Game Day Worthy Stuffed Baked (Mini) Potatoes

  6. Game Day Buffalo Chicken Cheesy Nachos

  7. Spinach & Artichoke Dip Recipe: Make It Better At Home!
  8. Cheddar Bacon Ranch Pull Apart Bread Recipe

  9. Frugal Recipes: Lighter “Yellow” Potato Salad

  10. A Healthier Flash Fried Chicken Recipe (Really)
  11. Frugal Recipes | Cheryl’s Chili-Perfect for Fall!

 

Let me know if you include any of our Game Day recipes into your festivities!

Creamy Salsa Dip: Easy & Quick!

Okay.

It feels a bit silly to post this “recipe”.

If you have already had this dip, it’s not like it would take rocket science to figure out the recipe 😉 .

However, if you have NOT had this dip…you really are missing out.

So I have to share this with you.

I am obligated.

Because I love you.

Because you love me (right? Please? Yes? Validate me!).

This dip is NOT pretty. There’s just not a pretty way to post a picture of this dip.

In fact, the first time my sister made it when I was younger I thought it looked gross. Don’t judge this book by it’s cover.

Grab a big ol’ tortilla chip and dig right in!

This creamy salsa dip is simple, cheap and delicious. Make it today!

Creamy Salsa Dip

Ingredients: 

  • Your favorite salsa
  • a pack of cream cheese

Directions: 

  1. Leave cream cheese out of fridge to soften a bit.
  2. Pour salsa into a bowl
  3. With a fork, break cream cheese up into salsa until fully incorporated.
  4. Eat. Eat a lot of it. Eat it all!

Enjoy!

Creamy Salsa Dip: Easy & Quick!
Ingredients
  • Your favorite salsa
  • a pack of cream cheese
Instructions
  1. Leave cream cheese out of fridge to soften a bit.
  2. Pour salsa into a bowl
  3. With a fork, break cream cheese up into salsa until fully incorporated.
  4. Eat. Eat a lot of it. Eat it all!
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Cheesy Ground Beef Bean Dip-Perfect Appetizer for the Holidays!

Need a tasty appetizer or dip for your Thanksgiving Feast, Holiday dinner, Labor Day Pool Party or just because it’s Monday 😉 ?

This stuff is da bomb!

It’s super easy to make, doesn’t require a ton of ingredients and best of all…it has CHEESE (and lots of it) so you KNOW you can’t go wrong.

It also makes a TON of dip, so you won’t have to worry about running out.

I would bet that you could likely make this in the crockpot as well. If you try it in the crockpot, let me know in the comments how that goes for you!

You do not have to use the meat…you could totally omit the ground beef and it would still be fantastic. Or you could use shredded chicken or fajita meat instead. You could also add jalapenos if you know your family can handle a bit of a kick 😉

Likewise…you could make this dip MUCH cheaper by using homemade refried beans (recipe coming soon) and homemade taco seasoning.

Cheesy Ground Beef Bean Dip

adapted from AllRecipes

Here’s what you need:

  • 2 cans of beans
  • 1 lb ground beef (cooked)
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 8 oz block of cream cheese (softened)
  • 1 packet taco seasoning
  • 2 cups cheddar cheese
  • 2 cups Mexican cheese mix

Directions:

  1. Mix the sour cream, cream cheese and taco seasoning together.
  2. Add the 2 cans of beans and the cooked meat.
  3. Add 1 cup of each cheese and stir.
  4. Place in a casserole dish and top with remaning cheese
  5. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.

Serve with chips!

Spinach & Artichoke Dip Recipe: Make It Better At Home!


Want to bookmark this to make later? Pin it on Pinterest!



I’m a girl that likes to order an appetizer when we go out to eat.

Why not dessert?

Well, I’m a pretty decent baker, and it’s rare that a restaurant has a dessert that I feel I couldn’t easily recreate at home.

Appetizers however, well even if I could recreate them, what’s the point? 

If I’m at home, and I’m doing the cooking, there is no real reason not to just jump straight to dinner. Making an appetizer (other than a salad) seems like a lot of unnecessary work. 

Recently though, I was perusing Pinterest and saw a yummy recipe for Spinach & Artichoke dip.

Now, I’ll admit, if Spinach & Artichoke dip is an appetizer selection where we are dining,  it’s pretty much a guarantee I’ll order it.

Maybe I convince myself it’s the healthiest option.

I mean it has TWO vegetables in it!

Cheese fries? None.

Tortilla Chips & Queso? None (unless you count the small bits of onion and peppers in the queso…I don’t!)

Blooming Onion? That’s just one vegetable. Pfft!

Who cares about all the cheese and the inevitable stack of chips or pita bread you use as a transportation device between the plate and your mouth. 

TWO Vegetables. 

It’s healthy. *sticks fingers in ears*

This version you can make at home is just as good as the restaurant kind  (if not better), and it makes a TON. Tastes really good reheated too!

Spinach & Artichoke Dip

Inspired by: Joyful Abode

Ingredients:

  • 8 oz of cream cheese softened in microwave
  • 1/4 cup sour cream (I used light)
  • 1/4 cup mayo
  • 1 cup chopped spinach (I used fresh, so I used about 2 cups which probably cooked down to about a cup)
  • 2 cans non marinated artichoke hearts (chop this up pretty good. Mine weren’t chopped quite enough and the kids were thrown off)
  • Chili Powder (I used paprika instead. No clue where my chili powder is?)
  • Garlic powder (about a teaspoon)
  • Salt (about a teaspoon)
  • Large handful of mozzarella cheese (divide this in two. One part will get mixed in, and one part will top the dip)

Directions:

  1. Mix the cream cheese, mayo, sour cream, spinach, artichoke hearts, chili powder (or paprika), garlic powder, salt & half the mozzarella cheese together.
  2. Spray a casserole dish with non stick spray (I didn’t do this though and it was fine)
  3. Put your mixture into the casserole dish and top with the remaining cheese
  4. Bake at 350 degrees for around 30-35 minutes.
  5. You might broil for a few minutes at the very end to get a nice brown top.
  6. Enjoy with pita chips, veggies, tortilla chips, bread, etc. Or just grab a spoon and dig in!

Feeds: Lots of people.

Disclaimer: This probably isn’t very healthy. But, I repeat…TWO vegetables. I’m pretty sure that counts for something.

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Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix

Homemade Ranch Dressing

Guest Post by Cheryl Siens

I have a daughter who has type 1 diabetes, and my husband has heart issues.  It isn’t always easy finding healthy, tasty foods that they can both eat.  I stumbled on a recipe for homemade ranch dressing many years ago that works for both of them.

It has less than 1 carbohydrate in the whole recipe (good for the diabetic), and even though it has about 4 grams of fat per tablespoon, when I use either canola oil mayonnaise  or olive oil mayonnaise I feel good about serving it to my husband. It really is the best ranch dressing I’ve ever tasted, and it is inexpensive to make.  We use it on so many things: salads, hot wings, chicken nuggets, raw veggies and even dunking our pizza crust.  My youngest daughter likes to dip crackers in it for a snack.  The mix makes about 5 or 6 pints of dressing.  Enjoy!

 

Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix

Ingredients:

  • 2 Teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons dried minced or powdered garlic
  • 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
  • 8 teaspoons dried minced powder onion
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 2-½ teaspoons paprika
  • 2-½ teaspoons parsley flakes

Directions:

  1. Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and stir to distribute evenly.
  2. Place mixture in dry container with tight fitting lid.
  3. You can store the mixture for up to 6 months.
  4. Shake dry mix before measuring for prepared dressing.

 

TO MAKE DRESSING:

Mix 1-tablespoon mix with 1-cup buttermilk and 1 cup mayonnaise (not miracle whip).

Refrigerate for several hours before eating.  (I keep my prepared dressing in an old blueberry syrup bottle, but you can store it in any plastic or glass jar.)


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