Hot Crab Dip

Yields About 5 c.

Ingredients

½ c. milk 1/3 c. salsa
3 pkg (8 oz each) cream cheese, cubed 2 pkg (8 oz each) imitation crab meat, flaked
1 c. thinly sliced green onions 1 c an (4 oz) chopped green chilies

Directions

  1. Combine milk & salsa. Transfer to a slow cooker coated with nonstick cooking spray. 
  2. Stir in cream cheese, crab, onions & chilies. Cover & cook on low for 3-4 hours, stirring ever 30 minutes. 
  3. Serve with assorted crackers or sourdough baguette slices.

Smoked Salmon Mousse

Submitted by Carli

Ingredients

12 oz. Smoked Salmon 8 oz. cream cheese
1/3 c. finely chopped onion 1 clove minced garlic
2 tbsp sour cream 3 tbsp melted butter
1 tbsp lemon juice Dash of Tabasco sauce

Directions

  1. Process all ingredients in a food processor until smooth mousse. 
  2. Chill until serving.

Ham Rolls

Submitted by MoonSpinner

Ingredients

1½ Blocks Philadelphia Cream Cheese 2 c. shredded sharp cheddar cheese
½ to 1 c. green onions or Vidalia onions 1 pkg. ham slices (not thin cut)

Directions

  1. Heat cream cheese in microwave until smooth & warm, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching.
  2. Add shredded cheddar cheese to warm cream cheese mixture. You can vary the cheese mixture depending on how much of a cream cheese taste you want. If you want more of a sharp cheddar taste, add more shredded cheese.
  3. Stir until blended smooth, which may require additional heating. (Mixture should be a light orange color)
  4. Stir in green onions to mixture.
  5. While still warm, drop a spoonful of mixture onto one end of ham slice. Also spread a very thin layer of cheese picture across rest of ham slice (this will make the roll stick together.
  6. Tightly roll ham up pushing cheese mixture through slice evenly. Cheese mixture should stick ham roll together.
  7. Once rolled, refrigerate ham rolls flap side down for 3-4 hours until solid.
  8. Once solid, slice rolls up to desired size or eat whole & serve.

Pink Dip

Submitted by Ali

Ingredients

3 blocks Philadelphia cream cheese 8 oz Pace thick & chunky salsa (any heat level)

Directions

  1. Let cream cheese soften at room temperature or microwave briefly until soft. 
  2. Put in mixing bowl & add entire 8 oz. jar of salsa. 
  3. Blend with hand mixer until cream cheese is smooth & pink. 
  4. Refrigerate for an hour or so, letting all the flavors meld together. 
  5. Serve with tortilla chips or Fritos.

Chef’s Note: The salsa must be Pace brand… nothing else will taste quite right.

Shrimp Pizza Dip

Submitted by Ali

Ingredients

1½ pkgs cream cheese 1/3 c. Worcestershire sauce
Cocktail Sauce ½ c. white onions, finely chopped
½ c. bell pepper, finely chopped ½ c. black olives, finely chopped
1 small can of tiny cocktail shrimp 1 (8 oz.) package Colby-Jack cheese, shredded

Directions

  1. Build this just like a pizza. Start with a shallow, round pizza pan or rectangular shallow pan of equal size. Microwave cream cheese for about 30 seconds or left soften at room temperature. Blend cream cheese with Worcestershire sauce until smooth & a light tan color. Spread over bottom of pan like you could dough for a pizza crust.
  2. Add cocktail sauce as you would pizza sauce. Not too thick, but covering the cream cheese.
  3. Next, sprinkle onions, bell peppers, olives, & shrimp covering the cream cheese evenly with each. Then top with shredded cheese. This part needs to be thick so you can’t really see the other ingredients below. Serve with Fritos.