Salsa Cheddar Dip With Witches Hats Recipes

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• Puree the cucumbers, jalapeños, sugar and ? cup water in a blender until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large pitcher. Add 1 cup lime juice to the pitcher and stir. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Pour the remaining 2 tablespoons lime juice on a plate. Combine 2 tablespoons salt and the chile powder on another plate. Dip the rims of 8 glasses into the lime juice, then into the salt mixture. Add ice to the glasses.
• Add the soda to the pitcher and stir, then divide the punch among the glasses. Garnish with gummy candies.

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• Cut each piece of string cheese in half so you have 2 shorter sticks. Working one at a time, make 4 cuts vertically in one end of the cheese sticks, stopping about 3/4 inch from the top. Roll the cheese so the cuts are not parallel to the cutting board, and make 2 or 3 more cuts to form the bristles of the broom. Press a pretzel stick into the uncut end of the cheese stick to make the handle. Tie a chive in the middle of top (uncut) end of the cheese stick; this holds the broom head together. Repeat for the remaining brooms.
• Spread the mustard haphazardly on the bottom of a black or white plate. Stand the brooms up on their bristles as if they are sweeping up the mustard.

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• Combine salsa and cream cheese in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until almost completely blended. Transfer to a serving bowl.
• Layer cream cheese mixture with 1/2 of the lettuce and 1/2 of the Cheddar cheese. Repeat layers once more.

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• HEAT dressing in large skillet on medium heat. Add chicken; cover. Cook 4 to 5 min. on each side or until lightly browned. Remove from skillet; cover to keep warm.
• ADD peppers to skillet; cook 5 min., stirring frequently. Stir in tomatoes and salsa. Return chicken to skillet; simmer, covered, on medium-low heat 10 min. or until chicken is done (165 F).
• TOP with cheese; cook, covered, 4 to 5 min. or until melted. Serve over rice.

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• Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Put the water, butter, sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking until the butter and sugar melts. Remove pan from the heat and sift the flour into the pan. Stir the dough together with a wooden spoon. Return to the heat and stir constantly until pulls away from the sides of the pan and is slightly shiny, about 3 minutes.
• Transfer the dough to a medium bowl, and beat until cooled, about 2 minutes. Add the cayenne, and whole eggs, 1 at a time, incorporating each 1 thoroughly before adding the next. Mix in the mustard and cheese.
• Put 1/4-inch plain tip in a pastry bag, and spoon the dough into the bag. Pipe 3 1/2-inch long thin finger-like shapes onto prepared pans. Beat the egg yolk with a tablespoon of water and dab or brush the tops of each witches' finger with it. Lay an almond on the end of each witches finger so that it looks like a nail, sprinkle fingers with kosher salt.
• Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F. Continue baking until the fingers are golden brown and slightly crisp, about 5 minutes more. Cool on a rack.

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• In a bowl, with an electric mixer, at medium speed, beat cheese until creamy. Blend in remaining ingredients.
• Cover and chill for at least 2 hours before serving. Serve as a dip.
• Cooking Tip: FOR WARM: Prepare as above, spoon cheese mixture into a 1-quart casserole. Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes or until browned and bubbly. Let stand 5 minutes.
• *Number of servings depends on appetites of guests!

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• Melt cream cheese and Velveeta. Add salsa.
• If using a slow cooker, it's going to take much longer to melt, so plan at least 2 hours for mixing.

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• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in 1 cup of salsa until combined. Spread onto a 12-in. serving plate. Sprinkle with green pepper, onion and tomato. Top with the remaining salsa; sprinkle with cheese. Serve with tortilla chips.