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Look What We're Puttin' On The Ritz! Cheesy Cracker Melts & Kiwi Crackers Cheesy Cracker Melts Kiwi Crackers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When Life Hands You Lemons Make A Cheesecake! Lemon Curd Topped Cheesecake Ingredients: 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted 3 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened 1-1/2 cups sugar, divided 6 eggs, divided 2 Tbsp. grated lemon peel, divided 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice 2 Tbsp. butter Preparation: Preheat oven to 350°F if using a silver 9-inch springform pan (or to 325°F if using a dark nonstick springform pan). Mix graham crumbs and melted butter until well blended; press firmly onto bottom of pan. Beat cream cheese and 3/4 cup of the sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add 3 of the eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Stir in 1 Tbsp. of the lemon peel. Pour over crust. Bake 45 to 50 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving. Beat remaining 3 eggs and remaining 3/4 cup sugar with wire whisk until well blended. Add remaining 1 Tbsp. lemon peel, the lemon juice and 2 Tbsp. butter; mix well. Microwave on HIGH 2 minutes; beat until butter is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Microwave an additional 2 minutes or until mixture just comes to boil and is slightly thickened; stir. Cool completely. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. Drizzle sauce evenly over cheesecake slices before serving. Tip - Lemon curd can be stored in refrigerator up to 1 week before using as directed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cheeseburger Joes Ingredients: 1/2 cup KRAFT Original Barbecue Sauce 1/4 cup ketchup 4 hamburger buns, split 4 KRAFT Singles Preparation: Brown meat in large skillet; drain. Add barbecue sauce and ketchup; mix well. Cook 5 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Spoon meat mixture onto bottom halves of buns; cover with Singles and tops of buns. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beef Enchiladas Ingredients: 1/2 cup chopped green peppers 1/2 cup chopped red peppers 2 cups Thick, Chunky Salsa, divided 1 cup Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese, divided 2 Tbsp. Zesty Italian Dressing 8 corn tortillas (6 inch) 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro Preparation: Preheat oven to 400°F. Cook meat and peppers in large nonstick skillet on medium heat until meat is no longer pink, stirring frequently. Add 1 cup of the salsa; simmer 3 to 4 minutes or until peppers are tender. Remove from heat; stir in 1/2 cup of the cheese. Spread 1/4 cup of the salsa onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish. Brush dressing lightly over both sides of tortillas. Stack 4 of the tortillas on large sheet of waxed paper; wrap tortillas in waxed paper. Microwave on HIGH 20 to 30 seconds or just until warmed. Immediately spoon 1/3 cup meat mixture down center of each warm tortilla; roll up. Place, seam-side down, in dish. Repeat with remaining 4 tortillas and meat mixture. Spoon remaining 3/4 cup salsa evenly over filled tortillas; cover with foil. BAKE 20 minutes or until heated through. Uncover; top with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Bake an additional 2 to 3 minutes or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with cilantro. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mini New Potato Bites Ingredients: 4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened 2 Tbsp. Sour Cream 2 Tbsp. Grated Parmesan Cheese 4 slices Bacon, cooked, drained and crumbled 2 Tbsp. snipped fresh chives Preparation: Put potatoes in large saucepan and add enough water to cover. Bring to boil and then reduce heat to medium-low and cook about 15 min. or until potatoes are tender. While the potatoes are cooking, mix cream cheese, sour cream and Parmesan cheese. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. Drain potatoes and let them cool down slightly. Cut potatoes in half and then cut a small piece from the bottom of each potato half so potato will stand up. Place on serving platter. Top each potato half with 1 tsp. of the cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle with bacon and chives. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cowboy Burgers Ingredients: 3 onions, thinly sliced, separated into rings 8 hamburger patties (1/4 lb. each) 3 Tbsp A1 Original Steak Sauce 2 tomatoes, sliced 8 hamburger buns, partially split 8 KRAFT Singles Preparation: Preheat grill to medium heat. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add onions and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Cover with lid and let simmer for approximately 20 minutes or until onions are golden brown, stirring frequently. Grill the hamburger patties according to how well done you like them. Stir steak sauce into onion mixture. Put 1 tomato slice and burger on bottom half of each bun and cover with 1 Singles, 3 Tbsp of the onion mixture and top of bun. There's no need for a separate melt step for these cheeseburgers. The residual heat from the hot burgers and the onions will melt the Singles perfectly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OREO Ice Cream Sandwiches Ingredients: 6 Tbsp. vanilla ice cream, slightly softened Preparation: Chop 2 of the cookies into small pieces and set aside. Spoon 1 Tbsp. of the ice cream onto each of 6 of the remaining cookies and top each with second cookie to make sandwich. Roll the edges of each ice cream sandwich in chopped cookies. Place on waxed paper-covered baking sheet. Freeze 30 minutes or until firm. Wrap individually in plastic wrap and store in freezer until ready to serve. Remove from freezer 5 minutes before serving and let stand at room temperature to soften slightly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You Won't Beat These Gas Prices! BBQ Buckaroo Beans Ingredients: 1 lb. ground beef 1 medium onion, chopped 2 cans (15 oz. each) baked beans 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar 2 Tbsp. vinegar 1 Tbsp. your favorite Barbecue Sauce 1 clove garlic, chopped Preparation: Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook bacon in large skillet until crisp; drain and set aside. Brown ground beef in same skillet on medium heat and drain. Add onion and cook until crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. Add bacon and remaining ingredients; mix well. Spoon into 2-quart casserole dish and cover. Bake 45 minutes and serve. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These Breasts Have That Frosty Mug Taste! Root Beer Barbeque Chicken Ingredients: 1/2 cup Dijon mustard, plus 1/4 cup more for marinade brown sugar, if needed 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper 1 tablespoon each paprika and garlic powder 2 tablespoons olive oil Preparation: In a small saucepan, boil one can root beer until thick and syrupy, about 30 minutes. Stir in 1/2 cup each smoky barbecue sauce and 1/2 cup Dijon. Taste this sauce and add brown sugar if the sauce needs a little sweetness. (Notes: you should have plenty of extra sauce for dipping - just reserve half of it before spreading it on the chicken.) Meanwhile, smear chicken with Dijon. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, paprika and garlic powder; drizzle with olive oil. Place in zip top bag. Pour root beer over chicken, cover and marinate for at least 30 minutes and up to 24 hours. Grill or broil chicken, about five minutes per side, or until outside is nicely browned and inside is no longer pink. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Toad-in-the-Hole Bake Ingredients: 1 Tbsp. butter, softened 3/4 cup Cheddar Cheese, divided 4 eggs 2 slices Bacon, cooked, crumbled Preparation: Preheat oven to 400°F. Cut hole in center of each of 4 of the bread slices, using 1-1/2-inch cookie cutter or rim of drinking glass. Set cut-out bread slices aside. Discard removed bread circles (throw out for the birds to eat). Spread remaining bread slices with butter. Place, butter-sides down, in 13x9-inch baking dish; sprinkle with 1/2 cup cheese. Top with cut-out bread slices to make four sandwiches. Break 1 egg into each hole. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese and the bacon. Bake 15 to 20 min. or until cheese is melted and eggs are set. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All recipe titles
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