BACON WRAPPED BROWN SUGAR SMOKIES, DIPPING SAUCE, SLOW COOKED SMOKIES IN CHILI GRAPE SAUCE,TACO ROLL UPS & BACON WRAPPED WATER CHESTNUTS

BACON WRAPPED BROWN SUGAR SMOKIES

Bacon-wrapped yummies! You can make these little smokies on skewers or toothpick them to secure.

INGREDIENTS:

1 pound bacon
1 (16 ounce) package little smokie sausages
1 cup brown sugar, or to taste

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Cut bacon into thirds and wrap each strip around a little sausage. Place the wrapped sausages on wooden skewers, several to a skewer. Arrange the skewers on a baking sheet and sprinkle them liberally with brown sugar.
Bake until bacon is crisp and the brown sugar melted.
Serve with dipping sauce.

DIPPING SAUCE

INGREDIENTS:

1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup chili sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar

DIRECTIONS

Stir together mayonnaise, chili sauce, and brown sugar in a small bowl until the brown sugar has dissolved.

SLOW COOKED SMOKIES IN CHILI GRAPE SAUCE

Smokes in Chili Grape Sauce, what could be better than that? How about the fact that the recipe is complete in three easy steps. Just open, simmer, and serve, it's that simple.

INGREDIENTS:

1 pkg. Hillshire Farm® Lit’l Smokies®
1 bottle (12 oz.) chili sauce
1 jar (12 oz.) grape jelly or any jelly or jam of choice

DIRECTIONS:

Open package of Lit’l Smokies® and drain off any liquid; place in 3-quart slow cooker.
Combine chili sauce and jelly in medium saucepan; heat, stirring occasionally over medium heat until jelly is melted. Pour over Lit’l Smokies® and stir to combine.
Cover and cook on HIGH for 2 hours.

TACO ROLL UPS

INGREDIENTS:

2 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
1 c sour cream
2 c finely shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 c picante sauce
2 tbs taco seasoning
8 (10 in.) flour tortillas

DIRECTIONS:

In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sour cream until smooth; stir in the cheddar cheese, picante sauce, and taco seasoning. Spread over tortillas; roll up jelly-roll style. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate for at least 1 hour. For best flavor, refrigerate over night Just before serving, cut into 1 in. pieces.

BACON WRAPPED WATER CHESTNUTS

When I make these, I bake the bacon wrapped water chestnuts, then put them in a crockpot with the sauce. Yummy!

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
4 (8 ounce) cans water chestnuts
1 lb bacon
toothpick

DIRECTIONS:

Combine sauce ingredients.
Set aside.
Cut bacon slices in thirds.
Wrap bacon pieces around water chestnuts; secure with toothpicks.
Place in 2 casserole dishes.
Bake at 425 degrees for 10-15 minutes.
Drain grease.
Pour sauce over water chestnuts.
Bake for about 30 minutes more or until bacon is cooked.