Chex Mix in the Crockpot

I haven't tried this yet - once I do, I will go back and add my notes. Click on the title link for notes from the Year of Crockpotting.

Crockpot Chex Party Mix - from the Year of Crockpotting blog

--5 Cups General Mills Rice Chex Cereal
--1-2 cups of dry roasted peanuts (salted or not, your choice)
--2 cups pretzel sticks
--1/2 t onion powder
--1/2 t seasoned salt
--3 T butter
--1 1/2 T Worcestershire Sauce


The Directions.

--put the butter into the bottom of your crockpot
--turn it on low
--add the onion powder and seasoned salt
--add the Worcestershire sauce
--add dry ingredients
--stir. if the butter is still clumpy, it's okay
--cover and cook on low for 2-3 hours, stirring every 45 min or so

Dump out onto a cookie sheet to cool.

Serve and enjoy.

Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts

1 pound bacon
2 cans whole water chestnuts
1/2 brown sugar
1 cup catsup
2 T. Worcestershire sauce

Cut bacon slices into thirds. Wrap each water chestnut with bacon and secure with a toothpick.

Place on a cookie sheet with a rim (jellyroll pan) and back at 375 for 30 minutes. Combine catsup, brown sugar and Worcestershire sauce. Check for browning and crispness at 30 minutes, if crisp, cover with catsup mixture, stirring to cover completely and bake for an additional 30 minutes. If they are not quite crisp yet, bake until crisp then continue with catsup mixture.

Serve warm.

Notes:

• The original recipe had double the amount of catsup and brown sugar. They seemed way to saucy, so I cut it back.
• It may take longer than 30 minutes to get the bacon crisp. It depends upon the thickness of the bacon. If they are not crispying up good, don't be afraid to turn the heat up a little, just watch them carefully.