Ranch Party Mix

[Cooksie]

I like this type of stuff. Around the holidays, I've always used a recipe for what we always called Texas Trash. The Texas Trash way calls for a lot more ingredients and a lot more time to prep and cook. This looks so easy and still looks good. I may have to try this.

• ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 
  1 packet (1 ounce) Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Seasoning, Salad Dressing & Recipe Mix Packet
• 
  2 cups bite-size cheese crackers
• 
  2 cups small pretzel twists
• 
  3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
• 
  9 cups crisp corn or wheat cereal or a mixture of both

All you have to do is mix it all up and shake it in a big bag.

Original Ranch Snack Mix Recipe | Hidden Valley® Ranch

Combine and toss! Our Original Ranch Snack Mix recipe is ready to be served with 2 simple steps. This snack is perfect for parties, game night, and movie night.

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[Cooksie]

This is really, but it's a great big pain. It's a calorie bomb too.

Here's my old way:

Texas Trash

Mix together:

11 oz slim pretzel sticks
6 oz Rice Chex
11 oz Kix
7 oz Cheerios

Mix together: 1 lb mixed nuts, 1/2 lb pecans, 1/2 lb peanuts

Mix together for sauce:

1 lb melted margarine
1 cup vegetable oil
4 tbs worcestershire sauce
2 tbs Accent
1 tsp celery salt
1 tbs garlic salt
1 tbs pepper sauce (vinegar pepper sauce like Trappey's)
2 tbs allspice
4 tsp red pepper

Place the cereal mixture in a large, shallow roasting pan. Pour the sauce mixture evenly over it and stir well. Place the pan in a cold oven, and then set the oven to 200. Bake for 30 minutes, mix in nuts, and then stir well scraping the bottom of the pan with a spatula. Bake for another 1 hour 45 minutes, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan every 15 minutes.

 

[QSis]

I trust your judgement, Cooksie! Please give it a shot and let us know!

Lee