Veggie Squares Recipe

An Appetizing Appetizer

Veggie Squares Recipe

A biscuit like crust topped with cream cheese and then layers of veggies is not only an easy, but tasty appetizer to take to parties. I like them even just for a snack! These are best served the day that they are made, or they will go somewhat soggy in the fridge.

Ingredients:

2 cans of Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
one 8oz package of cream cheese
1 tbsp of horseradish
1 package of dry Knorr veggie soup mix
1/2 cup of margarine
1/2 cup of chopped broccoli (very small)
1/2 cup chopped green onion
1/2 cup finely chopped, seeded Roma tomatoes
1/2 cup finely chopped mushrooms
sliced black olives
1/2 cup finely chopped sweet red pepper.

  Unroll dough onto a cookie sheet. Seal the perforations together and press pieces to cover the bottom. Prick with a fork and bake at 350 F for about 8-10 minutes (or until golden brown, watch it carefully).

  Remove from oven and cool.

  In a bowl combine the cream cheese, horseradish, soup mix, and margarine. Spread over biscuit base. Top with veggies and press gently into filling.

  Cover with Saran wrap and chill until ready to cut into pieces and serve.

Makes about 8-12 appetizer sized servings

She may go by the name Scatteredmom online, but Karen really is anything but scattered when it comes to the kitchen.  Churning out tasty treats within view of the Georgia Strait on Canada's west coast, Karen will hand you an organized weekly meal plan or teach you how to make meals from scratch.  As Mom to a teenage boy, she knows exactly what it takes to keep kids full and happy-which has really come in handy with her job as the Food Editor at Yummy Mummy Club.

A strong supporter of Food Revolution who has been endorsed by Jamie Oliver himself, by day Karen can be found working as a special education teaching assistant, running a kitchen and showing teenagers how to cook nutritious meals for themselves.  By night, when she's not chatting on Twitter and answering cooking questions,  she writes her popular blog Notes From the Cookie Jar, or posting mouthwatering recipes over at Chasing Tomatoes.  Not afraid to give her opinion and passionate about community, Karen spoke at Blissdom Canada 2010 and her writing has been published in Canadian Living magazine, as well as in various online publications. 

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