Cream Cheese Shrimp Cocktail Appetizers

By Mary Lee
@HoosierLady

This recipe has a bit of hot to it but they will surely be a big hit at your party !! See variation for mild.

Rating:

★★★★★ 2 votes

Comments:

28 Comments

Serves:

30 appetizers

Prep:

30 Min

Method:

No-Cook or Other

Blue Ribbon Recipe

Notes from the Test Kitchen:
The cocktail sauce really stepped this appetizer up! The sweet relish, the horseradish and the Louisiana hot sauce really made for a great flavor combination.

Ingredients

30 medium: cooked shrimp (rinsed, patted dry and tails cut off) tiny salad shrimp can be used also
1 c: ketchup (Brooks is best)
3-4 tsp: hot horseradish
1-2 tsp: sweet relish (drained)
2 tsp: lemon juice
: few dashes tobassco sauce or louisiana hot sauce
1 small: container whipped Philadelphia Cream Cheese (with or with out chives)
30: Rtz or Townhouse crackers

How to Make Cream Cheese Shrimp Cocktail Appetizers

Step-by-Step

1Mix together ketchup, horseradish, sweet relish, lemon juice, Tabasco in small bowl ... spread a small spoon of whipped cream cheese on each cracker making a small well in center, add a small amount of cocktail sauce in well, place 1 shrimp in center or 2 small salad shrimp. Make up party platter with sprigs of parsley for garnish and Enjoy !
2Note: You can omit the hot by using other horseradish of your choice.

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