pecan scrabble

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Ankeny, IA
Updated on Jan 30, 2014

My dad was a cook before there were (celebrity) chefs. He made the best food. He came up with this recipe, long before there were recipes for all types of Chex mix. This has no Chex in it, but the concept is similar. Would make a perfect Super Bowl snack or any other time too.

prep time 10 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake
yield Several

Ingredients

  • 2 cans french-fried onions
  • 1 can french-fried potato sticks
  • 1 box corn kix
  • 1/2 box herb-flavored croutons
  • 1 bag stick pretzels
  • 1 jar dry-roasted peanuts
  • 1 bottle parmesan cheese
  • 16 ounces pecans, halved
  • 16 ounces corn snack (bugles)
  • 1/2 - stick of butter, melted
  • - salt and pepper - just a dash
  • - lowry's season salt
  • - worcestershire sauce
  • - soy sauce

How To Make pecan scrabble

  • Step 1
    Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
  • Step 2
    In a large bowl, add the 2 cans of fried onions and the 1 can of fried potato sticks.
  • Step 3
    For the rest of the DRY ingredients, add as much of what you want of each one...Corn Kix, croutons, pretzels, peanuts, parmesan cheese, and the Bugles.
  • Step 4
    Add 2 cups of pecans to the mix.
  • Step 5
    Season with salt and pepper, a few drops of Worcestershire, and a few drops of the soy sauce.
  • Step 6
    Pour the melted butter over everything.
  • Step 7
    Pour the entire mixture onto a cookie sheet (you may need more than one).
  • Step 8
    Bake for one hour, turning the mixture twice.
  • Step 9
    Remove the mix from the oven and LIGHTLY sprinkle some season salt on it (don't use too much as the mix already has salt in it).
  • Step 10
    Scoop into a large serving bowl and enjoy!

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Category: Nuts
Category: Other Snacks
Keyword: #pecans
Keyword: #pretzels
Keyword: #croutons
Keyword: #bugles
Keyword: #Corn Kix
Method: Bake
Culture: American

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