Appetizer for 4

Spicy Ranch Baked Crackers

Name: Spicy Ranch Baked Crackers
Total time: 33 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 tbsp salted butter; 2 tbsp store-bought ranch seasoning; 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper; 1 bag (4 oz) crunchmaster multi-seed original crackers; 1/2 cup store-bought pre-grated parmesan cheese; 1 batch homemade greek yogurt ranch dip; 1 1/2 tbsp fresh chopped chives

$3.42for 433 minServes 4

Crunchy crackers are coated with seasoned butter and Parmesan, baked briefly, and served with cool ranch dip.

Photo: ambitiouskitchen.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 1.5 oz$0.40/oz typical	1.5 oz	$0.60Typical price
	Crackers, 4 oz$0.22/oz typical	4 oz	$0.88Typical price
	Parmesan, 1.75 oz$0.55/oz typical	1.75 oz	$0.96Typical price
	Sour cream, 1 oz$0.14/oz typical	1 oz	$0.14Typical price
	Mint, a little$1.99 each typical	a little	$0.19Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$3.42

Swaps

Swap sour cream for yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

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33 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
4servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$0.85 per serving$3.42 for 4

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Ingredients

3 tbsp salted butter
2 tbsp store-bought ranch seasoning
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 bag (4 oz) crunchmaster multi-seed original crackers
1/2 cup store-bought pre-grated parmesan cheese
1 batch homemade greek yogurt ranch dip
1 1/2 tbsp fresh chopped chives

Steps

Heat the oven to 300 F and line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
Melt the butter in a small saucepan, then stir in the ranch seasoning and cayenne pepper.
Toss the crackers and Parmesan with the seasoned butter in a large bowl.
Spread the crackers in the pan and bake for 20 minutes, stirring after 10 minutes.
Stir the chives into the ranch dip and cool the crackers for 5 minutes before serving.