Spicy ranch sauce provides a wonderful company to these cheesy bacon hush puppies that are ready in 25 minutes - a delicious appetizer.
Bacon-Cheddar Hush Puppies
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 25 min
- Ingredients 11
- Servings 22
Ingredients
Spicy Ranch Sauce
- 1/2 cup ranch dressing
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper sauce
Hush Puppies
- Oil for deep frying
- 2 cups cornmeal mix
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz)
- 6 slices bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled
Instructions
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Step1In small bowl, mix all sauce ingredients. Refrigerate until serving time.
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Step2In deep fryer or heavy 3-quart saucepan, heat 2 inches oil to 360°F. In medium bowl, stir cornmeal mix, buttermilk, egg, salt and pepper. Stir in cheese and bacon.
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Step3Drop batter by tablespoonfuls into hot oil. Fry 2 to 3 minutes, turning several times, until golden brown. Drain on cooling rack over paper towels. Serve hush puppies hot with Spicy Ranch Sauce.
Nutrition
177
Calories
12g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
13g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 177
- Total Fat
- 12g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- 0%
- Sodium
- 192mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 13g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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