You can learn how to make easy party appetizers in hardly any time at all. In fact, many of them you can make the night before and then store in the refrigerator until you are ready to complete making the dish the next day. Alternatively, you can make them and store them to serve once they become chilled. Some may also be piping hot while being served. It just all depends on what you want to make and serve.
You can easily adapt this cheesy bacon bagel appetizer recipe so you can use it to make larger than mini size appetizers if you like since there are so many different sizes from which you can choose to serve. You can easily assemble these delicious tidbits of flavor in about an hour to have them ready to serve to family and friends. You can increase the ingredients to make more or you can reduce the recipe by half to make less. Make as many or as few as you need. You can also substitute homemade biscuits or English muffins for bagels if you prefer.
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These delicious cheese bacon bagel bites will make the perfect addition to any type of social gathering whether you are serving them on the tailgate of a pickup truck or laid out with all the trimmings for a fancy dinner party with your close friends. The best thing about them is that the kids love them too. They are so easy to make, the kids can help you prepare them at home.
Recipe for Cheesy Bacon Bagel Bites
What You Need
4 medium tomatoes 6 slices cheddar cheese 6 bacon strips 1 dozen mini bagels 4 Tablespoons butter or margarine Onion powder Garlic powder
How to Make It
Preheat broiler to 525 degrees Fahrenheit.
Rinse and drain the tomatoes and then cut them into slices of about 1/8 inch in thickness. Set aside until needed.
Unwrap and then cut the cheddar cheese slices into quarters forming four small squares of cheese. Set aside until needed.
Cut the bacon strips evenly into four separate sections creating 24 small squares of bacon. You can do this with a knife or while using sharp kitchen shears. Set aside until needed.
Slice each of the mini bagels into equal halves. Spread the cut side with butter, margarine, or olive oil. Sprinkle small amounts of onion powder and garlic powder over each of the bagel halves.
Place one slice of cheddar cheese on top of each bagel half. Add one slice of tomato and then add a square of bacon. Repeat pattern until assembling 24 cheesy bacon bagel bites.
Arrange the bagel bites on a baking sheet just a few inches apart. Place baking sheet into the preheated broiler on the top rack. Broil until the cheese melts and the edges of the bacon are browned and crispy. Remove from heat and allow the appetizers to cool before serving to family and friends.