Football Watching Season Calls For Snacks! Great Recipes Even the Diabetics Can Enjoy With You

Football season is upon us once again. And nothing brings out our need for snacks and finger foods like watching football on TV. Here are some recipes to make game watching more fun. And they are okay for the diabetics in your group as well. Both the Cocktail Rye Sausage Cheese Breads and the Deviled Ham Stuffed Celery recipes will make game watching even more fun. Your family and friends will be delighted with these “not the usual” snacks.

DEVILED HAM STUFFED CELERY

1 pkg (3-oz) cream cheese, softened

2 1/2-oz can deviled ham

1/2 tsp prepared mustard

1/2 tsp chili sauce

celery stalks

sweet pickle relish, optional

Blend the deviled ham with the softened cream cheese, mustard, and chili sauce; blend together well. Stuff the celery stalks with the ham mixture and cut into 2 to 3-inch lengths. Top with a dab of pickle relish, if desired. (You will get a very minimal amount of sugar from this.)

Note: This mixture is also good served on assorted crackers

COCKTAIL RYE SAUSAGE CHEESE BREADS

1 lb ground Italian sausage

1 jar (16-oz) processed cheese spread

1 pkg cocktail rye bread (Deli section of grocery store)

Sliced olives for garnish

Crumble sausage and fry in a medium skillet until browned. Drain sausage well. Stir cheese into the sausage until the cheese is melted. Lay bread out in a single layer on a cookie sheet. Spoon a dollop of the sausage-cheese mixture onto each bread slice. Broil until cheese is bubbly, be careful not to burn. Top each with an olive slice before putting on serving platter.

Enjoy!