New Year’s Party Snacks with George Foreman
Holiday Party Planning
New Year’s Snacks on your George Foreman grill
Having trouble coming up with some easy snacks for your New Year’s party? Your George Foreman grill can help! Here are some of the top appetizers and dishes you can make using the various plate sets of George Foreman:
GRILL PLATES
Besides the usual fare of hamburgers, hot dogs and grilled sausages with BBQ sauce, you can also do some additional creative dishes for your New Year’s party with your grill plates. Kabobs are a great choice, since they can serve as a party platter item or a more substantial main dish if you’re feeding your guests a full meal. Another great party platter item is some kind of slider dish – mini-hamburgers (typically about 3 – 4 oz. of meat) that can be done with a variety of tasty toppings.
As a New Year’s treat, here is a great slider recipe you can use for your party:
Beef & Blue Cheese Sliders on the 360 Grill
Beef & Blue Cheese Sliders
- ¼ cup crumbled blue cheese
- 2 tbsp. minced green onion
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. coarse black pepper
- ½ tsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- 12 oz. lean ground beef
- 6 curly green leaf lettuce, small leaves
- 6 slider buns or small dinner rolls, split
Using your George Foreman® Grill with the grill plates securely attached. Plug in and preheat grill; on most grills, the preheat indicator light will go out when you reach your cooking temperature.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, toss together cheese, green onion, salt, pepper and oil. Add ground beef and blend; do not over mix.
Divide ground beef mixture into 6 equal portions. Lightly flatten each to form a ½-inch thick square burger patty. Place burgers on the grill. Close the lid and cook for about 3 minutes, or to desired doneness.
Assemble each slider by placing one leaf of lettuce on the bottom half of each roll. Place cooked beef patty on lettuce. Top each patty with the remaining half of roll.
Makes 3 appetizer servings of 2 sliders each.
BAKE/GRIDDLE PLATE
Ghirardelli brownies in the Kitchen Bistro
All kinds of great dishes can be done for a party using a George Foreman grill with a bake or griddle plate – especially if your grill has variable temperature, because you can use it as a baking chamber in place of your oven. You can do crab cakes, quiche, foccacia and even brownies directly on your electric grill – that’s right, brownies on your grill!
To give you an idea of the time adjustment, we baked Ghirardelli® and Duncan Hines® Chocolate Lovers brownies for 25 minutes at 350°F. Each recipe will be different, so we recommend trying it out once before your party to make sure you have the cook time right.
QUESADILLA PLATES
Delicious Quesadillas on the 360 Grill
Our 360 Grill™ has quesadilla plates, which are the perfect, quick and easy party menu maker. We also have a George Foreman quesadilla maker that works for this as well. You just take 2 tortillas and stuff them with your favorite ingredients, grill for just a few minutes and you’re ready to go.
If you don’t have your own favorite quesadilla stuffers, here is an easy recipe:
Quick & Easy Quesadillas
- 1½ cups pepper strips
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 2 large cloves garlic, minced
- ½ lb. grilled pork loin, cut in strips
- 2 tbsp. chopped cilantro
- ½ tsp. oregano
- ½ tsp. coarse salt
- ½ tsp. ground cumin
- ¼ tsp. coarse black pepper
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar Jack cheese blend
- 4 large tortillas (9 to 10 inches)
Place upper grill plate and bake pan on your 360 Grill™. Preheat for about 6 minutes on Medium High. (Green light will notify you that the grill is ready.)
Add peppers, onion and garlic and cook until onion is softened, about 3 minutes. Add pork, cilantro and seasonings. Transfer mixture to a medium bowl; toss to blend.
Let your grill cool and then exchange the plates for the quesadilla plates; preheat on Medium High for 5 minutes. (Green light will notify you that the grill is ready.)
Meanwhile, assemble quesadillas. Place 2 tortillas on work surface; divide pork mixture evenly between both. Top with cheese and remaining tortillas. Carefully place one tortilla on grill and cook for about 3 minutes until cheese is melted and tortillas are lightly browned. Remove to serving plate and repeat with the remaining quesadilla.
Makes 6 servings
If desired garnish with low fat sour cream, salsa and chopped cilantro.
