Race-Day Party for 8

RECIPES

Engine-Revving Chicken Wings

For those who love all the heat and fire that a chicken wing can deliver, we offer you this recipe. Hot sauce heat levels vary considerably, so choose wisely!

1 cup cayenne pepper sauce (hot sauce)

1 teaspoon garlic salt

24 chicken drummettes

2 tablespoons butter or margarine

1 cup Original Bisquick® mix

3/4 teaspoon onion salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Blue cheese dressing

1. Stir together hot sauce and garlic salt until blended. Pour over drummettes; cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours but no longer than 24 hours.

2. Heat oven to 450ºF. Melt butter in jelly roll pan, 15 1/2x10 1/2x1 inch, in oven. Stir together Bisquick mix, onion salt and peppers. Remove chicken from sauce; discard sauce. Coat chicken with Bisquick mixture. Place in single layer in pan.

3. Bake 25 minutes; turn and bake an additional 20 to 25 minutes or until chicken is golden brown and juice is no longer pink when centers of pieces are cut. Serve with dressing.

Beer-Cheese Triangles with Zesty Cheese Sauce

Bisquick® mix provides the base for these golden appetizers, and a salsa-and-bean sauce adds zip!

2 cups Original Bisquick® mix

1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (2 ounces)

1/2 cup beer

2 tablespoons butter or margarine, meltedS

esame seed or poppy seed

Zesty Cheese Sauce (See Below)

1. Mix Bisquick mix, cheese and beer until soft dough forms; beat vigorously 20 strokes. Turn onto surface dusted with Bisquick mix; knead 5 times.

2. Roll dough into rectangle, 16x10 inches. Cut into 2-inch squares; cut squares diagonally in half. Spread with melted butter; sprinkle with sesame seed. Separate and place on waxed paper-lined cookie sheet. Freeze about 1 hour or until firm. Place frozen triangles in airtight container. Freeze up to 1 month.

3. To bake, heat oven to 450ºF. Place triangles on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with Zesty Cheese Sauce.

8 ounces process cheese spread loaf, cut into cubes

1/4 cup Old El Paso® salsa (any variety)

1/4 cup Old El Paso® refried beans

1. Heat all ingredients over low heat in 1 1/2-quart saucepan, stirring occasionally, until cheese is melted and sauce is hot.

Impossibly Easy Cheeseburger Pie

Get all the great taste of a cheeseburger magically baked in a pie.

1 pound lean ground beef

1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 ounces)

1/2 cup Original Bisquick® mix

1 cup milk

2 eggs

1. Heat oven to 400°F. Grease 9-inch pie plate. Cook beef and onion until beef is brown; drain. Spread in pie plate; sprinkle with salt and cheese.

2. Stir in remaining ingredients until blended. Pour into pie plate.

3. Bake about 25 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes.

Peanut Butter Brownies

Brownies won’t get any better than this peanut butter and chocolate combo frosted with even more peanut butter. Yum!

1 package Betty Crocker® Original Supreme brownie mix (with chocolate syrup pouch)

1/4 cup water

1/3 cup vegetable oil

2 to 3 eggs

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

1/3 cup crunchy peanut butter

1 egg

Peanut Butter Frosting, if desired (See Below)

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease (or use cooking spray) bottom only of 13x9-inch rectangular pan. Stir brownie mix, chocolate syrup, water, oil and 2 eggs for fudgelike brownies (or 3 eggs for cakelike brownies) in medium bowl until well blended. Spread in pan.

2. Stir together brown sugar, peanut butter and egg. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto batter. Cut through batter several times with knife for marbled design.

3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out clean or almost clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Frost with Peanut Butter Frosting. For 32 brownies, cut into 8 rows by 4 rows. Store tightly covered.

Pit Stop Punch

You may want to make a double recipe of this iced tea punch. It goes quickly!

4 cups brewed tea, chilled

4 cups cranberry-raspberry drink, chilled

Fresh mint sprig, if desired

1. Mix tea and cranberry-raspberry drink.

2. Serve over ice.

3. Garnish with mint

Grilled Bacon-Cheeseburgers (Crowd Size)

Crispy bacon and tangy blue cheese dressing add their distinctive flavor to burgers cooked on the grill.

3 pounds lean ground beef

2 small onions, finely chopped

3/4 teaspoon pepper

12 hamburger buns, split and toasted

1 cup blue cheese dressing

12 slices bacon, crisply cooked and broken in half

1. Heat coals or gas grill for direct heat. Mix beef, onions and pepper. Shape into 12 patties, each about 3/4 inch thick.

2. Cover and grill patties 3 to 4 inches from medium heat 10 to 11 minutes, turning once, until no longer pink in center and juice is clear.

3. Place burgers on bottom half of buns. Spoon dressing onto burgers; top each with 2 pieces of bacon. Top with top half of buns.

Speedway Pasta Salad

Italian flavors come together in this v eggie-laden pasta dish.

1 package (16 ounces) wagon wheel pasta or rotini pasta

1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce

1 cup reduced-fat Italian dressing

1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil leaves

or

1 teaspoon dried basil leaves

1 tablespoon fresh dried oregano leaves

or

1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves

1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms

5 roma (plum) tomatoes, coarsely chopped (1 1/2 cups)

1 large peeled or unpeeled cucumber, coarsely chopped (1 1/2 cups)

1 medium red onion, chopped (1/2 cup)

1 can (2 1/4 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained

1. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Rinse with cold water; drain.

2. Mix tomato sauce, dressing, basil and oregano in large bowl. Add remaining ingredients; toss.

3. Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled but no longer than 48 hours.

Orange-Strawberry Salad

A colorful salad, indeed! Lovely as part of a brunch buffet or terrific as a side to grilled poultry or beef.

Orange Dressing (See Below)

6 oranges, peeled and sliced

1 pint strawberry, sliced (2 cups)

Salad greens

1. Prepare Orange Dressing.

2. Serve oranges and strawberries on salad greens. Serve with dressing.

2/3 cup vegetable oil

2 teaspoons grated orange peel

1/2 cup orange juice

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup lemon juice

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

1 teaspoon ground mustard

1/2 teaspoon salt

1. Shake all ingredients in tightly covered container.

Milk Chocolate-Malt Brownies

A luscious chocolate dessert with just a hint of malted milk flavor, everything you love about a chocolate shake in a brownie.

1 package (11.5 ounces) milk chocolate chips

1/2 cup butter or margarine

3/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

3 eggs

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup instant malted milk powder

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup malted milk balls, coarsely chopped

1. Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease bottom and sides of rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches.

2. Melt milk chocolate and butter in 3-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently; remove from heat. Cool slightly. Mix in sugar, vanilla and eggs. Stir in remaining ingredients except malted milk balls.

3. Spread batter in pan. Sprinkle with malted milk balls.

4. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean; cool. For 48 brownies, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows.

Snickerdoodles

They may have an unusual name, but these rich cinnamon-sugar cookies are great for the holidays or anytime you want a tasty cinnamon treat.

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

1/2 cup shortening

2 eggs

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons cream of tartar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup sugar

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1. Heat oven to 400ºF.

2. Mix 1 1/2 cups sugar, the butter, shortening and eggs in large bowl. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.

3. Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Mix 1/4 cup sugar and the cinnamon. Roll balls in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

4. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.