Little Smokies Appetizers Recipe

Basic Recipe

1 package of Little Smokies sausages

1 can of chili sauce

1 small jar grape jelly

Make these on top of the stove and heat and stir the chili and grape jelly until mixed well and warm. Add the sausages. Let heat for about 30 minutes on low heat. Serve warm.

If using a crock pot, put everything in and stir. Set to low heat and warm for an hour or two. Stir now and then to make sure all the sausages are evenly coated.

Barbecue Smokies

Just put the sausages in a baking dish or crock pot and pour your favorite BBQ sauce over the meat. Baking time is 30 minutes at 350*f. In the crock pot, you’ll need about 2 hours on low.

Orange Smokies

Put 1 package Smokies in a crock pot and add:

1 cup brown sugar

¼ cup orange juice concentrate (do not mix with water)

1 tablespoon flour

1 tablespoon vinegar

Heat on low for 2 hours and serve

Little Smoky Piggy’s

Open a can of crescent rolls. Cut each crescent in half longwise keeping the pie wedge shape. Put a sausage on the fat end and roll to the skinny end. Stick a toothpick in to keep these tight and neat. Heat at 350*F for about 18 minutes or until the bread is lightly browned. You can brush with melted butter.

Italian Wraps

1 pound Smokies

2 packages crescent dough

8 ounces sliced mozzarella, cut into 2” x 1” strips

Italian seasonings Marinara sauce

Remove dough from package. Separate triangles along perforated edges. Cut each triangle to form two triangles. At wide end of triangle, place on slice mozzarella. Place Smokie on top of cheese. Carefully roll dough to form crescent around Smokie. Sprinkle Italian seasonings on dough. Bake in 375* F oven for 12 – 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with warm marinara sauce for dipping.