Super Simple Sun-Dried Tomato Appetizers

HeatherFeather's Note:

I tried a sample of this at Costco and it was so good, I bought a huge jar of the tomatoes just so I could repeat this at home. I am almost embarrassed to share this, as it is so incredibly simple, but they were so good. I am guessing on the amounts.

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 40

• 40 butter flavored crackers (such as Ritz)
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese or 1 (8 ounce) package neufchatel cheese, at room temperature
• 1 (16 ounce) jar marinated sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil (the kind I tried had Italian seasonings in the oil already)
• 1 tablespoon italian seasoning (optional)
• 1/2 cup fresh basil leaf, shredded, garnish (optional)

Directions:

1. NOTE: If your sundried tomatoes do not already have Italian seasoned herbs in their oil, you will need to first stir in 1 Tbsp of Italian seasoning blend to your tomatoes, then cover and chill overnight.
2. Drain off the oil from your tomatoes.
3. Spread a generous spoonful of cream cheese onto each cracker and top with a strip of marinated sundried tomato.
4. Place onto a platter and garnish with strips of fresh basil leaves, if desired.
5. Serve immediately.
6. (You may need more or less or any of the ingredients- the Zaar computer only accepts specific amounts, so I have tried to give you a rough guess).

Reviews

[BurtonFanatic]

Simple and delicious. I used whole basil leaves and flavored cream cheese to cut down on prep.

[The Queen in Quebec]

Truly simple, very attractive to serve and very good to taste.

[cooking-BAG]

These are great and easy. The only thing I would recommend is using a more substantial cracker, as my Ritz got soggy when I pre-prepared them to take to a party. Thanks Heather.