I recently saw a post inquiring about where to buy Savory Party Cracker Seasoning:
I’d never heard of this, but then someone responded with a recipe, and I was intrigued. This is a quirky little snack, spicy and quite addictive, and an excellent example of factory-to-table cuisine. You don’t even need a kitchen to make it.
The recipe has two key ingredients — Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix and Good Seasons Italian Salad Dressing Mix:
These are mixed together with vegetable oil, garlic powder, and a healthy dose of crushed red pepper, then poured over mini Saltine crackers.
After sitting overnight, the crackers absorb the oil, yet remain crispy. These are a snap to prepare and make a great game day snack. I test drove them at my office, and brought home an empty container. If spicy isn’t your thing, you can scale back on the crushed red pepper.
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons crushed red pepper
- 0.7-ounce package Good Seasons Italian Salad Dressing Mix
- 1-ounce package of Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix
- 2 11-ounce boxes of Mini Saltines (or 1 16-ounce box regular Saltines)
- Place the oil, garlic powder, red pepper, Italian dressing mix, and Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing mix in a small bowl, and stir together until thoroughly combined.
- Place crackers in a 2-gallon Ziploc bag. Pour the oil mixture over the crackers. Turn the bag over repeatedly to evenly distribute oil mixture, and then turn over every 5 minutes for 30 minutes. Allow crackers to sit overnight to soak up the oil.
Whoa, those are spicy!
Snack game on!