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Get to know the best appetizer recipes for movie night
A movie night with family or friends is always a great idea to share with your loved ones. However, the most complicated thing is to think of movie night appetizer recipes, because eating only popcorn is boring.
Therefore, below we will present you the best movie night appetizer recipes that you can make quickly and easily. In addition, they are all made with few ingredients, so you will not have to worry about spending too much when making them.
Crispy Gouda Cheese Balls
Ingredients:
450 grams of Gouda cheese.
150 grams of cornflakes.
2 eggs.
Wheat flour, necessary amount.
Steps for the elaboration:
Begin by grating the cheese as finely as your grater will allow. In case you want to skip this step, you have the option to buy it in the store already grated.
Once you have all the cheese ready, form the balls. To do this, take a handful of the cheese and squeeze it with your hands several times to make it as compact as possible.
When the cheese is well compacted, give it a round shape with your hands. Then set aside on a plate.
Repeat steps two and three until you run out of grated cheese.
Put the cornflakes on a plate and crush them with your hands until you get smaller pieces. Another option is to put the flakes in a ziplock bag and crush them with a rolling pin.
Set up the battering station with the bowl of crushed cornflakes on one plate, the beaten eggs on another plate, and a little flour on a final plate.
Also, let a pan of oil heat up on the stove over medium heat.
Once the oil is hot, pass the cheese balls through the flour, then through the beaten eggs and finally through the cornflakes, taking care that they are well filled with all the ingredients.
Go on to fry the balls by placing them in the pan with hot oil and pouring them so that they cook completely on all sides. The cooking time can vary from 25 seconds to 1 minute depending on each kitchen.
When the balls are cooked, remove them from the pan and place them on a plate lined with absorbent paper to drain off excess oil.
Finally, serve with the sauce of your choice and enjoy.
Nachos with minced meat and melted cheese
Ingredients:
200 grams of classic nachos.
500 grams of minced meat.
Approximately 170 grams of mixture of 4 cheeses.
Green and red pepper in small squares.
Chopped onion.
Salt and black pepper to taste.
Olive oil, necessary amount.
Steps for the elaboration:
Heat a little olive oil in a large skillet and turn the stove to medium heat. When it is hot, add the minced meat and salt and pepper to taste.
Saute the meat stirring constantly and at the same time with the fork separate it so that there are small pieces. When you notice that the meat has completely changed heat, remove from the stove.
Place the nachos on a plate, distributing it well over the entire surface. Then, make a hole in the center of the nachos to form a kind of fountain.
Place the meat in the center of the nachos. On the meat, distribute the red peppers, green peppers and onion previously chopped. If you like, you can also sprinkle chopped tomatoes.
Cover the entire content of the plate with a little of the mixture of the 4 grated cheeses.
Once you have the plate assembled, take it to the oven preheated to 180 ° C with heat from above and below. If your oven has a grill function, it is recommended to activate it as well. Ideally, bake until the cheese is completely melted.
Finally, serve the dish while it is still hot.
Baked potatoes
Ingredients:
4 medium potatoes with skin.
4 tablespoons of olive oil.
60 grams of flour.
2 tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese.
1 teaspoon herbs de Provence.
1 teaspoon of paprika.
1 teaspoon salt.
Half a teaspoon of garlic powder.
A quarter teaspoon of ground black pepper.
Steps for the elaboration:
Cut the potatoes in half and then into 1cm thick sticks. You can cut them with or without skin as you like.
Transfer all the potatoes to a large bowl and bathe them in olive oil, and then stir so that they are well impregnated.
In another container, pour the wheat flour, the grated Parmesan cheese, the Provencal herbs, the ground black pepper, the garlic powder, the paprika or paprika and the salt.
Mix the contents of the bowl very well, until everything is well integrated.
Pour the flour mixture over the cut potatoes and stir with a fork to coat them very well.
Cover a tray with parchment paper and place one by one on it, taking care to leave the skin side down.
Preheat oven to 180°C with top and bottom heat. Once the oven is at temperature, insert the tray and let them bake for 25 minutes or until the potatoes are golden.
Once the potatoes are baked, remove the tray from the oven and adjust the salt.
Finally, accompany with the sauce of your choice and enjoy.
Chicken Finger with Doritos
Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts.
1 bag of Doritos of 150 grams.
2 eggs.
Wheat flour.
Ground black pepper to taste.
Salt to taste.
Steps for its preparation:
Start by dividing the breast into thick fillets, and then cut them into fillets about a centimeter thick.
When you have all the strips cut, season with salt and ground pepper to taste on both sides. If you want the chicken to be juicier and more tender, you can soak the chicken strips in milk for half an hour before topping them.
Crush the Doritos in a machine until they are powdered. In case you do not have this machine at home, you can place them inside a bag and crush them by passing the roller over them.
Place the crushed Doritos on a plate and prepare the batter station by also placing the two beaten eggs on one plate and the flour on another.
Begin to coat the chicken strips by passing them first through the wheat flour, then through the egg and finally through the Doritos, taking care that they are completely covered.
Place the chicken strips on a previously prepared baking tray lined with parchment paper.
Take the tray with the chicken fingers to the oven preheated to 200 ° C with heat from above and below. Let them bake at medium height for 20 minutes or until they are golden.
Finally, serve with the sauce of your choice and enjoy.
As you may have noticed, it is very easy to make these movie night appetizer recipes. Therefore, we encourage you to try them at home and make your movie nights a culinary experience as well.
