Nacho Snack Mix

Total Time Prep: 10 min. Bake: 2 hours + cooling
Yield 4 quarts
Test Kitchen Approved
This colorful mixture of bite-sized snack foods, cereal and crackers gets its south-of-the-border accent from taco seasoning. “The recipe makes a big batch, but it always goes fast,” notes Liz Loder of Fox Point, Wisconsin.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups Crispix
  • 1 can (4-1/2 ounces) crisp cheese ball snacks
  • 3 cups corn chips
  • 2 cups pretzel sticks
  • 1 cup cheddar-flavored snack crackers
  • 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 200°. In a large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. Spread in 2 ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Combine taco seasoning, oil and butter; pour over cereal mixture and toss to coat.
  2. Bake for 2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes. Cool in pans on wire racks. Store in airtight containers.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 270 calories, 19g fat (6g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 434mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

This colorful mixture of bite-sized snack foods, cereal and crackers gets its south-of-the-border accent from taco seasoning. “The recipe makes a big batch, but it always goes fast,” notes Liz Loder of Fox Point, Wisconsin.
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