Tomato, Bacon and Cheese Mini Puffs (Hot Appetizer)

I make these all the time and they are very much requested where ever I go! I just posted them in another thread and I figured I would post a post here so that people would see.

They make the perfect appetizer for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Super Bowl Sunday, etc!

Ingredients
1 cup mayonnaise (I've used light or reduced fat, it doesn't matter)
8-10 oz. block of cheddar cheese, shredded (or buy it shredded already!)
1 small onion, finely diced
1 small tomato, finely diced
1 jar or package of bacon bits (I like to use the Oscar Mayer one in the little pouch) (you can also fry bacon and chop it, but why do all that work )
1 package of Pillsbury Grands biscuits (you want the kind that has many layers to it so you can pull them apart by layer)

You will need a mini muffin pan to cook them in.

Mix all ingredients (except biscuits) together in a small mixing bowl. Set aside.

Take the Pillsbury Grand biscuits and separate them by layers. I always have a tough time doing this... You should be able to get 24 layers from the 8 bisucits to fill each of the cups in the mini muffin pan. Take each layer and put into the muffin pan cups, making sort of a shell in each cup. Fill to top, but not overflowing because the cheese melts and may ooze all over. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Serve warm. Makes 24 mini appetizers, but you may have some filling left over!

ENJOY!

ETA: If you can' t separate the bisquits into layers, take each of the 8 bisquits, quarter them, then take each piece, roll into ball, and then flatten out and put into the mini miffin cup. It's more work, but sometimes its the easier route!

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Thanks, this looks really good. I'll be trying this for Thanksgiving.

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In the words of the great Rachel Ray ... Yumm - o

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Bumping for those who asked!

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wow, those sound great!!!

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I'm making these for our Christmas Eve Party-I searched for it after I had seen you post it before. Let you know how they go over. Thanks!

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My mom makes these and they are delicious.

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These are awesome, thanks to Trish I have to make them for every occasion whether at my home or someone else's!

I keep the ingredients in the house

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They are on my menu again this coming Christmas!

You will not believe how good they are until you try them! YUMMY!

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I make these all the time and ALWAYS get good reviews. You can use any cheese you like , I add a little garlic and black pepper in the mixture too.

I dont have a mini muffin pan. I still half the biscuits and put them in a regular muffin pan. It still works out well.