Spicy snack mix

Take your regular snack mix up a notch with this hot hodgepodge. Adjust the heat to your family’s tastes, and you’ll be surprised how fast this stuff disappears!

Ingredients

  • 6 cups popped popcorn
  • 2 cups small corn chips
  • 1 cup baked pretzel snack crackers or mini-pretzels
  • 8 ounces cheddar or jalapeño jack cheese, cut into cubes
  • 1 tablespoons taco seasoning mix

Directions

  1. Place popcorn, corn chips and pretzels in a large bowl.
  2. Add cheese cubes and taco seasoning mix.
  3. Toss lightly.

Nutrition facts: 180 calories; 11 g fat; 5 g saturatedfat; 21 mg cholesterol; 14 g carbohydrate, 7 g protein; 306 mgsodium; 1 g fiber; 15% DV calcium. Source: MidwestDairy.com

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