Show Idaho Beans In Tasty Snack rr The hostess who likes to tempt the fancy of her guests but keeps an eye on the budget as well will welcome this recipe for Pinto Party Pate For this tasty make ahead appetizer cooked and mashed Idaho pinto beans are combined with softened cream cheese and enlivened with minced green onion chopped chilies and selected seasonings After chilling the mixture is shaped into a hall ball and given a festive coating of chopped parsley The many varieties of dried beans from sunny Idaho offer an inexpensive way to add valuable nutrients and important Tiber fiber to daily meals When youre you're preparing Idaho beans cook up an extra batch to store in the freezer for soups and casseroles as well as party dips and spreads Pinto Party Pate 2 11 cups mashed cooked 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Worcester Worcester- Idaho pinto beans shire sauce 1 1 package 3 oz cream 8 1 teaspoon Tabasco cheese softened sauce 4 1 cup minced green 2 1 teaspoon salt onion 8 1 teaspoon garlic salt 2 ounces chopped green Chopped parsley chilies Combine pinto beans with cream cheese onion chilies and seasonings Chill in a bowl lined with waxed paper Shape into a ball Roll in chopped parsley Serve as a spread with crisp crackers |