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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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Nacho Snack Mix Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Bake: 2 hours + cooling

Yield: 16 Servings

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Ingredients

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

Directions

In a bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Spread in two ungreased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pans. Combine the taco seasoning, oil and butter; pour over cereal mixture and toss to coat.
Bake at 200° for 2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes. Cool. Store in airtight containers. Yield: 4 quarts.

Editor's Note: This recipe was prepared with Planters' Cheeze Balls.

Originally published as Nacho Snack Mix in Taste of Home August/September 2005, p59

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Reviewed on Oct. 06, 2011 by Cowgrl0025

Excellent! Something a little different than the norm. I took this camping and it was gone the first night!

Reviewed on Jul. 15, 2011 by Sandy Young

Oh, my goodness, this is THE BEST snack mix I've ever eaten! So easy to make. My husband loves it!

Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2010 by deb3346

When made 1st batch while pouring liquid some snacks got overly saturated, too much liquid. In making 2nd batch I poured the liquid into food safe spray bottle and sprayed snacks while tossing to coat. Great results using less liquids.

Reviewed on Apr. 18, 2010 by Heidi McColly

Great alternative to regular snack mix. The next time I make it, I might try to reduce the amount of butter and oil. I used cheetos instead of cheese balls which worked just as well. When I took this to work, people raved and many asked for the recipe.

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