Italian-Herb Party Mix

By Joyknight920

Ingredients

• For the party mix-
• 2 cups each: Chex Corn, Chex Rice and Chex Wheat cereal squares
• 2 cups mini pretzels*
• 1 cup nuts**
• For the Butter-Spice Mixture-
• 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 Tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon each: red pepper flakes, garlic salt, garlic powder and onion powder
• For the Cheese-Herb Mixture-
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil***
• 1-1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 250o F. Mix cereal, pretzels and nuts for the party mix in a large bowl; set aside.

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add oil, vinegar, Worcestershire, Italian seasoning, pepper flakes, garlic salt, garlic powder and onion powder; stir to combine.

Off heat pour butter-spice mixture over party mix and keep tossing until it is fully coated.

Transfer party mix to a baking sheet. Bake mix 1-1-1/4 hours (I did mine for 1 hour only), stirring every 15 minutes.

Combine Parmesan, basil and rosemary in a bowl, sprinkle over party mix and toss together while mix is still warm. Cool mix on a baking sheet and store in an airtight container up to 1 week.