Ree Drummond’s 4 Last-Minute Holiday Recipes Have Easy Pioneer Woman Shortcuts – Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Want to be that person who can whip up festive Pioneer Woman dishes at a moment’s notice come the holiday season? Make it happen with Ree Drummond’s last-minute holiday recipes. The celebrity chef proves food fit for a celebration — or an unexpected holiday guest — can be both quick and easy. So when Christmas to-do lists get too long, turn to the Food Network star’s last-minute recipes.
1. Ree Drummond’s last-minute holiday recipes start with Christmas Cheesecake Cups
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Featured in Food Network’s “Last-Minute Holidays” episode of The Pioneer Woman, Drummond’s Christmas Cheesecake Cups are a festive addition to any holiday meal. Sticking to the theme of last-minute holiday recipes, the bite-sized treats are quick and easy to make.
Ready in 20 minutes, the dish from the Super Easy cookbook author uses a combination of store-bought ingredients. As for the Pioneer Woman shortcut, Drummond opts for frozen phyllo shells to make the cooking process that much easier and quicker. What she’s left with is red, white, and green bites to serve as a holiday appetizer or dessert.
2. Christmas Tree Pizza is a savory last-minute holiday recipe from the Food Network star
Need something festive to make with kids during the holidays? Look no further than Drummond’s Christmas Tree Pizza. As the name suggests, it’s a Christmas tree-shaped pizza and it comes complete with “ornaments” in the form of cherry tomatoes and pepperoni slices.
This time around Drummond’s last-minute holiday recipe gets help from storebought bread dough and alfredo sauce. 40 minutes after assembling and baking the pizza, the festive dish is ready to serve.
3. Festive Baked Brie Bites are a popular last-minute holiday recipe from the Pioneer Woman
One of many Pioneer Woman brie appetizers — Drummond has recipes for a brie wreath and Brie and Mushrooms en Croute just to name a few — is Festive Baked Brie Bites. Once again the Food Network star uses one of her Pioneer Woman shortcuts, storebought refrigerated crescent dough, to make the cooking process faster and easier.
Drummond’s last-minute holiday recipe starts with mixing cranberries and pistachios together. Then she puts them on a small square of crescent dough before adding a cube of brie on top. The cookbook author then gathers the ends of the dough to make a sort-of pouch and pinches them together. After they’ve been brushed with an egg wash and baked the Festive Baked Brie Bites are done.
Garnished with pomegranate seeds for an added dose of holiday color, Drummond’s …….