What Are Oyster crackers and How Can I Use Them?

Oyster crackers is easier to cook with than it looks. Here's how to choose, use, and store them, what to substitute, and 21 recipes to get you started.

Recipes using oyster crackers

There are 21 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Hidden Valley Rancy Oyster Crackers

Crunchy oyster crackers get tossed in ranch seasoning, dill, garlic, and lemon pepper, then toasted until golden for an addictive party snack that disappears faster than you can make it.

Granola Gorp *

Baked granola gorp trail mix with chow mein noodles, peanuts, dried apricots, raisins, and chocolate chips. Crunchy, sweet, salty, and totally customizable.

Delicious Cincinnati Chili

Cincinnati chili: thin, spiced ground beef sauce with cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and a touch of molasses, simmered low and slow. Serve over spaghetti with cheddar, onions, and beans.

Ranch - Oyster Crackers

Ranch oyster crackers seasoned with ranch dressing mix, dill, and oil then baked until crispy. A four-ingredient snack that disappears fast at any party.

Low Fat Cincinnati Sky Loaf

Reach for the sky with this scrumptious dish made with turkey breast, tomato sauce and oyster crackers.

Ranch Oyster Crackers

Ranch oyster crackers toss store-bought oyster crackers in oil, Italian dressing mix, and dill, then slow-bake until crisp and seasoned. Addictive snack mix in 30 minutes.

Cracker Crumb Mixture

This rich crumb topping keep well on the pantry shelf or in the refrigerator. Halve the recipe if you use crumbs sparingly.

Bob's Cincinnati Chili

Cincinnati chili: a thin, fragrant ground beef sauce spiced with cinnamon, allspice, and cumin, ladled over spaghetti and topped with shredded cheddar, raw onion, and oyster crackers. The Ohio classic.

In the Spirit Seafood Strata

Seafood strata layered with crab meat, oyster crackers, water chestnuts, and peas in a lobster bisque custard. Assembled the night before and baked golden for an easy brunch or dinner.

Four Way Cincinnati Chili

Cincinnati four-way chili with cinnamon, allspice, and warm spices over spaghetti, topped with cheddar and raw onions. Ready in 30 minutes.

Turmeric Oyster Crackers

Turmeric oyster crackers are a microwave snack mix flavored with garlic, dill, and chicken bouillon. A golden, savory twist on seasoned crackers for parties, salads, and soup toppers.

Oyster Cracker Snack Mix

Ranch oyster cracker snack mix tossed in warm oil with ranch dressing mix, dill weed, and garlic powder. An addictive, five-ingredient party snack ready in minutes.

Creamy Clam Chowder

New England creamy clam chowder steams fresh littlenecks for their broth, then simmers with salt pork, potatoes, onions, and half-and-half. The classic from-scratch version, no canned shortcuts.

Garlic Dip - Greek Style

This dip is good on almost everything IF you like garlic. We dip unsalted pretzels as well as pita chips and or vegetable cudites. It also makes an excellent base for brushetta.

Seasoned Oyster Crackers

Ranch seasoned oyster crackers tossed with garlic powder, lemon pepper, and oil in a bag. A 5-minute no-bake snack that's addictively crunchy and impossible to stop eating.

Mystery Crackers

Seasoned mystery crackers made with oyster crackers tossed in buttery oil, cream of chicken soup mix, garlic powder, and parsley. Addictive no-bake party snack ready in minutes.

Queen of Chilis (Cincinnati-Style)

Cincinnati-style chili over buttered spaghetti, topped with kidney beans, chopped onions, and a mountain of shredded cheddar. The classic 5-way Skyline-style chili from Ohio.

Chex Mix Oyster Crackers

Savory seasoned oyster crackers tossed with olive oil, garlic powder, Worcestershire sauce, and chicken broth. A crunchy, snackable twist on classic Chex mix.

Hidden Valley Oyster Crackers Mix *

Ranch oyster cracker mix with fish crackers, nuts, dill, lemon pepper, and garlic, baked low and slow until crispy. A classic party snack ready in 30 minutes that stores well in an airtight container.

New England Clam Chowder with Salt Pork

New England clam chowder built the old way: littleneck clams steamed in their own broth, salt pork rendered for fat and cracklings, with potatoes, onions and a finish of cream. Smoky, briny, deeply Yankee.

Boston Clam Chowder

Microwave Boston clam chowder with bacon, potatoes, minced clams, and cream. The classic New England chowder built without a stovetop, finished with oyster crackers and crumbled bacon.

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