Sassy Little Oyster Crackers

Posted by on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

western oyster crackers

My mother-in-law is the only person I’ve ever known to make these savory little crackers.  Her original recipe called for Wesson oil, but I’ve substituted light olive oil.  And I’ve made my own Ranch Dressing Mix instead of using the package of Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix to avoid any MSG.  These little crackers are perfect over chili or your favorite soup!

  • 2 10oz Packages Oyster Crackers
  • 1 Cup Light Olive Oil
  • 4 Tablespoons home made Ranch Dressing Mix, or 1 package Hidden Valley Ranch Mix
  • 1- 2 teaspoons Red Pepper Flakes (optional)

Pour crackers into a large dutch oven or extra large mixing bowl.  Drizzle olive oil over crackers.  Sprinkle Ranch Dressing Mix and Red Pepper Flakes over crackers and gently stir to mix well.  Let crackers set for about 30 minutes.  Every 30 minutes, give mixture a gentle stir.  Continue this process until oil is well absorbed.  Store in air tight container until ready to serve.

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6 Responses to “Sassy Little Oyster Crackers”

  1. Heatheron 26 Jan 2011 at 10:43 am 1

    Tara, can you share your Ranch Dressing mix recipe? I hate the MSG and have been wanting a homemade recipe for this for so long! Thanks!
    Heather

  2. Taraon 26 Jan 2011 at 12:53 pm 2

    Heather that Ranch Dressing Mix will be posted tomorrow, but let me know if you need it sooner.

  3. carolinaheartstringson 27 Jan 2011 at 6:39 am 3

    Yum. I probably would eat this right out of the container and not even wait to put them on something. I will be checking back to get your ranch dressing mix tomorrow. Thanks Tara.

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  5. Kaitlinon 28 Jan 2011 at 5:53 pm 5

    I love Oyster Crackers plain, so I can’t even imagine how good these are!

  6. cathyon 20 Mar 2011 at 8:38 pm 6

    We eat these tasty crackers along w/ pretzels & chips while watching our Packers on T.V. win the Super Bowl. I love this recipe & add 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp. dill weed & the ranch dressing along with the oil heat but not boil ,then pour over the crackers & toss to coat, put everything on a jelly roll pan in the oven at 225 for 15 min. turn the oven off & let them dry & cool down. Store in air tight containers. This recipe works well with prezels too.