{"id":4291,"date":"2026-04-26T22:22:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T22:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=4291"},"modified":"2026-04-26T22:22:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T22:22:52","slug":"baked-ham-cheese-ritz-cracker-bites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/26\/baked-ham-cheese-ritz-cracker-bites\/","title":{"rendered":"Baked Ham &#038; Cheese Ritz Cracker Bites"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\u00a0Baked Ham &amp; Cheese Ritz Cracker Bites<\/h1>\n<p>These are warm, melty appetizer-style cracker sandwiches made with Ritz crackers, ham, and cheese\u2014baked until golden and gooey.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>48 Ritz crackers<\/li>\n<li>2 oz cream cheese (softened)<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp Parmesan cheese (grated)<\/li>\n<li>\u00be tsp Dijon mustard<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc tsp garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc tsp dried oregano<\/li>\n<li>8 slices deli ham (cut into small pieces)<\/li>\n<li>4 slices provolone cheese (cut into small pieces)<\/li>\n<li>Optional: pickle chips or mustard for topping<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to <strong>350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Place half the Ritz crackers on a baking sheet.<\/li>\n<li>Mix cream cheese, Parmesan, Dijon, garlic powder, and oregano until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Spread mixture onto crackers.<\/li>\n<li>Add ham and cheese pieces on top.<\/li>\n<li>Cover with remaining crackers to form mini sandwiches.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <strong>about 8 minutes<\/strong>, until warm and slightly melted.<\/li>\n<li>Serve warm (optional pickle on top with toothpick).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>\u00a0Result<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Crispy outside<\/li>\n<li>Warm, creamy, cheesy inside<\/li>\n<li>Sweet-salty ham flavor<\/li>\n<li>Perfect for parties or snacks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Based on real recipe-style versions<\/h2>\n<p>This is very similar to official Ritz baked ham &amp; cheese cracker sandwiches used for party appetizers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Baked Ham &amp; Cheese Ritz Cracker Bites These are warm, melty appetizer-style cracker sandwiches made with Ritz crackers, ham, and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4291"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4293,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4291\/revisions\/4293"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}