{"id":680,"date":"2026-01-13T15:15:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T15:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=680"},"modified":"2026-01-13T15:15:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T15:15:41","slug":"mississippi-lil-smokies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/mississippi-lil-smokies\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi Lil\u2019 Smokies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\u00a0Mississippi Lil\u2019 Smokies (Crowd-Favorite Appetizer)<\/h3>\n<p>These buttery, savory little sausages are incredibly easy and always disappear fast\u2014perfect for parties, game days, or potlucks!<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>2 packages (14 oz each) <strong>Lil\u2019 Smokies<\/strong> (cocktail sausages)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup (<strong>1 stick<\/strong>) <strong>unsalted butter<\/strong>, sliced into pats<\/li>\n<li>1 packet (1 oz) <strong>Ranch seasoning mix<\/strong> (dry)<\/li>\n<li>1 packet (1 oz) <strong>Au Jus gravy mix<\/strong> (dry)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\u00a0Instructions<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Slow Cooker Method (Recommended):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Place the Lil\u2019 Smokies in a slow cooker.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle the Ranch seasoning and Au Jus mix evenly over the sausages.<\/li>\n<li>Top with butter pats.<\/li>\n<li>Cover and cook on <strong>LOW for 3\u20134 hours<\/strong> or <strong>HIGH for 1\u00bd\u20132 hours<\/strong>, stirring once or twice until hot and glossy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Stovetop Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Add all ingredients to a large skillet or saucepan.<\/li>\n<li>Cook over <strong>low heat<\/strong>, stirring occasionally, until butter is melted and sausages are heated through (about <strong>20\u201325 minutes<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>\u00a0Serving Suggestions<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Serve warm straight from the slow cooker with <strong>toothpicks<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Great alongside sliders, wings, or veggie trays.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Tips &amp; Variations<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>For a little heat, add <strong>pepperoncini peppers<\/strong> or a splash of their juice.<\/li>\n<li>Like it spicy? Sprinkle in <strong>red pepper flakes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Keep on <strong>\u201cWarm\u201d<\/strong> setting for parties\u2014these stay delicious for hours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Mississippi Lil\u2019 Smokies (Crowd-Favorite Appetizer) These buttery, savory little sausages are incredibly easy and always disappear fast\u2014perfect for parties, game&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-680","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\/680","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=680"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":682,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/680\/revisions\/682"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}