Creative twists to transform your usual Christmas recipes

Deck the halls with bouts of festivity this Christmas season! It is the joyous time of the year when all the streets are bright at night, holiday songs are blasting, and delicious food is bountiful. With a celebration this grand, the challenge to upscale budget food items into sophisticated holiday food that everyone would enjoy is on! CDO knows that with a few crafty cooking skills and knowledge, you can make Christmas specialties affordable without cutting back on the holiday cheer.

Light but flavorful starters

Get ready to begin the feast with these appetizers with a twist! These light but flavorful dishes will surely leave your guests wanting more.

Stimulate your guests’ appetite with Santa’s CDO Premium Honeycured Bacon-Wrapped Breadsticks! The sweet, juicy taste, and crispy texture of the bacon followed by the crunch and steadiness of the breadstick is a blissful combination for the appetite.

If you’re in the mood for something healthy, you can try the CDO Karne Norte Christmas cabbage rolls! Take this dish up a notch by wrapping the cooked cabbage leaves around the sautéed CDO Karne Norte Classic. The flavors that you’ll get from this dish would surely leave wanting more, putting you in the mood for the main course!

Hearty main dishes

For a heavy and hearty Christmas, you can try these meals!

As the main dish, you can serve the Mrs. Claus’ CDO Ulam Burger Steak with cream mushroom sauce and parsley rice. This filling entrée consists of flavorful burger patties smothered in a rich and luxurious mushroom sauce. Pair with parsley rice to brighten and balance the flavor.

Another meal that you can prep for as the main dish is the CDO Holiday Ham and Eggs Benedict. This is made special with tender and savory ham, hot toasted bread, eggs poached perfectly, and the warm, creamy Hollandaise sauce.

Classic side dishes

Snacks wouldn’t be a problem with these classic and affordable side dishes.

The hotdog sandwich is an all-time favorite of everyone – from nostalgic parents to eager kids. Choose any hotdog kind from CDO Holiday Cheesedog Footlong, CDO Idol Cheesedog, CDO Bigtime Hotdog, and CDO Bibbo Hotdog to fit your guests’ taste buds!

You don’t need overly posh dishes that don’t really satisfy everyone when preparing for your holiday food. You can do just fine by upscaling classic CDO products. Also, you can rest assured that each and every product of CDO is free from any trace of African swine fever (ASF) -- a viral disease that affects pigs but can’t be transmitted to humans. All meats used for CDO products are inspected and cleared by the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS), and all their products are registered with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

So this Christmas season, fill your heart with the warmth that is the closeness of your loved ones and celebrate merrily with affordable and delish food! For more recipes, visit the CDO Facebook page.