Thursday, December 23, 2010

Continental Cheese Spread

Sure the name sounds a little funny but this is a great app for the holidays. No, not for your smart phone, as in hor devour. My uncle has been making it for Thanksgiving for many years and I'm alway the one making the biggest dent in the bowl. It's good on everything! It's actually not going to make you gain weight, which is a plus because it's made with fat free cream cheese. You can of course pump it with fat and it'd be even better I'm sure but it doesn't even need it!


Ingredients

  • 1 package (8 ounces) fat-free cream cheese, softened
  • 1 tablespoon fat-free milk
  • 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
  • 1 tablespoon minced green onion
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper

  • Directions In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and milk until smooth. Beat in the Parmesan cheese, parsley, onion, garlic, thyme and pepper until well blended. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour. Serve with crackers, baguette, tortilla chips, veggies, pita chips, or anything else you want to put in your mouth. 
  • Yield: 1 cup.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 tablespoons) equals 38 calories, 1 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 4 mg cholesterol, 191 mg sodium, 2 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 5 g protein.

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