Diabetic Dish of the Week – Herbed Cheese Mini Peppers
November 11, 2014 at 6:39 AM | Posted in diabetes, diabetes friendly, Diabetic Dish of the Week | Leave a commentTags: appetizer, Cream cheese, Diabetes, Diabetic Dish of the Week, Herbed Cheese Mini Peppers, low calorie, low carb, Low Fat Milk, Mini Peppers
Herbed Cheese Mini Peppers
Ingredients
10 red, yellow, and/or orange miniature sweet peppers (6 to 8 ounces total)
1 – 8 ounce package reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel), softened
1 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano, rosemary, tarragon, or thyme, or 1/2 to 1 teaspoon dried oregano, rosemary, tarragon, or thyme, crushed
Finely shredded lemon peel (set aside)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon fat-free milk
Fresh oregano leaves (optional)
Directions
Halve each sweet pepper lengthwise. Remove the seeds; set peppers aside.
In a small bowl, stir together cream cheese, the chopped or dried herb, lemon juice, and the 1 tablespoon milk. Stir in additional milk, if needed to reach piping consistency.
Pipe or spoon cream cheese mixture into pepper halves. Sprinkle cream cheese mixture with lemon peel. If desired, garnish with oregano leaves.
Nutrition Facts (Herbed Cheese Mini Peppers)
32 cal., 3 g fat (2 g sat. fat, 9 mg chol., 46 mg sodium, 1 g carb., 0 g fiber, 1 g pro.
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