Fiesta Spread
Recipe from Old El Paso

Nibble on this easy-to-fix cream cheese appetizer until dinner is ready.


Fiesta Spread

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Ingredients
  • 1  package
    (8 ounces) cream cheese
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  • 1/4  cup
    Old El PasoŽ salsa (any variety)
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  • 1/4  cup
    apricot preserves
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  • 1/4  cup
    sliced ripe olive
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  • 1  tablespoon
    chopped fresh cilantro, if desired
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    Assorted crackers, if desired
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Directions
1.
Place block of cream cheese on serving plate with shallow rim.
2.
Mix salsa and preserves; spread over cream cheese. Sprinkle with olives and cilantro. Serve with crackers.

Tips:
Watching fat grams? Use fat-free or low-fat cream cheese in place of the regular cream cheese.
Chocolate lovers will enjoy Chocoholic Apricot Spread. Replace the salsa with chocolate syrup, the olives with miniature chocolate chips, the cilantro with fresh mint and the crackers with wafer cookies or shortbread.
Nutrition information
1 Serving: Calories 130 (Calories from Fat 90), Total Fat 10 g (Saturated Fat 6 g), Cholesterol 30 mg; Sodium 160 mg; Total Carbohydrate 8 g (Dietary Fiber 0g), Protein 2 g; Percent Daily Value: Vitamin A 10.00%; Vitamin C 4.00%; Calcium 2.00%; Iron 2.00%; Exchanges: 1/2 Fruit; 2 Fat Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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