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Easy Fiesta Christmas Tree

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Prep Time 10 min
Total Time 10 min
Servings 8

Ingredients

1: package (8 ounces) cream cheese

: Yellow or green bell pepper

1: piece (2 inches) green onion

1/4: cup Old El Paso® Thick 'n Chunky salsa

1/4: cup apricot preserves or orange marmalade

1: teaspoon chopped fresh cilantro

: Assorted tortilla chips, crackers or sliced vegetables, if desired

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Directions

1 Cut block of cream cheese diagonally in half; arrange on serving plate with shallow rim to form triangle.
2 Cut star out of bell pepper with star-shaped cookie cutter; place at top of tree. Place green onion piece at base of tree.
3 Mix salsa and preserves; spoon over cream cheese. Sprinkle with cilantro. Serve with tortilla chips.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

Add presents to your tree when you arrange small crackers at the base of the spread.

Thinly slice the rest of the green onion, and sprinkle it on top of the salsa mixture along with cilantro.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 130
Calories from Fat: 90 ),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 10 g; 10 %
(Saturated Fat 6 g, 6 % ),
Cholesterol: 30 mg; 30 %;
Sodium: 110 mg; 110 %;
Total Carbohydrate: 8 g; 8 %
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% ),
Protein: 2 g; 2 %

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 10%;
Vitamin C: 6%;
Calcium: 2%;
Iron: 2%;

Exchanges:

1 1/2 Vegetable; 2 Fat;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 11/19/2012 5:38:20 PM REPORT ABUSE I_Fortuna said:

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This is great and if you have a Christmas mold mix some horseradish or wasabi into the cream cheese. This will add a new flavor dimension. If you have two round molds one smaller than the other (or three of gradient sizes) you can make a snow man. Use capers or chopped olives for the smile, buttons and eyes, a piece of sliced carrot for the nose and red bell pepper for a scarf. You can use bell pepper or eggplant skin for a nice purple top hat. This is a great recipe to have fun with. Apricot prserves are great and lingonberry too.

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Posted 11/4/2010 9:32:40 AM REPORT ABUSE kidd12345 said:

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so 3 years ago i saw this on the web, and did a dry run for my family and they loved it. so now when we have our family christmas party everyone calls and tells me to bring this not ask but bring thanks it is so easly and i am loved for it.

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Posted 2/1/2008 10:36:45 PM REPORT ABUSE Texy said:

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I've served salsa-topped cream cheese before, but WOW, with the added preserves, this recipe is to-die-for! I used peach preserves, 'cause that's what I had in the fridge, and it was deelish! I've made it two more times since Christmas, and plan on serving it again for the Super Bowl!

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