Appetizers

Easy Herbed Cream Cheese Spread

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I made this for a fancy anniversary dinner....it was absolutly wonderful...Full of flavor...colorful and easy and fun to eat...(I cut the ham up before I put in in between ...read more

posted by

Kiddoscooking

on 6/12/2006

time

prep:

10 min

total:

10 min

servings

total:

8 servings, 2 Tbsp. spread and 6 crackers each

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What You Need

Tbsp. finely chopped basil

Grated peel of 1 lemon

1/2

tsp. cracked black pepper

pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese

Tbsp. KRAFT Shredded Parmesan Cheese

Tbsp. chopped OSCAR MAYER Deli Fresh Brown Sugar Ham (2 slices)

TRISCUIT Crackers

Make It

MIX basil, lemon peel and pepper in shallow plate until well blended.

PLACE cream cheese in basil mixture; turn to evenly coat all sides, pressing basil mixture into cream cheese to secure. Cut cream cheese block horizontally in half; place one half on serving dish, basil mixture side down. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese onto cut-side of cream cheese. Top with ham and second half of cream cheese, cut-side down with basil mixture on top.

SERVE at room temperature or microwave on HIGH 45 sec. or until warm. Serve as a spread with crackers.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Healthy Living

Save 70 calories and 9 grams of fat by preparing as directed with PHILADELPHIA Fat Free Cream Cheese.

Variation - Rosemary-Lemon PHILADELPHIA® Spread

Add 1 tsp. finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves to the basil mixture.

Substitute

Subsitute TRISCUIT Rosemary & Olive Oil Crackers for TRISCUIT Crackers.

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mommytomychildren

posted:11/23/2009

It was horrible. No one ate it and I threw it away.

a cook

posted:12/8/2008

I made this for a party and no one really liked it. I ended up throwing most of it away.

susanandthree

posted:5/31/2007

I really liked this. It was something other than chips and dip!! It was a nice change. It was very good!!! I added more pepper to off set the basil.

yosteffen

posted:5/30/2007

yuck

lorkylou

posted:5/20/2007

The basil was a little strong my taste but everyone else loved it.

mtorok

posted:12/9/2006

I made this appetizer for Thanksgiving and it disappeared within 20 minutes! Great easy recipe.

Kiddoscooking

posted:6/12/2006

I made this for a fancy anniversary dinner....it was absolutly wonderful...Full of flavor...colorful and easy and fun to eat...(I cut the ham up before I put in in between worked well)

atjaz

posted:6/5/2006

This took about 5 minutes and was a huge hit!! I had it as one of 6 appetizers for a party- tasted yummy, looked awesome, was easy to make! I put in 6 slices of ham to break up all that cream cheese....i will do the same next time! I love recipes that look and taste terrific but look as though you slaved for hours!!

indaclipse

posted:3/1/2006

I simply rolled the block of 1/3 fat cream cheese in dried basil, parm cheese, garlic powder mixture & served w reduced fat wheat thins...yum! My friends and I were addicted!

faith200068

posted:1/27/2006