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Recipe: Artichoke Cheese Appetizers
Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 15 min.
Cooking Time: 0 min.
 
Ingredients:
  • 2 Lbs. canned artichoke bottoms, drained
  • 1 red bell pepper\cooked, seeded
  • 3 oz. cream cheese
  • 1 tsp. capers, drained and finely chopped
  • 1 gherkin pickle, finely chopped
  • 2 Tbs. mayonnaise
  • 1 hard-boiled egg, finely chopped
Cooking Directions:
Cut a small slice from the base of each artichoke and reserve slices. Cut half the pepper into small sticks and chop remaining pepper finely. Beat cheese in a bowl until smooth. Stir in remaining ingredients and chopped pepper. Fill artichokes with cheese mixture. Make a small cut in reserved artichoke slices and push in pepper sticks. Place slices on artichokes, beret style.
 
Per Serving: calories 176, fat 11.5g, calories from fat 59%, protein 7.6g, cholesterol 53.2mg, dietary fiber 8.4g

Nutrients Exchanges
Calories 176 Milk Exchanges 0.0
Protein 7.6g Vegetable Exchanges 3.3
Carbohydrates 18.8g Fruit Exchanges 0.0
Dietary Fiber 8.4g Bread Exchanges 0.0
Sugar 2.7g Other Carbohydrates/Sugar Exchanges 0.0
Fat Total 11.5g Lean Meat Exchanges 0.3
Saturated Fat 4.6g Very Lean Meat/Protein Exchanges 0.0
Mono-unsaturated Fat 3.6g Fat Exchanges 1.7
Poly-unsaturated Fat 3.3g
% Calories from Fat 59%    
Cholesterol 53.2mg
Sodium 710.6mg
Vitamins Minerals
Vitamin A 156.2IU Calcium 86.4mg
Thiamin (B1) 1.1mg Copper 0.6mg
Riboflavin (B2) 1.1mg Iron 2.4mg
Niacin (B3) 1.7mg Magnesium 94.9mg
Vitamin B6 0.3mg Manganese 0.5mg
Vitamin B12 0.2mcg Phosphorus 164.7mg
Vitamin C 36.1mg Potassium 596.8mg
Vitamin E 2.7IU Selenium 2.5mcg
Folate 85.0mcg Sodium 710.6mg
Pantothenic Acid 0.8mg Zinc 0.9mg