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Category: Spreads -- Cold
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2 tablespoons pesto
8 oz. package of cream cheese or Neufchtel cream cheese (Neufchatel is softer than regular cream cheese and has 1/3 less fat)
Bring cream cheese to room temperature and mix it with the pesto. Stir until well combined. Store covered in the refrigerator.
For quick appetizers: Spread the pesto cream cheese on crackers. Top with sliced veggies, chopped nuts, olives, sliced apple . . . use your imagination. (NOTE: Assemble these just before serving; if made too far ahead, the crackers will get soggy.)
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PESTO CREAM CHEESE SPREAD
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Category: Spreads -- Cold
Prep Time: Cook Time: Total Time:
2 tablespoons pesto
8 oz. package of cream cheese or Neufchtel cream cheese (Neufchatel is softer than regular cream cheese and has 1/3 less fat)
Bring cream cheese to room temperature and mix it with the pesto. Stir until well combined. Store covered in the refrigerator.
For quick appetizers: Spread the pesto cream cheese on crackers. Top with sliced veggies, chopped nuts, olives, sliced apple . . . use your imagination. (NOTE: Assemble these just before serving; if made too far ahead, the crackers will get soggy.)
Note: This recipe is part of a user's personal recipEbox. It is not part of the CDKitchen collection.
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