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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
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.
Nutrition Information: 1 Serving: Calories 130 (Calories from Fat 90 ); Total Fat 10 g (Saturated Fat 6 g); Cholesterol 30 mg; Sodium 110 mg; Total Carbohydrate 8 g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 2 g
Percent 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.
Special Touch
Add presents to your tree when you arrange small crackers at the base of the spread.
Planned-Overs
Thinly slice the rest of the green onion, and sprinkle it on top of the salsa mixture along with cilantro.
Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of Betty Crocker 2007/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved

Party guests will “ooh” and “aah” over this delectable
spread!
Easy Fiesta Christmas Tree recipe
Makes 8 servings1 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
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.
Nutrition Information: 1 Serving: Calories 130 (Calories from Fat 90 ); Total Fat 10 g (Saturated Fat 6 g); Cholesterol 30 mg; Sodium 110 mg; Total Carbohydrate 8 g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 2 g
Percent 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.
Special Touch
Add presents to your tree when you arrange small crackers at the base of the spread.
Planned-Overs
Thinly slice the rest of the green onion, and sprinkle it on top of the salsa mixture along with cilantro.
Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of Betty Crocker 2007/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved
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