Cranberry-Chili Cheese Spread Recipe

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Appetizers just can't get much easier than this ritzy-looking cheese spread with its refreshing hint of lime. I turn to this recipe whenever unexpected guests drop in. —Laurie LaClair, North Richland Hills, Texas

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Cranberry-Chili Cheese Spread Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 10 min.
  • Yield: 14 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 can (14 ounces) whole-berry cranberry sauce
  • 1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chilies, drained
  • 1 green onion, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • Assorted crackers

Directions

  • Place cream cheese on a serving plate. In a small bowl, combine the cranberry sauce, green chilies, onion, lime juice and spices. Spoon over cream cheese. Serve with crackers. Yield: 14 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1/4 cup (calculated without crackers) equals 157 calories, 11 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 36 mg cholesterol, 200 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Cranberry-Chili Cheese Spread in Simple & Delicious October/November 2011, p53

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Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2012 by cooktocook

Have made this twice now since November and everyone loves it.

First served this to my fellow teachers at a team planning and they all asked for the recipe.

Second time, at my Christmas Day buffet where out of town family members, non-cranberry lovers, asked for the recipe.

It's a keeper!

Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2012 by chocoloco

I tried mixing the cream cheese into the sauce and it was not pretty: ( If you want to mix it, make sure the cream cheese is soft and you use an electric mixer to beat the cheese before mixing the sauce into it. I used some reserved sauce for a garnish.

Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2012 by voltzd

I've made this for Thanksgiving the last two years. It's easy to mix up at home and then pour over cream cheese when we arrive at our destination.

Reviewed on Dec. 08, 2012 by KieraKaitou

Made this for a Thanksgiving and it was amazing! It has a great kick that is evened out by the cream cheese! Even my sisters boyfriend, who hates cream cheese, loved it!

Reviewed on Dec. 04, 2012 by MEMOMCH

Made as recipe--VERY, VERY good!!!!! For Christmas lunch at work, think I will make as a cheese ball.

Reviewed on Dec. 02, 2012 by Holmescsh

Used lite cream cheese and still had great flavor.

Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2012 by diamond137

This is delicious, I added 1/2 tsp dried orange peel and it brightened up the flavor. Used low fat cream cheese and it fits into our eating plan with some whole grain crackers... Yummy!

Reviewed on Nov. 12, 2012 by amk4985

Great recipe

Reviewed on Nov. 04, 2012 by swinny

Excellent. Trying it out for Thanksgiving!!! This tatste delicous!!!!! Very festive looking also!!!!!

Reviewed on Dec. 30, 2011 by kjmatz

Very good for an adult crowd.

Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2011 by salsberg

I made this for our tailgating people and everyone loved it. Nice change from the shrimp and chilli one.

Reviewed on Dec. 07, 2011 by kitzer

It's in my recipe box! I'm going to make it with my homemade cranberry sauce and 'doctor' it up!

Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2011 by Bcooks

We were not fans of this recipe. It is very easy to make ahead, but I just didn't care for the flavor blend in the cranberries. Might have liked it better if we had blended it all together with the cream cheese.

Reviewed on Nov. 25, 2011 by Amberbakes

This was awesome. We creamed it all together as a dip and served it at Thanksgiving. It was amazing. We all decided we have to have it at Christmas too.

Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2011 by tigerlily55

I made this with mild chilis and everyone loved it. I might use medium hot chilis next time. Made plenty of sauce to cover the cream cheese. Would definitely made again as it was very easy!

 
 

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