Hot Pastrami Spread
I first tasted this at a church party a few years ago. Everyone raves about it and the dish is always scraped clean. You can also serve the savory spread with bite-sized bagel pieces.28 ServingsPrep: 10 min. Bake: 25 min.
Ingredients
- 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 packages (2-1/2 ounces each) thinly sliced pastrami, chopped
- 1/2 cup finely chopped green pepper
- 1/3 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, optional
- Thinly sliced pumpernickel bread and light rye bread
Directions
- In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sour cream until smooth. Stir
- in pastrami and green pepper.
- Transfer to a greased 1-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with pecans if
- desired. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until
- heated though and edges are bubbly.
- Cut out bread with a shamrock-shaped cookie cutter if desired. Serve
- with spread. Yield: About 3-1/2 cups.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 tablespoons) equals 41 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 13 mg cholesterol, 53 mg sodium, 1 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.