Blue Cheese-Stuffed Strawberries

Name: Blue Cheese-Stuffed Strawberries
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 16 appetizers.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar; 3 ounces fat-free cream cheese; 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese; 16 large fresh strawberries; 3 tablespoons finely chopped pecans, toasted

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 25 min. YIELD: 16 appetizers.

I was enjoying a salad with strawberries and blue cheese when the idea hit me to stuff the strawberries and serve them as an appetizer. It worked out great, and the flavors blend so nicely. —Diane Nemitz, Ludington, Michigan

Ingredients

1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
3 ounces fat-free cream cheese
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
16 large fresh strawberries
3 tablespoons finely chopped pecans, toasted

Directions

1. Place vinegar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half. Cool to room temperature.
2. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in blue cheese. Remove stems and scoop out centers from strawberries; fill each with about 2 teaspoons cheese mixture. Sprinkle pecans over filling, pressing lightly. Chill until serving. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar.
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Nutrition Facts

1 stuffed strawberry: 36 calories, 2g fat (1g saturated fat), 3mg cholesterol, 80mg sodium, 3g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 fat.

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