Taste of Home
Hot Pastrami Spread
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. Bake: 25 min.
YIELD: About 3-1/2 cups.
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. —Arlene Wilson, Center Barnstead, New Hampshire
Ingredients
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2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
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1/2 cup sour cream
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2 packages (2-1/2 ounces each) thinly sliced pastrami, chopped
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1/2 cup finely chopped green pepper
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1/3 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, optional
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Thinly sliced pumpernickel bread and light rye bread
Directions
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1.
In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sour cream until smooth. Stir in pastrami and green pepper.
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2.
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.
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3.
Cut out bread with a shamrock-shaped cookie cutter if desired. Serve with spread.
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