Easy Fiesta Christmas Tree

Party guests will "ooh" and "aah" over this delectable Easy Fiesta Christmas Tree spread!

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
Yellow or green bell pepper
1 (2 inch) piece 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

Instructions

Cut block of cream cheese diagonally in half; arrange on serving plate with shallow rim to form triangle.
Cut star out of bell pepper with star-shaped cookie cutter; place at top of tree.
Place green onion piece at base of tree.
Mix salsa and preserves; spoon over cream cheese.
Sprinkle with cilantro.
Serve with tortilla chips.

Notes

Add presents to your tree when you arrange small crackers at the base of the spread.

Thinly slice the rest of the green onion, and sprinkle it on top of the salsa mixture along with cilantro.

Nutrition

Per serving: Calories 130 (Calories from Fat 90); Total Fat 10g (Saturated Fat 6g); Cholesterol 30mg; Sodium 110mg; Total Carbohydrate 8g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 2g

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.

Attributrion

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Betty Crocker