Bell Pepper Poppers
Ingredients
2 sweet bell peppers with seeds and veins removed, cut into 12pieces per pepper OR Mini sweet peppers
4oz low fat cream cheese
1-2tsp no salt added lemon pepper seasoning (such as Mrs. Dash)
1tsp juice of one lemon + zest
1/4c slivered or sliced almonds, dry toasted in pan on medium heat
Directions
Combine cream cheese, spice blend, lemon juice and zest in bowl.
Reserve 1T almonds for garnish; chop up the rest of almonds and incorporate into cream cheese mixture.
Spoon 1tsp cream cheese mixture onto bell pepper piece and top with a few slivered almonds.
Nutrition
Facts per 3 bell pepper pieces:
calories: 39,
total fat: 1.5 grams,
saturated fat: 0 grams,
trans fat: 0 grams,
cholesterol: 3 mg,
sodium: 71 mg,
total carbohydrate: 3 grams,
fiber: 1 gram,
sugars: 2 grams,
protein: 3 grams.
Recipe from American Heart Association