Celery Stuffed with Blue Cheese

Celery Stuffed with Blue Cheese

Categories: Cottage Cheese, Blue Cheese, Celery, Stuffed

12 Outside ribs celery, trimmed
1/2 cup of Part-skim ricotta
1/2 cup of Low-fat cottage cheese
2 ounces of crumbled blue cheese
Tabasco or other hot sauce

Instructions:

Prepare the celery and place in a bowl of ice and water. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. In a food processor, puree the ricotta and cottage cheese until smooth. Transfer to a small bowl. Add the crumbled blue cheese mixture and a dash of Tabasco; stir until blended. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. At serving time, drain the celery and pat dry with paper towels. Stuff each rib of celery with a rounded teaspoonful of the blue cheese mixture and arrange on a platter. Serving Size: 12

Nutritional analysis per serving: 44 calories; 2 grams total fat; 4 grams protein; 2 grams carbohydrates; 7 milligrams cholesterol; 152 milligrams sodium.

Recipe by Cathy Luchettis Hot Flash Cookbook Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by "John Weber" <hdbrer@ibm.net> on May 31, 98