Ok so I'm in LOVE with this spread! A huge thanks to my friend Nicole for introducing this recipe to me. This has become such a staple at all our cookouts and tailgates this summer so I just had to share it with you! Best part?! It's completely fat-free!! Since my brother just got home this weekend from being in Afghanistan for 8 months, we're throwing him a huge homecoming party and I went ahead and made this dip for the block party :)
I'm soooo incredible proud of you Jamie! Glad you are home safe!!
Ok so back to my dip :)
Feel free to kick the heat up a notch if you can handle spicier foods or leave out the cayenne pepper altogether if you want a more subdued taste. Either way it won't disappoint! In my opinion, this goes best with whole wheat crackers OR, to keep it even healthier, slice up some of your leftover red bell pepper and dip away! This goes perfect with fresh veggies and is completely guilt-free :) Hope you guys enjoy it!
**Yay!! Update: This post has recently been featured on Foodgawker and is my very first post accepted!! Can you tell I'm excited?!
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**Yay!! Update: This post has recently been featured on Foodgawker and is my very first post accepted!! Can you tell I'm excited?!
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Servings: 6
Serving Size: 1/4 cup
Calories: 80
Fat: 0 g
Carbs: 10 g
Fiber: 1 g
Protein: 7.5 g
Old Points: 1.4 pts
Points+: 2 pts
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Serving Size: 1/4 cup
Calories: 80
Fat: 0 g
Carbs: 10 g
Fiber: 1 g
Protein: 7.5 g
Old Points: 1.4 pts
Points+: 2 pts
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Here are your ingredients:
1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes, without oil, dry packed
8 oz. fat-free cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup plain fat-free yogurt
1/4 cup chili sauce
4 Tbsp scallions, chopped
4 Tbsp red bell pepper, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 tsp celery seed
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
Place tomatoes in a small bowl. Cover with 1 cup of boiling water and allow to stand at room temperature for 10 minutes. Drain and chop tomatoes.
Meanwhile, in another bowl, combine cream cheese, yogurt and chili sauce and mix well. Add tomatoes and remaining ingredients. Mix well and refrigerate until ready to serve. Enjoy!
30 lovely comments:
Yummy this looks great and I love spreads like this!
That's a great spread, Kelly. It's full of flavours.
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Sounds great. I love dips of any kind and my family would love the addition of the chile sauce!
Gotta feel great having your brother back safe and sound :) This dip seems like a fantastic way to celebrate! Well done
A BIG welcome home and THANK YOU to your brother for his service!! Glad he made it back safe & sound!
The dip sounds amazing! How easy, too :) I think I'll be making up a batch of this for evening snacks :)
What kind of chili sauce? I think 1/4 cup of sriracha or tobasco might do me in :)
So glad to see that your brother is home and safe and sound! Great dip recipe :) That's a nice picture too!
Hi Kelly, how are you? What a great dip. And an greater reason to celebrate with it; having your brother return home safely! Bravo Kelly!
Thank you so much everyone for the sweet comments about my brother being back!
Shreela, I just used basic Heinz chili sauce, not too spicy at all :)
Nice blog. Glad Jamie made it back safe.
I know how that feels! Congrats on the feature on Foodgawker and to many more that will come ;)
ahhh, spicy food. Love it!
Glad to hear that your brother is back! Cheers!
Added your link to my blogroll!
My goodness. This sounds absolutely WONDERFUL, and I'm going to have to save it for football season! I'm always looking for good dips that are tasty and healthy-ish!
nice to find you too - hey, this dip sounds fantastic, I can't wait to make it.... and I am..
this looks fantastic! i'm going to priint it out and make it over the 4th! So glad I've found your blog as well! I could use some "light" recipes!
anne
www.anniebakes.net
Thanks for stopping by Syrup and Biscuits. God bless your brother and your family. Best wishes for a wonderful homecoming. Hats off to you for your FoodGawker post. I haven't had one accepted yet so I know how tremendously excited you must be. The recipe is something I am definitely going to try.
This spread looks and sounds amazing! YUM!!!
Yes, I can see why EVERYBODY should be in love with this dip, it's fantastic! The fact that it is fat free is a huge bonus, thank you so much for sharing, we are trying it this weekend for sure. Also, thanks to your brother, you and your family must be very proud of him, welcome home!
This sounds so good! Congrats on your Foodgawker photo. And your brother, besides serving our country, is a cutie. ;)
This looks fantastic! I can't wait to make it. Thanks for stopping by my blog!
This is adoorrrable. Love the recipe!
This looks amazing! I cannot wait to try this recipe! Semper Fi to your brother!
It looks delicious Kelly. A big welcome home to your brother and congrats for making it on to Food Gawker!
Cream cheese and sun dried tomatoes! YUM
Mmm, cream cheese dips are so decadent. Seriously, you can't stop dipping into them. And one with sun-dried tomatoes is extra wonderful.
That dip looks so creamy and amazing, it's hard to imagine that it's fat free! What a great idea. How amazing that your brother is serving our country! You have every reason to be proud. :)
Thank you so much Tori! :)
This dip sounds so delicious!!! Must try making it vegan!
This sounds like a great dip! I even have a super simple recipe for making your own 'sun'-dried tomatoes, in the oven, so I can be sure they're free of nasty preservatives, plus it's cheaper this way (:
http://mummyicancook.blogspot.com/2011/01/slow-dried-cherry-tomatoes-oven-dried.html
This looks fantastic! Exactly my type of dip...I love sun dries tomatoes :)
Now I'm the one happy to be following YOUR blog!
Jenny
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