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Easy Herbed Cream Cheese Spread

Prep Time:
10 min

Total Time:
10 min

Makes:
8 servings, 2 Tbsp. spread and 6 crackers each

What You Need

2 Tbsp. finely chopped basil

Grated peel of 1 lemon

1/2 tsp. cracked black pepper

1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese

2 Tbsp. KRAFT Shredded Parmesan Cheese

2 Tbsp. chopped OSCAR MAYER Deli Fresh Shaved Brown Sugar Ham (2 slices)

48 TRISCUIT Crackers

Make It

MIX basil, lemon peel and pepper in shallow plate until well blended.

PLACE cream cheese in basil mixture; turn to evenly coat all sides, pressing basil mixture into cream cheese to secure. Cut cream cheese block horizontally in half; place one half on serving dish, basil mixture side down. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese onto cut-side of cream cheese. Top with ham and second half of cream cheese, cut-side down with basil mixture on top.

SERVE at room temperature or microwave on HIGH 45 sec. or until warm. Serve as a spread with crackers.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Healthy Living

Save 70 calories and 9 grams of fat by preparing as directed with PHILADELPHIA Fat Free Cream Cheese.

Variation - Rosemary-Lemon PHILADELPHIA® Spread

Add 1 tsp. finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves to the basil mixture.

Substitute

Subsitute TRISCUIT Rosemary & Olive Oil Crackers for TRISCUIT Crackers.

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Rated

by susanandthree on 5/31/2007
" I really liked this. It was something other than chips and dip!! It was a nice change. It was very good!!! I added more pepper to off set the basil."