Ladybug Appetizers
Ladybug Appetizers might be a good recipe to expand your side dish repertoire. This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains approximately 1g of protein, 5g of fat, and a total of 79 calories. For 76 cents per serving, this recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of garlic salt, food coloring, chives, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. 113306 people were impressed by this recipe. It is brought to you by Taste of Home. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 30 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 23%, this dish is rather bad. RITZ® Ladybug, Ladybug Cake, and Ladybug Cupcakes are very similar to this recipe.
Servings: 12
Preparation duration: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
36 butter-flavored crackers
18 cherry tomatoes, quartered
72 fresh chive pieces (about 1-1/2 inches long)
1/2 teaspoon minced chives
2 ounces cream cheese, softened
Black paste food coloring
1/8 teaspoon minced fresh parsley
1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
18 large pitted ripe olives
2 tablespoons sour cream
Equipment:
bowl
ziploc bags
Cooking instruction summary:
Directions In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sour cream until smooth. Remove 1 tablespoon to a small bowl and tint black. Place tinted cream cheese mixture in a small plastic bag; set aside. Add the chives, garlic salt and parsley to the remaining cream cheese mixture. Spread over crackers. Arrange two tomato quarters on each for the ladybug wings. For heads, halve the olives widthwise; place one half on each cracker. Insert two chives into olives for antennae. Use tinted cream cheese mixture to pipe spots onto wings. Yield: 3 dozen. Originally published as Ladybug Appetizers in Quick CookingJuly/August 2002, p13 Nutritional Facts 1 serving (3 each) equals 86 calories, 6 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 7 mg cholesterol, 187 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein. Print Add to Recipe Box Email a Friend
Step by step:
1. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sour cream until smooth.
2. Remove 1 tablespoon to a small bowl and tint black.
3. Place tinted cream cheese mixture in a small plastic bag; set aside.
4. Add the chives, garlic salt and parsley to the remaining cream cheese mixture.
5. Spread over crackers. Arrange two tomato quarters on each for the ladybug wings.
6. For heads, halve the olives widthwise; place one half on each cracker. Insert two chives into olives for antennae. Use tinted cream cheese mixture to pipe spots onto wings.
Nutrition Information:
covered percent of daily need
