Stuffed Pea Pods recipe

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Ingredients

20 pods snow peas
1 (8 ounce) container herb and garlic flavored cream cheese, softened
1 bunch spinach - rinsed, stemmed, and dried

Nutrition Info

150.3 calories
carbohydrate: 5.3 g
cholesterol: 36.1 mg
fat: 12.3 g
fiber: 1.5 g
protein: 3.1 g
saturatedFat: 8.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 262 mg
sugar: 1.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Remove string from pods and trim off the blossom end. Make a small slit on flat side of pod. Soak pods in ice water for about 1 1/2 hours. Drain and dry pods.

  2. Put cream cheese in a pastry bag and pipe enough cheese into pods until full. Arrange pods on a platter lined with spinach or lettuce. Garnish each pod with a bit of cream cheese studded with the appropriate number of peas, depending on how many the mother-to-be is expecting.

Recipe Yield

20 stuffed pea pods

Recipe Note

For the perfect appetizer for baby showers, garnish each one of these cream-stuffed goodies with a bit of cream cheese and one, two or even more individual peas, depending on how many she's expectin'! Or if you prefer, garnish with cooked baby shrimp.

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