Cheese-Filled Bell Pepper Boats

Name: Cheese-Filled Bell Pepper Boats
Yield: serves 8, 3 pieces per serving
Ingredients: 1/2 cup light tub cream cheese (about 4 ounces); 2 tablespoons shredded or grated Parmesan cheese; 1 teaspoon lime juice; 11-inch-thick slice of English, or hothouse, cucumber or thin regular cucumber (cut crosswise); 2 medium bell peppers (any colors); 1/2 teaspoon chili powder

December 9, 2011

When the colorful allure of the many bell pepper varieties draws you in at the supermarket’s produce section, try this recipe for an unusual vegetable tray. The cream cheese mixture is also wonderful on celery, on cucumber rounds, or in hollowed-out cherry tomato halves.

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