Pineapple Cheese Ball

Ingredients

• 8 ounce cream cheese fat-free softened
• 0.7 cup parsley fresh chopped
• 0.5 cup bell pepper green finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons onion grated
• 8 ounce pineapple in juice crushed drained well canned
• 3 ounces sharp cheddar cheese fat-free shredded

Equipment

• bowl

Directions

1. Combine first 6 ingredients in a medium bowl. Cover and chill 30 minutes.
2. Shape cheese mixture into a ball; roll in chopped parsley, coating thoroughly. Cover and chill at least 3 hours.
3. Serve with Melba toast rounds or low-fat crackers (rounds and crackers not included in analysis).
4. Tip: We tested this cheese ball using only fat-free cream cheese, but found that a combination of fat-free and reduced-fat cream cheese produced a creamier dip.