Stuffed Celery with Bacon, Fruit & Nuts. Seems like that says it all, doesn’t it? But I do need to have a little more in my post to satisfy SEO (Search Engine Optimization).
I first made this particular stuffed celery during the holidays to have a more “healthy” choice during our Christmas festivities. We celebrate on Christmas Eve with our kids and grands with a scratch-made (almost) Mexican dinner, and then on Christmas Day we join with extended family and enjoy a spread of finger foods. Everyone who can shows up at my parents’ home–at various times, but ending up together around 4:00 pm or so–for munchies of the savory AND sweet variety–followed by a rousing game of WINNER–one for the littles and one for the not-so-littles (by age)–this is usually followed by games of Trivial Pursuit (where it’s Women vs. Men), Psych, maybe a favorite Christmas movie, and some football, of course.
So, I served the stuffed celery on a platter. Since I had so much of the filling left I formed it into a “cheese ball” and served it with Ritz Crackers. Yummy! More bang for your buck. Everyone seemed to enjoy it. I am so glad to share it with you today, because it gives me another opportunity to enjoy it. you could serve this with these Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes.
I just love me some celery. Speaking of which, next week’s post will be the best chicken & rice dish you have ever tasted. There is celery involved. I cannot wait to make it for dinner.
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Stuffed Celery w/Bacon, Fruit & Nuts
Description
Crunchy celery with bacon, cream cheese, dried sweetened cranberries, and butter-toasted pecans. Yum.
Ingredients
- 12 celery stalks, cleaned, cut into portions
- 1/2 lb crispy cooked bacon, drained and crumbled
- 8 oz reduced fat cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup pecans, toasted in butter and chopped
- 1/2 cup Craisins, chopped;1 teaspoon of minced onion
- 2 tablespoons evaporated milk (or heavy cream)
Instructions
Cook bacon until crispy, drain on paper towels, then chop.
Chop pecans and Craisins.
In a small bowl, combine: Cream cheese, bacon, pecans, Craisins, minced onion, and evaporated milk. Stir to mix well.
Refrigerate for 30-60 minutes so that the flavors mix well with each other.
Clean celery and cut into desired portion size.
To stuff celery, carefully spread cream cheese mixture into each portion of celery.
Refrigerate until time to serve–keep chilled.
