Triple-cheese Spread

Description
"you'll love this cheesy and cramy spread, " promises Debbie Smith of Crossett, Arkansas. "the carrots add nice color and crunch."


 * Yield: 1 ¾ cups.
 * recipe by: taste of Home magazine, Dec/Jan '94, p. 18

Ingredients

 * 1 cup fat-free cottage cheese
 * ½ cup shredded low-fat swiss cheese
 * ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
 * 2 tbsp skim milk
 * ⅛ tsp dill weed
 * ⅛ tsp pepper
 * ¼ cup shredded carrots
 * ¼ cup unsalted sunflower seeds (optional)

Directions

 * 1) In a blender or food processor, combine cheesees, milk, dill and pepper. Process until smooth.
 * 2) Stir in carrots.
 * 3) Cover and chill.
 * 4) Just before serving, stir in the sunflower seeds, if desired.

Nutritional information
Diabetic exchange: one 2 tbsp. serving, prepared without sunflower seeds, equals ½ meat
 * 41 calories
 * 116 mg. Sodium
 * 6 mg. Cholesterol
 * 1 gr. Carbohydrate
 * 5 gr. Protein
 * 2 gr. Fat