Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes

If you have some lean ham on hand, you can use it in place of the Canadian bacon. The carbo rating will be the same.

Yield: 20 servings (serving size: 1 filled tomato shell)

Ingredients

• 20  large cherry tomatoes
• 1/2  cup  light cream cheese, softened
• 2  tablespoons  reduced-fat ranch dressing
• 4  (1/2-ounce) slices Canadian bacon, finely chopped
• 3  tablespoons  minced green onions
• 1/4  teaspoon  ground white pepper
• 1/8  teaspoon  garlic powder
• 1/8  teaspoon  hot sauce
• Parsley sprigs (optional)

Preparation

1. Cut top off each tomato; carefully scoop out pulp. Reserve pulp for another use. Invert tomato shells onto paper towels; let drain 30 minutes.

2. Combine cream cheese and dressing, stirring well. Add Canadian bacon and next 4 ingredients; stir. Spoon mixture evenly into tomato shells, or pipe into shells using a decorating bag fitted with a large round tip. Garnish with parsley, if desired.

carbo rating: 1

Nutritional Information

Calories:

24 (0.0% from fat)

Fat:

1.5g (sat 0.8g,mono 0.0g,poly 0.0g)

Protein:

1.2g

Carbohydrate:

1.1g

Fiber:

0.1g

Cholesterol:

5mg

Iron:

0.1mg

Sodium:

75mg

Calcium:

10mg