Easiest Three-Cheese Fondue from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Easiest Three-Cheese Fondue Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

1 tbsp margarine
1/4 cup finely-chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp all-purpose flour
3/4 cup reduced-fat (2%) milk
2 cups shredded mild or sharp Cheddar cheese, (8 oz)
1 package cream cheese - (3 oz), cut into cubes
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese - (2 oz)
1/8 tsp ground red pepper
4 drops hot pepper sauce - (to 6)
Breadsticks and assorted fresh vegetables, for dipping

Recipe Instructions:

Heat margarine in small saucepan over medium heat until melted. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes or until tender. Stir in flour; cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

Stir milk into saucepan; bring to a boil. Boil, stirring constantly, about 1 minute or until thickened. Reduce heat to low; add cheeses, stirring until melted. Stir in red pepper and pepper sauce. Pour fondue into serving dish. Serve with dippers.

This recipe yields 8 (3-tablespoon) servings.

Exchanges Per Serving: 1 Meat, 3 Fat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 207; Calories from fat 74%; Total Fat 17g; Saturated Fat 10g; Protein 10g; Carbohydrates 3g; Cholesterol 48mg; Sodium 334mg; Dietary Fiber 1g.

Hint: For a special touch, sprinkle fondue with parsley and ground red pepper.

Lighten Up: To reduce the total fat, replace the Cheddar cheese and cream cheese with reduced-fat Cheddar and cream cheeses.

Source:
"Diabetic Cooking at http://www.diabeticcooking.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"07-29-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© Publications International Ltd, 2002"

Servings: 8

“Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.”

~ Doug Larson

 

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