Herbed Cream Cheese

Submitted by AbsurdBookNerd

"Posting for safe keeping. Haven't tried yet. Got this from Mary at a party. She says she got it from Paula Deen. Cooking time includes chill time."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 5mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 4 cups

ingredients

• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 3⁄4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1⁄4 cup chopped pine nuts
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄3 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons boiling water

directions

1. Shape cream cheese into a circle on the serving dish, make a well in the center; set aside.
2. Mix parsley with the rest of the ingredients, mix well.
3. Spoon mixture over the cream cheese; cover and chill at least 2 hours.
4. Serve with crackers.

Reviews

[Lt. Amy]

Made herbed cream cheese using this recipe as a base and it turned out very well. I didn't use the olive oil, butter or boiling water, but instead just blended the other ingredients with the cream cheese. Not sure what the extra fat/calories would have added to the flavor as it was great without them.