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Crab Red Pepper Bites

Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 17, 2013
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A fun appetizer with crabmeat in a lemon-yogurt dressing spooned onto red pepper squares.

Crab Red Pepper Bites

  • Prep Time 40 min
  • Total 40 min
  • Servings 30
  • Ingredients 10
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Ingredients

  • 1 package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 container (6 oz) Greek Fat Free plain yogurt
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped green onion (2 medium)
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
  • 1 cup frozen (thawed) chopped salad-style imitation crabmeat
  • 2 large red bell peppers
  • Small basil leaves or chopped fresh basil leaves, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In small bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on low speed until creamy. Beat in yogurt until well blended. Stir in 1/4 cup chopped basil, the green onions, lemon peel, lemon juice, ground red pepper and crabmeat.
  • Step 
    2
    Cut each bell pepper into 15 (1 1/4-inch) squares. Spoon rounded teaspoonful crab mixture onto each bell pepper piece. Garnish with basil leaves.

Nutrition

20 Calories
1g Total Fat
1g Protein
1g Total Carbohydrate
1g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Appetizer
Calories
20
Calories from Fat
10
Total Fat
1g
2%
Saturated Fat
1/2g
3%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
50mg
2%
Potassium
45mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
1g
0%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
1g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
8%
8%
Vitamin C
10%
10%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
0
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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