Low Fat Eight-layer Appetizer Spread Recipe

Ingredients

lettuce leaves

3/4 cups vegetarian refried beans

4 ounces diced green chili peppers, drained

several dashes bottled hot pepper sauce

8 ounces light dairy sour cream

1/3 cup salsa

3/4 cups chopped avocado

1/2 cup finely shredded reduced fat monterey jack

-- or cheddar cheese

--2 ounces

1/3 cup sliced green onion

1 cup chopped lettuce

1 small tomato, seeded and chopped

--about 1/2 cup

10 ounces light tortilla chips

--about 8 cups

Method

Partly line a serving plate with lettuce leaves.

Stir together refried beans, chili peppers, and hot pepper sauce in a small bowl.

Spread bean mixture over the lettuce leaves, making a layer about 1/4 inch thick.

Spread sour cream in a layer atop the beans.

Spoon a layer of salsa atop the sour cream; swirl salsa into sour cream.

Sprinkle with avocado, cheese, green onions, lettuce, and tomato.

Serve with tortilla chips.

Makes 16 servings.

Nutrition facts per serving: 135 cal.

, 6 g total fat (2 g sat.

fat), 5 mg cholesterol, 334 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate.

, 1 g dietary fiber, 5 g pro.

Daily Value: 11% vitamin.

A, 10% vitamin.

C.Food exchanges: 1 bread, 1 fat.

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