LOW CARB APPETIZERS--REUBEN DIP(click here to print)

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded Muenster cheese(or swiss cheese shredded)
• 4 ounces cream cheese, cubed
• 2 tablespoons sugar free ketchup
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 pound cooked corned beef, chopped
• 1 cup sauerkraut, rinsed and well drained

Directions

• Place butter in a small microwave-safe bowl and microwave on high for
• 20 seconds or until melted. Add onions; cover and cook 1 minute
• longer.
• Stir in the cheeses, ketchup, mustard and pepper. Cover and cook on
• high for 1 minute; stir. Cook 45 seconds longer. Stir in beef.
• Place sauerkraut in a microwave-safe 1-qt. dish; top with beef
• mixture. Cover and microwave on high for 2-3 minutes or until heated
• through. Serve with low carb crackers Yield: 2-1/2 cups.

Nutritional Facts: 1/4 cup (calculated without crackers) equals 208 calories, 17 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 62 mg cholesterol, 615 mg sodium, 3 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 11 g protein.

TIP:  I like it better without the cream cheese and ketchup.substitute:  Waltons sugar free thousand island dressing and I use shredded swiss cheese instead of muenster.

Recipe submitted by Edith Weil