As we move towards some outdoor entertaining after a long winter some of our entertaining habits have changed. Gone are the days of everyone digging into the chip and dip bowl. After this dip was baked, we separated it into family and individual servings. Once you have the Carb count per gram that’s easy to do!
Course
Appetizer, Entertaining
Cuisine
Mexican, North American
Keyword
Black Beans, Chicken, Cream Cheese, Salsa
Ingredients
1block(250 gr) cream cheese 16.6 CHO
2cups(300 gr) cooked turkey or chicken, cubed 0 CHO
2cups(526 gr) Tostado’s medium Salsa (1 CHO/2 TBSP) 16 CHO
2cups(149 gr) cheddar cheese, grated 0 CHO
1cup(180 gr) black beans, rinsed and drained 18 CHO
1/4 cupFresh Parsley or Cilantro, chopped or 1 TBSP dried 0 CHO
lime wedges/parsley/cilantro/jalapenos/pepperoncini/radish to garnish
TOTAL CHO 50.6 CHO
TOTAL WEIGHT BEFORE COOKED 1370 GRAMS
TOTAL WEIGHT AFTER COOKED 1326 GRAMS
50.6CHO DIVIDED BY 1326 GRAMS = .038 CHO/GRAM
¼CUP= 60 GRAMS(.038 CHO x 60 GRAMS) 2.28 CHO/1/4 CUP
Instructions
Pre heat oven to 350.
Blend cream cheese until smooth and add salsa. Mix to incorporate.
Add chicken and stir.
Add 1 cup (75 gr) grated cheese, and blend on low (if using a mixer).
Add black beans, stir and place in oven proof baking/serving dish.
Sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
Cook for 30 minutes. Dip should be bubbling hot.
Remove from oven and let rest 5 minutes.
Garnish with parsley, cilantro, fresh jalapenos or anything you have on hand and serve with tortilla chips while hot.