Stuffed Celery
A handful of simple ingredients take plain celery and turn it into this stuffed celery sticks recipe for a perfect appetizer or snack.
Servings: 8
Calories: 162kcal
Ingredients
- 8 whole stalks celery washed and dried
- 6 ounces cream cheese softened
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1 ounce Hidden Valley Ranch dry dressing mix
- ½ teaspoon fresh cracked pepper
- ¾ cup mozzarella shredded
- smoked paprika optional garnish
Instructions
- Cut off tops and bottoms of the celery.
- Cut the stalks in half. Set the stalks aside.
- Using a medium-size mixing bowl and a handheld mixer, beat the cream cheese and mayonnaise for 1 minute.
- Sprinkle the packet of ranch dressing and fresh cracked pepper over the cream cheese mixture. Continue to mix until the ingredients are well incorporated.
- Fold in the shredded mozzarella cheese.
- Spoon in and spread the cream cheese mixture into the celery stalks.
- Lightly sprinkle the smoked paprika over the stuffed celery stalks, if desired. Keep refrigerated until you are ready to serve.
Notes
- Make sure to rinse your celery well and dry with a paper towel before filling them.
- Make sure your cream cheese is at room temperature or you will end up with lumps in your filling.
- If you find it is too messy or difficult to get the filling into the celery, you could spoon it into a piping bag or ziploc bag and pipe it into the celery pieces.
Nutrition
Calories: 162kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 445mg | Potassium: 43mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 366IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 1mg