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Easiest Three-Cheese Fondue
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Easiest Three-Cheese Fondue
Prep and Cook Time: 20 minutes
Yield: Makes 8 (3-tablespoon) servings
Ingredients:
1
tablespoon margarine
1/4
cup finely chopped onion
2
cloves garlic, minced
1
tablespoon all-purpose flour
3/4
cup reduced-fat (2%) milk
2
cups (8 ounces) shredded mild or sharp Cheddar cheese
1
package (3 ounces) cream cheese, cut into cubes
1/2
cup (2 ounces) crumbled blue cheese
1/8
teaspoon ground red pepper
4
to 6 drops hot pepper sauce
Breadsticks and assorted fresh vegetables for dipping
Preparation:
1.
Heat margarine in small saucepan over medium heat until melted. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes or until tender. Stir in flour; cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
2.
Stir milk into saucepan; bring to a boil. Boil, stirring constantly, about 1 minute or until thickened. Reduce heat to low. Add cheeses; cook and stir until melted. Stir in red pepper and pepper sauce. Pour fondue into serving dish. Serve with dippers.
Lighten Up:
To reduce the total fat in this recipe, replace the Cheddar cheese and cream cheese with reduced-fat Cheddar and cream cheeses.
Nutritional Information:
| Serving Size: 3 tablespoons fondue without dippers | |
| Sodium | 334 mg |
| Protein | 10 g |
| Fiber | <1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 3 g |
| Cholesterol | 48 mg |
| Saturated Fat | 10 g |
| Total Fat | 17 g |
| Calories from Fat | 74 % |
| Calories | 207 |
Dietary Exchange:
| Fat | 3 |
| Meat | 1 |
This recipe appears in: French
