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Cocktail Shrimp Balls

This is a great uncooked appetizer you can fix the night before and set out when your guests arrive.

Type: Fish, Shellfish
Courses: Starters and appetizers
Serves: 12 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb 454g / 16ozShelled cooked medium shrimp
1/2 cup 118mlChili sauce
1   Hard-boiled egg
4 tablespoons 60mlNonfat cream cheese
1/4 cup 27g / 1ozMinced celery
1 1/2 tablespoons 22mlMinced onion
1 teaspoon 5mlWorcestershire sauce
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
4 tablespoons 60mlMinced fresh parsley

Recipe Instructions

Process all ingredients except the parsley in a food processor until they are finely chopped, but not like a paste. The mixture should still be somewhat chunky.

Form the mixture into balls and roll in parsley. Place on a nonstick cookie sheet covered with wax paper and refrigerate overnight before serving.

This recipe yields 12 servings. Serving size: 2 pieces.

Exchanges Per Serving: 1 Vegetable, 1 Very Lean Meat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 61; Calories from Fat 8; Total Fat 1g; Saturated Fat 0g; Cholesterol 92mg; Sodium 269mg; Carbohydrate 3g; Dietary Fiber 0g; Sugars 2g; Protein 10g.

Source:
American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org

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