Christmas Cheese Star
A festive cheese spread shaped like a star, decorated with colorful peppers and herbs. Perfect for holiday parties, offering creamy, savory flavors with a hint of spice.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Line a 1-quart star-shaped mold with plastic wrap.
- In a large bowl, combine shredded Cheddar cheese, cottage cheese, softened cream cheese, drained diced pimientos, dried minced onion, garlic powder, and ground red pepper. Mix with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Spoon the cheese mixture into the prepared mold.
- Cover and chill for 1 hour.
- Invert the mold onto a serving plate to remove the cheese spread.
- Remove the plastic wrap.
- Use a small star-shaped aspic cutter to cut out stars from sweet red pepper slices.
- Garnish the cheese star with cucumber slices, red pepper stars, and parsley.
- Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
361
kcal
18% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
Diet fit
Under 400 cal
Contains
Milk
Estimated from ingredients & per-serving nutrition — verify against package labels for allergies or strict diets.
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).
Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).