Stuffed Celery Bites

By courtneyepowell

Ingredients

• 2 T pine nuts
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 8 stalks celery
• 1 8-oz tub cream cheese (with dried tomatoes, optional)
• 1/4 c shredded Italian cheese blend (1 oz)
• 2 T dry-roasted shelled sunflower seeds

Preparation

Step 1

Lightly coat a skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Add pine nuts and garlic. Cook over med heat, 3-5 mins or until nuts are golden brown, stirring frequently. Set aside.

Remove tops and wide base from celery. Using a vegetable peeler, remove two thin strips from the rounded side of the celery, creating a flat surface to sit on.

In a small bowl combine the cream cheese and shredded cheese. Spread or spoon cheese mixture into celery.

Cut each filled stalk of celery into 2-in pieces. Sprinkle half the pieces with the pine nut mixture and half with the sunflower seeds.