Bean, Bacon, and Blue Cheese Dip

  • Bean, Bacon, and Blue Cheese Dip
    From Cooking Light

    Serve with warm WW pita wedges or toasted sourdough slices.


    1/4 cup chopped onion
    1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
    1 teaspoon chopped fresh or 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
    1 (15-ounce) can navy beans, drained
    1 garlic clove, chopped
    1/2 cup (2 ounces) crumbled blue cheese
    3 bacon slices, cooked and crumbled (drained)

    Place first 7 ingredients in a blender; process until smooth. Combine bean mixture and remaining ingredients in a small bowl.

    Yield: 1 1/2 cups (serving size: 2 tablespoons)

    CALORIES 71 (33% from fat); FAT 2.6g (satfat 1.4g, monofat 0.8g, polyfat 0.2g); PROTEIN 4.4g; CARBOHYDRATE 7.8g; FIBER 1.9g; CHOLESTEROL 6mg; IRON 0.7mg; SODIUM 230mg; CALCIUM 49mg;
    Cooking Light, MARCH 2003