Peppered Shrimp Cheesecake Spread: Seafood and Aquaculture

Peppered Shrimp Cheesecake Spread

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Ingredients

1	cup dry bread crumbs
3	tablespoons butter, melted
2	8-ounce packages soft cream cheese
1	16-ounce container sour cream, divided
2	3-ounce packages goat or feta cheese
3	large Florida eggs
3	tablespoons fresh oregano, minced (or 1 teaspoon dried, ground)
2	tablespoons fresh thyme, minced (or 1 teaspoon dried leaves)
1/2	cup Florida red bell pepper, chopped
1	pound Florida shrimp, cooked, peeled and deveined

Preparation

Combine bread crumbs and butter and press into bottoms of four 4-inch spring-form pans. Beat cream cheese, 1 cup sour cream and goat cheese until smooth. Blend eggs in one at a time. Stir in oregano, thyme and peppers, pour mixture into pans. Bake at 325 degrees F for 30 minutes. Cool, then cover and chill. When ready to serve chop all but 12 shrimp. Mix chopped shrimp with remaining sour cream and top cakes; remove from pans, garnish with remaining shrimp. Serve with cut vegetables and hard bread or crackers.

Yield
15-18 appetizers

Nutritional Value Per Serving
Calories 200, Calories From Fat 25, Total Fat 2g, Saturated Fat 0g, Cholesterol 175 mg, Total Carbohydrate19g, Protein 25g

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