Garlic and Cheese Bruschetta

Reduced fat ingredients make this yummy bruschetta especially loveable. Swiss cheese and onions lend their distinctive flavors to appetizers that are impossible to resist.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 204 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons fat-free mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon minced green onions
• ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons minced parsley
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
• 1 cup fat free cream cheese
• 6 tablespoons nonfat sour cream
• 1 cup shredded reduced fat Swiss cheese
• 2 (1 pound) loaves French bread, cut diagonally in 1 inch slices

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the broiler.

Step 2

In a medium bowl, blend fat free cream cheese, nonfat sour cream and fat-free mayonnaise with an electric mixer until smooth. Stir in 1/2 the reduced fat Swiss cheese, Parmesan cheese, parsley, green onions and garlic.

Step 3

Arrange bread slices in a single layer on a medium baking sheet. Lightly toast under the broiler. Remove from heat.

Step 4

Spread French bread slices with the cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle with remaining Swiss cheese. Broil under the preheated broiler approximately 1 1/2 minutes, until cheese is melted. Remove from heat and sprinkle with ground black pepper.