Stuffed Pea Pods

Description

For the perfect appetizer for baby showers, garnish each one of these cream-stuffed goodies with a bit of cream cheese and one, two or even more individual peas, depending on how many she’s expectin’! Or if you prefer, garnish with cooked baby shrimp.

Ingredients

  • 20 pods snow peas
  • 1 (8 ounce) container herb and garlic flavored cream cheese, softened
  • 1 bunch spinach – rinsed, stemmed, and dried

Instructions

  1. Remove string from pods and trim off the blossom end. Make a small slit on flat side of pod. Soak pods in ice water for about 1 1/2 hours. Drain and dry pods.
  2. Put cream cheese in a pastry bag and pipe enough cheese into pods until full. Arrange pods on a platter lined with spinach or lettuce. Garnish each pod with a bit of cream cheese studded with the appropriate number of peas
  3. depending on how many the mother-to-be is expecting.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins

Servings: 6

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