Chicken Gorgonzola Stuffed Apricot Cups

A plate of chicken gorgonzola stuffed apricot cups A sweet and savory appetizer featuring chicken, apricot halves and gorgonzola cheese. Perfect for entertaining guests for any type of party; easy to prepare and eat. The use of lighter versions of some ingredients make this a guilt-free party starter.

Total Time: 15 minutes

Yield: 30 appetizers

Source: Original Recipe

Ingredients:

1/3 cup skinned hazelnuts, toasted, finely chopped
2 tsp fresh chives, finely minced
1 8 oz. package light cream cheese (Neufchatel), softened
1/2 cup crumbled gorgonzola cheese
3 slices turkey bacon, fried crisp, well-drained, finely crumbled (finely diced & cooked)
2 Tbsp roasted red peppers, finely chopped
1 - 5 5 oz. can white chunk chicken, well-drained, flaked
2 tsp light brown sugar
30 canned apricot halves, (about 2 - 15 oz. cans), well-drained
15 pimiento stuffed green olives, halved

Steps:

In a small bowl, mix together chopped nuts and chives and set aside. Place cream cheese into a food processor bowl and process until creamy. Mix in gorgonzola cheese, bacon, roasted red peppers, chicken and light brown sugar, processing until well mixed.
Spoon rounded teaspoonfuls of mixture into apricot halves, dividing mixture equally among them. Dip tops of apricots in nut mixture and top each with an olive half, cut side up.

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