Ham, Garlic and Chive Appetizer Spread

This easy appetizer uses your leftover ham for a party the next day!

Serves: 24
Cook Time: 0 Minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup Smithfield ham, finely chopped (any ham will work except Smithfield Country Ham, which is too salty)
• 1 pkg. (8 oz.) garlic and chive cream cheese
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 3/4 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon chives, chopped

Steps

Combine ham, cream cheese, mayonnaise, mustard and cayenne pepper in food processor and pulse until ham is minced.  Do not over process.  Transfer to a medium bowl and fold in parsley and chives.   Spoon into a shallow decorative bowl and refrigerate until firm.  Garnish with chives.

Serving Suggestions

Serve with your favorite crackers or flatbreads.

This recipe was specially prepared and created by Paula Deen for Smithfield. Recipe and photo courtesy of Smithfield.

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Emiliesmom
What a perfect way to use up all of my leftover ham. I used it as a sandwich spread as well and it was great.

jcrigler
I made this for a dinner party one night. To quote one of my guests, it was "slap your momma good."

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