Celery sticks stuffed with cream cheese, bacon, herbs, and cheddar cheese are outrageously good! Served as an appetizer or snack, this is a recipe that’s sure to become a favorite at parties, cookouts, and family gatherings and a must for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
My easy-to-make appetizer recipes like stuffed celery, Million Dollar Dip, and Layered Shrimp Dip make entertaining family and friends fun and effortless.
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Great combinations of flavors, easy to make ahead and something different. I highly recommend!
Wendy
Over the years, I’ve built a list of easy-to-make appetizers that are ideal for making life easy in the kitchen and casual entertaining a breeze. My recipe for stuffed celery is an updated twist on one of my Mom’s recipes, and y’all, it really is outrageously good!
Can Stuffed Celery Be Made Ahead Of Time?
Yes, it sure can! You can make the cream cheese stuffing mixture, prep the celery, and store them separately. Store in individual containers, when you are ready to serve, fill the celery with the mixture.
Want to make and serve in just a few hours? No problem. Since celery is such a sturdy vegetable, you can completely make the celery with cream cheese a couple of hours prior to serving and store it in the refrigerator.
Ingredients Needed For This Recipe
One of the most simple yet outrageously good snacks I make is this stuffed celery recipe. I always have the ingredients in my fridge, and the recipe comes together in less than 15 minutes.
- Celery
- Cream Cheese
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- Cooked Crumbled Bacon
- Fresh Chopped Chives
- Fresh Chopped Parsley
- Salt And Pepper
- Hot Sauce
Substitutions For Stuffed Celery
Looking for more ideas on what to stuff celery with? The options are just about endless! From healthy celery snacks, keto celery snacks, and kid-friendly celery sticks, here are some of my favorite toppings:
- Fill with cream cheese and olives or homemade pimento cheese.
- Kids love celery stuffed with peanut butter and then dotted with raisins or craisins.
- For a festive twist, fill with cream cheese and top with cranberry sauce and chopped nuts.
- Add dried Italian dressing and mozzarella or feta cheese for Italian or Mediterranean flavors.
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How To Make Cream Cheese Stuffed Celery
- Cut celery stalks in half and set aside.
- Wash the cream cheese with a food processor or hand-held mixer until smooth. Add in bacon, cheese, parsley, chives, salt, pepper, and hot sauce. Pulse or blend until all ingredients are combined.
- Using a small spoon, fill the celery “boat” with the cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle with additional chives and bacon if desired.
- Serve immediately.
What To Serve With The Best Stuffed Celery
This simple, flavor-loaded appetizer is a staple any time I entertain. I love serving it with Strawberry Margaritas and Sweet Heat Pickles during the warm spring and summer months. For game day and tailgating, these cool celery sticks are a must with Crock Pot Buffalo Chicken Dip.
Outrageously Good Stuffed Celery is a pretty addition to any holiday appetizer tray. When you serve these yummy cool sticks alongside Creamy Crab Dip and Bourbon Meatballs, you’ve got the beginnings of a fabulous party.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 – 5 stalks celery – washed and dried
- 1 8 oz cream cheese – softened
- ¼ cup bacon – cooked and chopped
- ½ cup cheddar cheese – grated
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley – chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh chives – chopped
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon fresh cracked pepper
- 3 dashes hot sauce
Instructions
- Cut celery stalks in half and set aside. Using a food processor or hand held mixer, whip the cream cheese until smooth. Add in bacon, cheese, parsley, chives, salt, pepper and hot sauce. Pulse or blend until all ingredients are combined.
- Using a small spoon, fill the celery “boat” with cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle with addition chives and bacon if desired. Serve immediately!
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Notes
- You can make the cream cheese stuffing mixture, prep the celery, and store them separately. Store in individual containers, when you are ready to serve, fill the celery with the mixture.
- Want to make and serve in just a few hours? No problem. Since celery is such a sturdy vegetable, you can completely make the celery with cream cheese a couple of hours prior to serving and store it in the refrigerator.
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Love these, My Mom made these back in the 60’s for holidays. She made hers with pimento cheese and/or pineapple cream cheese and added to veggie tray. Sooo Good!
I print out a lot of your recipes and you alsohave a lot of great ideas and substitution. Could you add them to the bottom of your printed base recipe? It would be great. Your added ideas for the stuffed celery would be so yummy and refreshing to add.
Thank for all the DELICIOUS Marvelous recipes.
Cookee
Just made this for Super Bowl today…it’s not going to make it to game time! It’s so yummy! It has a nice combination of flavors. It’ll be good in celery but also on crackers or spread on tortillas to make little sliced rolls. Yummy!!
I made the chili and I must say it is better than any I’ve made. I get plenty of compliments from my old family one. But this is now my favorite. 😋
What kind (brand) of hot sauce would you recommend I use?
Your favorite. I use Texas Pete.
~Donya
I use Frank’s
I made this a week or so ago and loved it, but had quite a lot left over. Last night I had a few boneless chicken breasts I wanted to do something with so I placed the chicken in a baking pan and crumbled what was left of the filling over the chicken and baked them for about 40-50 minutes at 350. They were delicious and full of flavor.
Excellent alternative for celery and other veggies. I won’t add any extra salt next time tho. Between all the cheese and bacon, there’s already enough. It was too salty so I tried to add another 8 oz of cream cheese to tame it.