Baked Cheese Spread recipe

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Ingredients

2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
12 ounces fresh mozzarella, diced
½ cup mayonnaise
2 cups minced fresh basil
3 ounces green onions, chopped
1 tomato, chopped
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 (16 ounce) loaf garlic sourdough bread, sliced in half lengthwise

Nutrition Info

196.6 calories
carbohydrate: 12.3 g
cholesterol: 33.4 mg
fat: 13.6 g
fiber: 0.7 g
protein: 6.4 g
saturatedFat: 6.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 224 mg
sugar: 1.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.

  2. Place cream cheese in a microwave-safe bowl, heat in microwave until softened, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir mozzarella cheese and mayonnaise into cream cheese, heat in microwave until mozzarella cheese is melted, about 2 minutes.

  3. Stir basil, green onions, tomato, and garlic into cheese mixture, spread onto sourdough bread slices. Arrange bread slices on a baking sheet.

  4. Broil in the preheated oven until cheese is golden brown and bubbling, 3 to 10 minutes. Cool for 1 to 2 minutes before serving.

Recipe Yield

24 servings

Recipe Note

This is a little experiment I made that wound up being a total hit at a company party. I really just started throwing stuff together that sounded good and cheesy for an appetizer because I forgot to make one.

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