Well happy Friday to you! I cannot believe how quickly this week has flown by. It probably helped that I had a quick trip to Philadelphia for work. Unfortunately I did not partake in any cheesesteaks. Maybe on the next trip.
With that aside, let’s talk about today’s recipe. I am all about entertaining. I’m also all about appetizers that can be quickly put together for parties. While at BlogHer earlier this year I got a lot of really fun ‘swag’ including a cute little cast iron skillet. My first thought was a delicious spinach and artichoke dip that could be baked right in the serving dish. I then decided to step outside of the box a little and thought of this tasty Baked Mozzarella Appetizer made with 1/2 of a fresh mozzarella ball and marinara sauce. It’s that simple. And delicious, might I add.
So with that, I have a tasty giveaway today featuring the pasta sauces from Oilerie. You may recall earlier this year when I did a photo project for them. They have so kindly offered up a collection of 5 of their pasta sauces to one lucky reader! Good luck!
- 1 cup marinara sauce
- ½ fresh mozzarella ball
- Fresh basil
- Toast points
- In an oven-safe dish, place ½ of the mozzarella ball, flat side down. Gently pour the pasta sauce around the cheese.
- Bake the dish at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the sauce is bubbly. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with fresh basil. Serve with toast points.
My go to appetizer is always a cheese platter!
My go to appetizer is usually a great dip like hummus, salsa or chili with homemade chips.
my go to appetizer has to be my smoked chicken wings, however if we are talking dips then I have received a lot of strong reviews for my Muenster Artichoke Dip
Guacamole and Salsa with Tortilla Chips is my go-to appetizer!
Chips & Homemade Gucamole!
My Go To Is Bruschetta
Buffalo chicken dip
This is a keeper. It’s sounds really good and i’ll be trying it. Thanks for posting it and the giveaway.
My favorite is the classic layered taco dip!
I love a good cucumber sandwich
Wow this looks wonderful must try!!!!
Spinach dip in a bread bowl or chili con queso dip!
My go to app would have to be a dip with greek yogurt, fat free cream cheese, cheddar, green chilis, taco seasoning and salsa.
I love serving bruschetta for an appetizer!
I’m embarrassed to say Pigs in a Blanket.
I love guacamole and chips.
My go-to appetizer is homemade hummus and warm pita wedges!
buffalo shrimp, bacon wrapped almost anything, chicken wings, chips and salsa, i could keep going, lol
carrots and hummus
BBQ Chicken Wings are a family favorite!
Taco dip
tequila guac with homemade tortilla chips
Guacamole and nachos!
My favorite appetizers are chicken wings and pigs in a blanket.
Cheese and crackers with dried fruit is nice!
Bread with olive oil for dipping. This mozzarella recipe sounds perfect!
My Go-to-Appetizer is stuffed mushrooms or chips and dip
salsa and chips
stuffed mushoroms
How hot must the oven be?
Oh good catch! Sorry about that… 400 degrees.
We either go with fried cheese or baked nachos. You can’t go wrong with either.
Chips and salsa
We really love to eat cucumbers and hummus around here.
Since I’m gluten-free, I love a good seven-layer bean dip + corn tortilla chips! But this looks amazing, too!
Sushi