Baked Ricotta Cheese Dip is one of our favorite appetizers that we had in Disney World, so we had to make it for ourselves at home!
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Ingredients
- 3 cups whole milk ricotta cheese
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 pound Italian Sausage
- 1 tablespoon crushed garlic (about 3 cloves)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- Chopped basil for garnish
For the Tomato Jam
- 2 cups grape tomatoes, quartered
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- In a large bowl, mix the cheese together along with the salt, pepper, crushed red pepper flakes and garlic.
- In a large skillet sprayed with non-stick cooking spray, brown the sausage, breaking up into small pieces as it cooks.
- Drain any grease from the sausage, cool and add to the bowl with the cheese.
- Mix together then add to an 8″ x 8″ baking dish that’s been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
- Bake for 20 minutes while making the tomato jam.
- In the same skillet as you cooked the sausage, add the tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes until softened.
- Add the balsamic, salt and pepper, stir and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Take the baking dish out of the oven and top with the tomato jam, cook for another 5 minutes then remove from the oven and serve warm.
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian