Baked Cheese Spread Food

BAKED CHILI CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325° F.
• Heavily spray bottom and side of 9-inch springform pan with non stick cooking spray.
• Combine corn meal and chili powder; sprinkle over bottom and side of prepared pan.
• Beat cream cheese, eggs, garlic powder, and cumin in large mixer bowl until smooth; stir in chiles and 1/2 cup green onion.
• Pour half of batter into pan.
• Spoon 1 cup salsa over top of batter; sprinkle 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese over salsa.
• Spread remaining batter over top of cheese.
• Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until edges are set but center still moves slightly.
• Cool completely in pan on wire rack; remove side of springform pan.
• Spread remaining salsa over top; sprinkle with remaining cheese and green onion.
• If desired garnish with black olives and sour cream.
• Serve with tortilla chips, crackers, or sliced baguette.

BAKED KASSERI CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees; cut cheese into 1/2-inch-thick slices.
• Layer cheese in the bottom of a shallow 1-quart quiche dish or a 9-inch pie plate, overlapping if necessary.
• Toss together the olives, oregano, garlic, and red pepper.
• Sprinkle over the cheese.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until cheese just begins to melt.
• Serve immediately on bread, apples, or crackers; rewarm cheese as needed.

HOT CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix all ingredients together and spread in glass pie plate or any oven safe serving dish.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until spread is bubbly.
• Serve as a spread with toasted baguette slices or as a dip with tortilla chips (our favorite way!).

PARMESAN CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Allow the cream cheese and butter to soften.
• Add the other ingredients and blend well.
• This tastes better if its allowed to set in the refridgerator overnight so the flavors can blend together.
• Using REAL parmeggiano reggiano cheese makes this sensational, but the simple grated kind from the supermarket tastes very good as well.