Baked Cheese With Tomato Sauce Recipe
Ingredients:
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 small onion, chopped fine
- 15 ounces canned peeled tomatoes, crushed
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 12 ounces cream cheese
- 4 ounces goat cheese
- salt and ground pepper
- 2 tbsp chopped basil
- 1 long, thin loaf French bread, sliced thin
Directions:
- Put the olive oil and the onion in a saucepan, and cook over medium heat for about 3 minutes, until the onion is soft but not browned. Add the tomatoes, water, salt, and sugar and simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring.
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. In a mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese and goat cheese until smooth. You will need eight 6-inch shallow baking dishes.
- When you are ready to serve, place a scoop of cheese in the center of each baking dish. Bake in the oven for about 5 minutes, until the cheese is just lightly browned but not melted.
- Remove from the oven and carefully pour some of the tomato sauce around the cheese. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste and garnish the top with the chopped basil.
- Serve at once with the French bread on the side.