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Spicy Baked Goat Cheese Dip

Name: Spicy Baked Goat Cheese Dip
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 (4 oz) goat cheese logs, softened; 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 medium onion, sliced; 1 poblano pepper, stem and seeds removed; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1/4 teaspoon cumin; 1/4 teaspoon dried crushed pepper flakes; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon pepper; 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes, Mexican style

Prep 5 min
Total 25 min
Ingredients 11
Servings 6

This spicy baked goat cheese dip is a just the thing to enjoy on movie night, game night or girls night in. Creamy goat cheese is spiced up with cumin, red pepper flakes and topped with a poblano tomato mixture and baked until bubbly. Serve with warm bread, pita chips and a few cocktails.

Ingredients

2 (4 oz) goat cheese logs, softened
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, sliced
1 poblano pepper, stem and seeds removed
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon dried crushed pepper flakes
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes, Mexican style

Directions

1

Heat oven to 350°F. Stir together goat cheese and cream cheese until smooth and well blended.
2

Spread into a lightly greased oven-safe shallow dish; set aside.
3

In a saucepan over medium high heat add olive oil. Add onion, poblano pepper and sauté until tender.
4

Stir in garlic and continue to sauté for 1 minute. Reduce heat and add cumin, pepper flakes, salt, pepper and tomatoes. Simmer for 10 minutes, until mixture thickens, remove from heat and adjust seasonings to taste.
5

Top goat cheese mixture with tomato and pepper mixture and bake for 10 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
6

Serve warm with vegetables, sliced bread or with tortilla chips.

Plan ahead: prepare tomato mixture, allow to cool and store in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Substitute poblano with red, green or Anaheim peppers.

No nutrition information available for this recipe

This spicy baked goat cheese dip is a just the thing to enjoy on movie night, game night or girls night in. Creamy goat cheese is spiced up with cumin, red pepper flakes and topped with a poblano tomato mixture and baked until bubbly. Serve with warm bread, pita chips and a few cocktails.