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baked goat cheese arrabbiata

July 28, 2016 by kelly

i often recreate recipes to recreate memories.

this baked goat cheese is one of those recipes.

{baked goat cheese arrabiata} a super simple dish with only a few ingredients that's perfect for entertaining!_

one of my favorite pastimes growing up was to mosey around our local outdoor shopping mall with my mom + aunt.

we would frolic in + out of stores perusing through racks of the season’s newest trends until we worked up an appetite. . or in mom + aunts case until they needed some hydration wink wink nudge nudge

{baked goat cheese arrabiata} a crowd-pleasing dish with only a few ingredients that's perfect for entertaining!

one of our go-to places for a mid-shopping-spree snack was a restaurant called wildfire.

wildfire is a jazzy chops + seafood house, fitted with dim lighting + incredible service all settled in a ‘in a modern-day 1940’s dinner club’

while that atmosphere may sound like an interesting mid-day choice, let me tell you of the seriously important factors – the booths are fitted with worn in leather + are the kind that you can sink into for hours. and the food, well i still would name a few of their dishes as some of my favorites served up from a restaurant.

{baked goat cheese arrabiata} a super simple dish with only a few ingredients that's perfect for entertaining

one of those dishes is the ever-so-simple baked goat cheese appetizer. it’s served piping hot in a cast iron pan with plenty of herbed focaccia for the dipping.

mom, aunt + i would settled into one of the large bar booths, order our drinks (two cosmos + a ginger ale.. well that was until i was old enough to join the cosmo club..) and immediately put in an order for the baked goat cheese.

{baked goat cheese arrabiata} a crowd-pleasing dish with only a few ingredients that's perfect for entertaining

once i started cooking + brainstorming for recipes i  -kelly the novice chef- could cook, mom + aunt told me how simple my favorite restaurant app was to make. 

you layer the sauce, you layer the goat cheese + you bake it. then you remove it from the oven + devour. the process is no joke that easy.

wildfire uses a tomato basil red sauce in their recipe, but here i amped up the spice a bit, opting for the best jarred arrabbiata sauce i could find. the added subtle heat from the chilis + the fresh garlic really levels out the rich goat cheese + the fresh basil in every bite.

while i can eat an entire dish of this alone -mom + aunt were wonderful sharers- i do recommend serving it as an appetizer among friends + family ..hopefully you can create some memories between bites, just as i did!


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baked goat cheese arrabbiata
 
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Cook time
25 mins
Total time
25 mins
 
Serves: 4-6 servings
Ingredients
  • 8oz crumbled goat cheese
  • 16oz jarred arrabbiata sauce
  • a handful of fresh basil, chiffonade
  • kosher salt + fresh ground pepper, to tast
Instructions
  1. preheat your oven to 375º
  2. in a small cast iron skillet or oven-safe baking dish, lay down a layer of arrabbiata sauce to cover the bottom of the pan + sides.
  3. next, layer the crumbled goat cheese over the top of the sauce.
  4. top with the remaining sauce + season with salt and pepper.
  5. bake for 20-25 minutes or until goat cheese is hot and bubbling.
  6. remove from your oven + sprinkle with fresh basil. serve immediately with crostini for dipping. enjoy!
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any red sauce will work here! sub in your favorite jarred or homemade to make it your own!

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you know what would be really delicious? adding a protein – such as cooked chorizo or pancetta bites! or some veggies – like sauteed greens or caramelized onions and shrooms!

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this dish will indeed store in an air-tight container in the fridge – or with foil/wrap over the skillet. i would suggest -as always- to add your fresh herbs atop the finished cooked dish though!

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guys. have you heard of the site, Yummly? it’s like pinterest. but with only food. it also let’s you see the recipes in it’s interface which leads to a super simple way of organizing those ‘want to make’ recipes on your list. well, i just had to share the site because you should totally check it! i was introduced a few days ago and am totally lovin’ it!

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Comments

  1. laura says

    July 28, 2016 at 12:14 pm

    Yummmmm…..sounds delish!!!!

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