Changes: Baked Layered Italian Spread

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Description

A rich, savory cheese spread featuring the tastes of Italy, warm and comforting!

Ingredients

8 ounces cream cheese, softened
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons grated asiago cheese
⅓ cup pesto sauce
½ teaspoon minced roasted garlic
½ cup finely shredded mozzarella cheese
¼ cup minced roasted red peppers (from the jar is fine)
2 tablespoons chopped Parma ham or prosciutto (omit if making vegetarian style)
¼ cup cooked small white beans
⅓ cup chopped black olives or green olives (your choice)
⅓ cup chopped marinated artichoke hearts
1 tablespoon minced red onions
1 tablespoon freshly minced parsley

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a bowl, cream together the cream cheese, parmesan, and asagio; spread into the bottom of a 9-inch deep-dish pie dish.
Mix together the pesto and roasted garlic; spread in a layer over the cheeses on the dish.
Spread the shredded mozzarella over the pesto layer, then sprinkle with the roasted red pepper.
Mix together the Parma ham or prosciutto and the cooked white beans; set aside.
To arrange the last layer, mentally divide the contents of the dish into three equal"pie slice" shaped sections, then:
1. Over one section, arrange the black or green olives,
2. Over another section, arrange the artichoke hearts,
3. And over another layer the Parma and bean mixture.
Sprinkle the entire dish with the onion and parsley, and bake in a 350°F oven for 20 minutes and it's bubbly.
Remove from oven and serve hot with dippers such as endive leaves or thin slices of toasted italian bread.
Note: you can leave out the Parma ham if you want it to be vegetarian; also, this can be made up ahead of time and reheated, if necessary.

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 ==Description==
-A rich, [[savory]] [[Cheese]] spread featuring the tastes of Italy, warm and comforting!
+A rich, savory cheese spread featuring the tastes of Italy, warm and comforting!
+== Ingredients ==
+* 8 ounces [[cream cheese]], softened
+* ¼ cup grated [[Parmesan cheese]]
+* 2 tablespoons grated [[asiago]] cheese
+* ⅓ cup [[pesto]] sauce
+* ½ teaspoon minced roasted [[garlic]]
+* ½ cup finely shredded [[mozzarella]] cheese
+* ¼ cup minced roasted [[red bell pepper|red peppers]] (from the jar is fine)
+* 2 tablespoons chopped [[Parma ham]] '''or''' [[prosciutto]] (omit if making vegetarian style)
+* ¼ cup cooked [[small white beans]]
+* ⅓ cup chopped [[black olives]] '''or''' [[green olives]] (your choice)
+* ⅓ cup chopped marinated [[artichoke hearts]]
+* 1 tablespoon minced [[red onions]]
+* 1 tablespoon freshly minced [[parsley]]
+== Directions ==
+# Preheat oven to 350°F.
-===Ingredients===
+# In a bowl, [[cream]] together the [[cream cheese]], parmesan, and asagio; spread into the bottom of a 9-inch deep-dish pie dish.
-* 8  	 ounces   [[cream cheese]], softened
+# Mix together the pesto and roasted [[garlic]]; spread in a layer over the cheeses on the dish.
-* 1/4 	cup grated [[Parmesan cheese]]
+# Spread the shredded [[mozzarella]] over the pesto layer, then sprinkle with the roasted [[red pepper]].
-* 2 	tablespoons grated asiago [[Cheese]]
+# Mix together the Parma [[ham]] or prosciutto and the cooked [[white beans]]; set aside.
-* 1/3 	cup pesto sauce
+# To arrange the last layer, mentally divide the contents of the dish into three equal"pie slice" shaped sections, then:
-* 1/2 	teaspoon minced roasted [[garlic]]
+## Over one section, arrange the black or [[green olives]],
-* 1/2 	cup finely shredded [[mozzarella]] [[Cheese]]
+## Over another section, arrange the [[artichoke]] hearts,
-* 1/4 	cup minced roasted [[red peppers]] (from the jar is fine)
+## And over another layer the Parma and bean mixture.
-* 2 	tablespoons chopped parma [[Ham]] or prosciutto (omit if making vegetarian style)
+# Sprinkle the entire dish with the [[onion]] and [[parsley]], and bake in a 350°F oven for 20 minutes and it's [[bubbly]].
-* 1/4 	cup cooked [[small white beans]]
+# Remove from oven and serve hot with dippers such as [[endive]] leaves or thin slices of toasted [[italian bread]].
-* 1/3 	cup chopped [[black olives]] or [[green olives]] (your choice)
+# Note: you can leave out the Parma [[ham]] if you want it to be vegetarian; also, this can be made up ahead of time and reheated, if necessary.
-* 1/3 	cup chopped marinated [[artichoke]] hearts
-* 1 	tablespoon minced [[red onions]]
-* 1 	tablespoon freshly minced [[parsley]]
-===Directions===
-* Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
-* In a bowl, [[cream]] together the [[cream cheese]], Parmesan, and Asagio; spread into the bottom of a 9-inch deep-dish pie dish.
-* Mix together the pesto and roasted [[garlic]]; spread in a layer over the cheeses on the dish.
-* Spread the shredded [[mozzarella]] over the pesto layer, then sprinkle with the roasted [[red pepper]].
-* Mix together the Parma [[Ham]] or prosciutto and the cooked white [[Beans]]; set aside.
-* To arrange the last layer, mentally divide the contents of the dish into three equal"pie slice" shaped sections, then: (1) over one section, arrange the black or [[green olives]], (2) over another section, arrange the [[artichoke]] hearts, (3) and over another layer the Parma and bean mixture.
-* Sprinkle the entire dish with the [[Onion]] and [[parsley]], and bake in a 350 degree F oven for 20 minutes and it's [[bubbly]].
-* Remove from oven and serve hot with dippers such as [[Endive]] leaves or thin slices of toasted [[Italian bread]].
-* NOTE: you can leave out the Parma [[Ham]] if you want it to be vegetarian; also, this can be made up ahead of time and reheated, if necessary.
-===Other Links===
-==See also==
 [[Category:Italian Snacks]]
-[[Category:Snacks]]
-[[Category:Recipes]]
-[[Category:Italian Recipes]]
-[[Category:Roasted Green olives Recipes]]
-[[Category:Green olives Side Dish Recipes]]
-[[Category:Roasted Artichoke Recipes]]
-[[Category:Artichoke Side Dish Recipes]]
-[[Category:Savory Recipes]]
 [[Category:Navy bean Recipes]]
 [[Category:Parmesan cheese Recipes]]
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 [[Category:Red onion Recipes]]
 [[Category:Artichoke Recipes]]
-[[Category:Sparkling wine Recipes]]
-[[Category:Cheese Recipes]]
 [[Category:Endive Recipes]]
 [[Category:Ham Recipes]]