Appetizers & Side Dishes
Pepperoni and Cheese 'Flowers'
Prep Time: 20 min | Cook Time: 20 min | Servings: 48 apps
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Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
20 min
Servings
48 apps
These appetizers are delicious and beautiful. Use pepperoni slices to create “flowers” full of spinach, water chestnuts, Sargento® Shredded 4 Cheese Pizzeria and smooth cream cheese for a variety of flavors and textures in every morsel. Serve these at your next party and watch them quickly disappear!
Ingredients
- 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese (room temperature)
- 1 cup (4 oz.) Sargento® Shredded 4 Cheese Pizzeria
- 1 cup (4 oz.) Sargento® Shredded Parmesan Cheese
- 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 1 box (10 oz.) frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 1 can (8 oz.) water chestnuts, finely diced (optional)
- 144 slices (approx. 11. oz.) pepperoni
- 1 jar (12 oz.) pizza sauce
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix all ingredients except pepperoni and set aside. Place 1 piece pepperoni in bottom of each mini muffin cup; cut 2 more pepperoni pieces in half and place along inside to create a flower. Make sure pieces overlap. Add 1/2 Tbsp. filling to each cup.
- Bake 20 minutes or until top of cheese is slightly browned.
- Remove pan to oven rack and let set a few minutes before removing pepperoni flowers from pan. Using a spoon, remove to cooling rack covered with paper towels to drain. Repeat to use remaining pepperoni and filling.
- Serve with warmed pizza sauce.
