Cheesy Popcorn

Name: Cheesy Popcorn
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 liters plain popped popcorn (from about 1/2 cup kernels), unpopped kernels removed; 1 teaspoons red pepper flakes; 1 teaspoons fine salt; 4 Tbsps unsalted butter (1/2 stick); 237 milliliters ounces Pecorino Romano cheese, grated on the spiky or smallest holes of a box grater (about

Cheesy Popcorn is a gluten free and vegetarian hor d'oeuvre. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 130 calories, 3g of protein, and 7g of fat. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have smallest holes of a box grater, pepper flakes, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Heat the oven to 250°F and arrange a rack in the middle.

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Place the popcorn in a large roasting pan.

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Popcorn

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Place the butter, red pepper flakes, and salt in a small saucepan over low heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until the salt has dissolved and the butter has melted.

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Drizzle the butter mixture over the popcorn, making sure to scrape it all out of the pan with a rubber spatula. Using a flat spatula, toss the popcorn to coat it in the butter mixture.

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Sprinkle with the cheese and toss again.

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Bake, stirring every 10 minutes with the flat spatula and scraping up any cheese from the bottom of the pan, until the popcorn is crispy and well coated with the cheese, about 30 minutes total.

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Servings:

4liters

plain popped popcorn (from about 1/2 cup kernels), unpopped kernels removed 1teaspoons

red pepper flakes 1teaspoons

fine salt 4Tbsps

unsalted butter (1/2 stick)237milliliters

ounces Pecorino Romano cheese, grated on the spiky or smallest holes of a box grater (about

Recommended wine: Sparkling Rose, Sparkling Wine

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