Sausage Cheesecake Appetizer

Name: Sausage Cheesecake Appetizer
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams bulk Italian sausage; 2 Tbsps butter, melted; 24 servings Assorted crackers; 454 grams packages each) cream cheese, softened; 3 eggs, lightly beaten; 1 Tbsp minced fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 8 green onions, sliced; 59 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 198 grams jar oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes; 59 milliliters shredded Parmesan cheese; 170 grams 1-1/2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; 118 milliliters seasoned bread crumbs

One serving contains 277 calories, 9g of protein, and 20g of fat. This recipe serves 24. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Head to the store and pick up cream cheese, seasoned bread crumbs, basil, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

In a small bowl, combine the bread crumbs, cheese and butter. Press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan.

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Breadcrumbs

Butter

Cheese

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Springform Pan

Bowl

Place pan on a baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Frying Pan

Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

Oven

Meanwhile, drain sun-dried tomatoes, reserving 1 tablespoon oil. Chop enough sun-dried tomatoes to measure 1/2 cup and set aside. (Save remaining tomatoes for another use.) In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain.

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Sun Dried Tomatoes