Olive Cheese Melts Recipes

KALAMATA OLIVE, TOMATO, AND CHEESE MELT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
• Heat oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Saute onion, jalapeno, and green bell pepper until onions are soft and translucent. Stir in tomatoes, wine, and kalamata olives. Simmer 15 minutes. Toss pasta with sauce until evenly coated. Pour into a 9x13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with feta cheese and Cheddar cheese.
• Bake 5 minutes in the preheated oven. Set oven to broiler setting. Broil for 5 minutes, or until topping is golden brown and bubbly.

ENGLISH CHEESE MELTS

Steps:

• 1. Cut English muffins in half. Set aside.
• 2. In large bowl, mix together olives, cheese, onions, mayonnaise, and salt.
• 3. Spread mixture evenly over 12 muffin halves. Place on baking sheet.
• 4. Broil 3 - 4 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly and melted.
• 5. Cut in half before serving.
• 6. ***Leftovers can be used as the base for an egg sandwich for breakfast -- simply fry up egg using the English muffin egg form and cutting as needed.

BAKED CHEESE OLIVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a small mixing bowl, combine cheese and butter or margarine. Stir flour and cayenne pepper into the cheese and butter mixture. Blend well. Wrap a tablespoon of dough around each green olive. Arrange the wrapped olives on a cookie sheet.
• Bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.

ENGLISH MUFFIN OLIVE CHEESE MELTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a medium-size mixing bowl, combine olives, green onions, Cheddar cheese, curry powder, mayonnaise, and salt.
• Mix well.
• Spread mixture on English muffins.
• Cut the English muffins into fourths.
• Note: If you want to freeze these, now is the time!
• Arrange the muffin pieces on a cookie sheet.
• Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 10 minutes.

BRUSCHETTA MELTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. In a small bowl, whisk the first five ingredients until blended; stir in tomatoes, onion and 2 tablespoons basil., Spread cream cheese over bread slices; place slices on greased baking sheets. Top with tomato mixture; sprinkle with mozzarella cheese., Bake 7-9 minutes or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with additional basil.