Secret Restaurant Recipes: Olive Garden's Fried Mozzarella

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Hot Artichoke and Spinach Dip

     You can serve this hot dip with chips, corn chips, crackers, or veggies. I like it in a bread bowl made of sweet Hawaiian bread.

1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, in cubes
1 1/2 tsp. minced garlic
1 pkg. frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed
14 oz. can artichoke hearts, diced

     Mix all ingredients together and heat, either in 325 degree oven for 20 minutes, or in the microwave till hot.

     If you are going to use a bread bowl than I would put the dip in the bread bowl and then heat the whole thing in the oven. photo credit: Cascadian Farm via photopin cc

No Waste Nachos

     I call these no waste nachos because I make these individually on large round tortilla chips
The chips work great whether you microwave them or oven bake them. First, build your nachos.

     Spread nacho or tortilla chips on a plate or baking sheet. Spread some refried beans on each one, followed by a little salsa, diced stemmed and seeded jalapeno peppers, shredded pepper jack cheese, Mexican crumbly cheese.  Heat in microwave or oven just a few minutes till cheese starts to bubble.

     Remove from oven and top with either a thin slice of avocado or guacamole, some shredded lettuce, and sour cream if desired.

     It takes a bit more time to assemble these but this way every chip has everything on it. The regular way of making nachos gives you many plain chips and too much on other chips.

    Another no waste way of serving nachos is to layer the toppings as a layered dip and place the chips either around the dip or to the side. You can heat the chips on a separate plate or sheet and then transfer them.

     Some of your toppings can include the above ingredients plus chorizo or ground meat, spanish rice, onions, or carmelized onions, olives and a variety of cheeses. The sky's the limit. photo credit: code_martial via photopin cc

Water Chestnuts With Bacon

     Cut whole water chestnuts in half and marinate in terriyaki sauce for about an hour. Slice strips of bacon in half (. Use 1 lb.) Roll the water chestnuts in brown sugar and wrap a half piece of bacon around each. Stick a toothpick in to hold together. Spray a baking sheet with non-stick spray and drizzle some terriyaki sauce over them. Broil in oven and turn over once till bacon is crisp. photo credit: Muy Yum via photopin cc