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Baked Goat Cheese and Marinara

Baked Goat Cheese and Marinara is simple with just the tomatoes, onion, garlic, and basil making a subtle sauce and letting the goat cheese be the star of this dish while perfectly complementing it at the same time.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 35 minutes
Calories 2340kcal
Author Sandra

Ingredients

  • 28 ounce can plum tomatoes I like San Marzano Style
  • 28 ounces tomato sauce
  • 6 ounce can tomato paste
  • 6 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 yellow onion chopped
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 cup wine water maybe a substitute or ¼ cup apple juice & ¼ cup water
  • 4 fresh basil leaves
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 10 ounces goat cheese
  • 1 French baguette sliced and toasted
  • 6 fresh basil leaves chopped for garnish

Instructions

  • Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and garlic and saute until onions are translucent. Stir in wine and scrape bottom of pan to deglaze. 
  • Then add plum tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, sugar, salt, and pepper to taste. Let it come to a low boil. Then using the back of a knife, bruise the basil and add the pan. Reduce to a simmer and cook on low for 2-3 hours. Remove the basil leaves.
  • Turn oven to low broil.
  • Slice the baguette and brush each slice with a little olive oil, set in the oven and let it cook until toasted and a light golden brown.
  • Slice the goat cheese into 1/2-1 inch slices.
  • There are a couple of ways to serve this, for sharing or as individual servings.
  • For sharing, lay down 1-2 cups of sauce in a shallow baking dish. Spread out 8-12 goat cheese slices. Place in oven on low broil until goat cheese is slightly golden and sauce is bubbling. Remove from oven and garnish with chopped basil. Serve with toasted baguettes.
  • For individual servings, spoon about 1/3-1/2 cup of sauce in mini circular dishes, like souffle dishes. Top with one goat cheese slice. Place in oven on low broil for a few minutes until goat cheese is golden and sauce is bubbling. Remove from oven and garnish with chopped basil. Serve with toasted baguettes.

Notes

Cooking time includes the sauce simmering for 2 hours.

Nutrition

Calories: 2340kcal | Carbohydrates: 256g | Protein: 101g | Fat: 100g | Saturated Fat: 47g | Cholesterol: 130mg | Sodium: 8132mg | Potassium: 6933mg | Fiber: 37g | Sugar: 91g | Vitamin A: 15780IU | Vitamin C: 215.3mg | Calcium: 894mg | Iron: 29mg