Skewered Mozzarella with Canadian Bacon
Submitted by rainy
Mozzarella wrapped in Canadian bacon, threaded on skewers with toasted French bread and fresh tomato, then baked in tomato sauce with Parmesan until bubbly and golden.
YIELD
4 servingsPREP
20 minCOOK
20 minREADY
40 minThink of these as the love child of a pizza and a kebab.
Cubes of mozzarella get wrapped in slices of Canadian bacon, then threaded onto skewers alternating with pan-toasted French bread and fresh tomato slices.
The whole thing gets nestled into a baking dish, doused with tomato sauce, and buried under a snowfall of grated Parmesan and a dusting of paprika.
A few minutes in a hot oven and the cheese melts, the sauce bubbles, and the bread soaks up all that saucy goodness.
Serve them straight from the oven while the mozzarella is still stretchy and hot.
Kitchen Tips
- Brown the bread slices quickly in oil. You want a light golden crust, not burnt toast. They go fast, so stay at the stove
- Fold the bacon tightly around the cheese and keep the seam side up on the skewer so it stays wrapped during baking
- Use metal skewers or soak wooden ones for 30 minutes first so they don’t char in the oven
- These work as a hearty appetizer or a fun casual dinner with a big green salad alongside
Ingredients
Directions
Note: You’ll need four skewers approximately 10 to 12 inch long.
Also the french bread should be the long and narrow kind cut into ½ inch slices.
The raw tomato is also cut into ½ inch slices.
The cans of tomato sauce are 8 ounces.
You’ll need 28 pieces of cheese to equal the number of slices of bacon.
Cut the cheese into 1 inch squares about ¼ in. thick.
Fold a slice of Canadian bacon around each piece of cheese.
Press the bacon firmly to hold the cheese in place.
Cut each piece of tomato and each piece of bread in half.
Heat the ⅓ cup of oil in a large skillet.
Brown bread on both sides.
Be prepared to turn bread quickly to avoid burning.
It should be merely light brown.
On each skewer thread alternate pieces of bacon apped around the mozzarella, bread and tomato.
Begin and end with the con.
Place each skewer in a shallow baking pan or shallow earthenware sserole.
Be sure the folded top of each piece of bacon is up.
Pour mato sauce over each skewer.
Sprinkle generously with parmesan cheese.
Srinkle lightly with paprika and additional salad oil.
Preheat the oven 400℉ (200℃).
Bake the skewers until brown on top.
Serve immediately while very hot.
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