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Recipe: Biscuit Spinach Cheese Ring

Try this tasty dish from Louisiana.

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Biscuit Spinach Cheese Ring

Ingredients:

  • 1 can refrigerated biscuit dough
  • extra-virgin olive oil, for brushing biscuits
  • 1/2 cup plus 1 tbsp. grated Parmesan
  • 2 cup gouda, or mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • 1 cup ricotta
  • 3/4 cup frozen spinach, defrosted and chopped
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt
  • Crushed red pepper flakes, for garnish

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Halve biscuits and flatten each one out, then roll into a ball and place in an oven-proof skillet seam side down. Arrange in a ring around the skillet. Brush biscuits with olive oil and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon Parmesan.
  2. In a large bowl, combine gouda, or mozzarella, ricotta, spinach, Parmesan, mayonnaise, garlic powder, and salt and mix until combined.
  3. Spoon dip into center of skillet and sprinkle with red pepper flakes.
  4. Bake until warmed through, bubbly, and golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve hot.

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