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Slow-Cooker Marinara Sauce with Mozzarella Cheese Dip

Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated May 5, 2010
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Instead of making mozzarella sticks with marinara dipping sauce, stir the cheese into the sauce for a hot and a hearty appetizer.

Slow-Cooker Marinara Sauce with Mozzarella Cheese Dip

  • Prep Time 5 min
  • Total 2 hr 35 min
  • Ingredients 4
  • Servings 24
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups chunky marinara sauce
  • 8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, cubed
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves
  • 2 loaves (10 ounces each) baguette-style French bread, cut into 96 slices (about 1/2 inch thick), toasted

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Pour marinara sauce into 1 1/2-quart slow cooker.
  • Step 
    2
    Cover and cook on Low heat setting about 2 hours or until hot.
  • Step 
    3
    Stir in cheese and basil. Cover and cook on Low heat setting 30 minutes or until cheese is just starting to melt. Serve with baguette slices.

Nutrition

110 Calories
3g Total Fat
5g Protein
16g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
110
Calories from Fat
25
Total Fat
3g
Saturated Fat
1g
Cholesterol
5mg
Sodium
290mg
Total Carbohydrate
16g
Dietary Fiber
1g
Protein
5g
% Daily Value*:
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1 Starch;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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