PESTO-BRUSCHETTA SPREAD

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This delicious appetizer spread is a cross between two perennial favorites: pesto and garlicky bruschetta.

Provided by My Food and Family

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Time 30m

Yield 18 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

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Ingredients

2 cups grape tomatoes, halved
1 shallot, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 tub (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese Spread
1/2 cup KRAFT Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
2 Tbsp. CLASSICO Traditional Basil Pesto Sauce and Spread
2 Tbsp. milk
2 Tbsp. KRAFT Shredded Parmesan Cheese
18 French bread slices (1/2 inch thick), toasted

Steps:

Heat oven to 400°F.
Combine first 4 ingredients; spread onto rimmed baking sheet.
Mix cream cheese spread, mozzarella, pesto and milk until blended; spread onto bottom of 9-inch pie plate.
Bake tomatoes and cream cheese mixture 10 to 15 min. or until cream cheese mixture is heated through and tomatoes start to burst, stirring tomatoes after 8 min. and removing cream cheese mixture from oven after 10 min.
Spoon tomatoes over cream cheese mixture. Serve with toast slices.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 110, Fat 6 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Sodium 170 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 4 g