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Fried Goat Cheese With Marinara Dipping Sauce

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This delicious fried goat cheese makes the perfect appetizer for your next party!

Fried Goat Cheese - Love goat cheese? This fried goat cheese appetizer is easy to make and melt in your mouth good! It's a perfect party food for your next get-together! #goatcheese #friedcheese #partyfood #appetizer

Love throwing parties but want to serve something new? If you’re looking for the perfect appetizer, you’re definitely going to want to check out this fried goat cheese recipe! Inspired by an appetizer my friends and I used to order at our fave restaurant, these are melt-in-your-mouth good and I seriously can’t get enough of them!

Celebrate with Bertolli

Bertolli is celebrating as well and since it’s their 150 birthday, they’re celebrating 150 years of the 5 “F”s:  food, fresh, fun, friends and family! They’re also giving us 150 awesome tips to bring Tuscany to our tables!  If I can’t eat Italian food in Italy, this is the next best thing and these tips are really good! I’ve also found that Bertolli’s marinara is the perfect sauce for dipping my goat cheese appetizer.

My mouth was watering just thinking about recreating this recipe!

How To Make The BEST Fried Goat Cheese

You'll need Panko crumbs to make this fried goat cheese recipe.

Start with 6 ounces of goat cheese and slice it into 12 pieces.  Shape those pieces into balls using the palms of your hands.  Place the goat cheese balls on a piece of wax paper and put in the freezer for just a few minutes so that they’re not too soft when you coat them.

Dredge the balls in flour, dip in egg, then coat with Panko crumbs.

Before cooking your goat cheese, you'll need to coat the balls in Panko crumbs

Heat your oil (I used olive oil) to medium high and drop them in, turning quickly so that they cook evenly on all sides. Remove them once they turn a golden brown. Sprinkle a few chives on top and serve hot with Bertolli Riserva Marinara for dipping.  These were SO amazingly good that I might just have to make them for every party!

This fried goat cheese is mouthwatering good!

One word of warning…you’d better eat these quickly because they disappear as soon as you set them out!

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Fried Goat Cheese

Need a great party appetizer? This fried goat cheese appetizer is melt in your mouth good!

Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 142 kcal
Author Lisa O'Driscoll | Fun Money Mom

Ingredients

  • Bertolli Riserva Marinara with Parmaiano-Reggiano
  • 6 oz. Goat Cheese
  • 1/2 cup Panko crumbs
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. pepper
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • chives for garnish

Instructions

  1. Slice goat cheese into 12 equal pieces
  2. Using the palms of your hands, roll cheese into balls, place on wax paper and put in freezer for approx. 5 minutes
  3. Combine Panko crumbs, salt and pepper
  4. Dredge cheese in flour, dip in egg then cover in Panko crumbs
  5. Heat oil on medium high and gently drop in the goat cheese
  6. Turn as they cook so they'll cook evenly. Remove from oil when they are a golden brown.
  7. Sprinkle with finely chopped chives, add the side of Bertolli marinara and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Fried Goat Cheese
Amount Per Serving
Calories 142 Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12g 18%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 20mg 7%
Sodium 235mg 10%
Potassium 19mg 1%
Total Carbohydrates 4g 1%
Protein 3g 6%
Vitamin A 3.3%
Calcium 2.8%
Iron 3.7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  5. Hey Lisa,

    This looks wonderful! I love fried goat cheese on salads. But, to make it all by itself – YUM!

    I found your post on Social Butterfly tonight.

    And, I followed you on Pinterest and liked you on FB.

    I hope you have a blessed week~
    Melanie

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    • Thank you so much Melanie! If you love goat cheese, you’ll definitely love this recipe! Thank you so much for visiting and I hope you have a wonderful week as well!
      xoxo
      Lisa

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    • Thanks so much Christina! I never thought of it until my friends and I had it at Girl’s Night Out and we were hooked. I was worried that it wouldn’t be as tasty if I made it at home but it was awesome (if I do say so myself) 🙂
      xoxo
      Lisa

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  10. Hi Lisa,
    Wow this looks amazing and would be the perfect appetizer to serve for the holidays.
    Thanks for joining and sharing this at Cooking and Crafting with J & J.
    Enjoy the week and we hope to see you again!
    Julie xo

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  13. Hi Lisa,
    I’m happy to inform you that I featured this recipe for our Monday Cooking and Crafting with J&J.
    Thanks and we hope to see you again!
    Julie xo

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  14. Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe at the #RecipeSharingParty! I hope to see you next week. Pinned and Yummed. Please visit #OverTheMoon on Sunday or #ThursdayFavoriteThings for more sharing fun! Don’t forget to Comment your link #’s so I can be sure to visit and you get a chance to be featured!

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