With leftover mashed potatoes and freshly grated potatoes, boxty is a typical Irish potato pancake. There’s an ancient Irish proverb that says, “Boxty on the griddle, boxty on the pan; if you can’t make boxty, you’ll never get a man.” This recipe is one that our family has been making for years.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 25 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- ⅔ cup basil pesto
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Spread cream cheese evenly on bottom of an 8-inch round baking dish. Layer pesto evenly over cream cheese.
- Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 20 minutes.
- Substitute Neufchâtel cheese for cream cheese if desired.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 402 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 4 g |
| Cholesterol | 75 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 12 g |
| Saturated Fat | 17 g |
| Sodium | 483 mg |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 39 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Perfect as is!
This was fine, but no magic. ‘Could be mixed together, rather than heated, & be just as good. ‘Think good pesto doesn’t need a co-star.
An easy and quick way to use up materials from the pantry and fridge! I made this into a pasta versus a dip
I made a boo boo with this recipe. Had my 2 year old grandson here and saw the ingredients and just started mixing it up. Well it never would mix up right. He went home so I read the instructions and put it in the oven as it says. Turned out super yummy. Easy and I’ll never forget how to make it lol.
Went great with pita chips. Added some shredded parmesan to the top. Very good.
This is the simplest appetizer EVER!!!! Best taste EVER!!!!! I just mix 8 oz cream cheese with 1/2 a tub of Bertolli pesto in the fresh pasta section. Slice a baguette thinly on the diagonal. Put the bowl of pesto in the center of a platter with some knives. Surround with the sliced bread. No fuss app that everyone loves.
I made this for a potluck and received many compliments on it. In addition — it was really easy to make!
My basil is growing like crazy in my garden so this was a perfect recipe to try. I recommend using the “Easy Pesto” recipe on this website. The only change I made was to bake them in individual dishes for ease in serving. Be forewarned, this is addicting. So good.
This was delicious! And so simple! I added a little freshly grated Parmesan on top. Delicious! Thanks!