The best part about being Italian? The food. I was born to love everything Italian; from eggplant parm to any type of pasta you could possibly think of, there is nothing like the flavor of a delicious Italian meal. These bite-sized apps imitate a classic antipasto: hot peppers, artichoke hearts, provolone and more, all stuffed inside a crispy genoa salami cup. With a super easy stuffing and a quick cook time, these little Italian bites will have everyone at your party taking more than just one.

Ingredients:

3 artichoke hearts

1/2-1 whole hot cherry pepper, chopped (depending on the level of spicy you’re craving)

3 sundried tomatoes, chopped

2 oz. shredded provolone

1/2 tbsp. Italian-style breadcrumbs

1 small garlic glove, minced

15 pieces of genoa salami (small enough to fit in a mini muffin tin)

Preheat oven to 400. Combine first six ingredients in a bowl. Then, spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray and place salami in muffin holes. Place a spoonful of the mixture in each of the salami cups. Bake for 15 minutes. Makes 15 salami bites.