Showing posts with label appetizers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label appetizers. Show all posts

Monday, January 23, 2012

Spinach Artichoke Dip........

is available as an appetizer at many restaurants, and now you can even find it in your local supermarket.  I would, however, encourage you to make your own.  Once you have made it yourself, I hope that like me, you'll never order it again, because nothing compares to this recipe, from one of my favorite blogs Annie's Eats.  Please check out her blog.  I have made many of her recipes, and have loved ALL of them!

This is a great appetizer, and once you make it for your friends and family, they will request it again and again.  I know I will be making it again for the hubby on SuperBowl Sunday.



Spinach Artichoke Dip


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Ingredients:
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for topping
1/3 cup sour cream
1/3 cup mayonnaise
10 oz. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1 cup coarsely chopped canned artichoke hearts
4 cloves roasted garlic*, smashed
¼ tsp. salt
½ tsp. roasted red pepper flakes

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400˚ F.  In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, Parmesan, sour cream, mayonnaise, spinach, artichokes, roasted garlic, salt and red pepper flakes.  Mix well with a rubber spatula until all ingredients are evenly blended.  Spread into a small baking dish. Sprinkle additional grated Parmesan over the top if desired.  Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the top is slightly browned.  Serve warm with baguette slices, pita chips, crackers, etc.

*To roast individual cloves of garlic,  just throw the unpeeled cloves into a baking dish or pan and bake at 350˚ F for 25-30 minutes.  Let cool before squeezing the cloves from the peels.

Source:  Annie's Eats




Thank you Annie for this wonderful recipe!  Do not be afraid to roast your own garlic.  I go ahead and roast an entire bulb when I make this recipe, and if we can keep our fingers out of it, I will make garlic butter or use the leftover garlic in another recipe.  

I hope by the end of this week I will have figured out what else I will be making for the big game, and will be able to share those ideas with you too.

Have a wonderful day!

Nancy