Friday, December 10, 2010

Hot Artichoke Spinach Dip


My last recipe from Thanksgiving is presented here. Mr. Downeastdoingstuff claims he doesn't like artichokes, but he seemed to have no problem wolfing it down pre-turkey. The artichoke hearts are pulverized essentially, so no one is the wiser. I, myself, thought it was excellent. I liked the addition of the pepper jack cheese for that extra bite.

Here ya go.....

HOT SPINACH/ARTICHOKE DIP

Ingredients
1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach
2 (13 3/4-ounce) cans artichoke hearts
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan
1 cup grated pepper jack cheese
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a casserole dish with nonstick spray.

Heat the spinach in a microwave oven on high for 5 minutes and squeeze dry.
I REPEAT: SQUEEZE THE EVER LOVIN' CRAP OUT OF IT OR ELSE YOU WILL BE SORRY! Devote a clean dish towel to the job and dry the sucker.
Drain the artichoke hearts and coarsely chop in a food processor.
Combine all the ingredients except the jack cheese in a large bowl. Stir well. Scrape into the prepared casserole dish and sprinkle the jack cheese on top. Bake for 30 minutes. Transfer to a chafing dish and keep warm over a low flame. (OR NOT)
Serve with bagel chips.

Enjoy.

8 comments:

JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes) said...

Yummmm such good recipes.

brattcat said...

Sounds fab. It beats me how the two of you stay so svelte.

Birdman said...

'Artichoke hearts'... ha, a cooking oxymoron if I ever heard one. BTW, I LOVE peas!

annie'smom said...

Hmmm. . . doesn't Mr. Downeastdoingstuff's brother also claim to dislike artichokes? (something about the word . . .). It seems as though he had no problems chowing down the dip either (must be genetic!). Yum!!

Balisha said...

Love this dip...I'll have to try the jack cheese...Balisha

Traveling Bells said...

Oh yes, love this main course, um, I mean, dip:)

Sharon Creech said...

First time I've ever laughed out loud at a recipe.

Sarah Laurence said...

I wish I could eat sour cream but I have lactose intolerance. I wonder if it would work with yogurt. Sounds tasty. The post below, not so much. Ha!