Friday, December 16, 2011

Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip

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As I've said in the past, I'm usually in charge of making appetizers when we have family gatherings. I really don't mind since there are so many different things I want to try, and I don't really get a chance to when I'm cooking dinner at home on a normal weeknight. I'm a "dip" girl and love trying out new recipes that are accompanied by chips, crackers or chunks of bread.

Spinach and Artichoke Dip is an instant classic and very easy to prepare. Since mostly everyone likes it, it would be perfect to bring to your next holiday party. You can even make it the day before if you're short on time and then heat it up right before.  I even healthified this recipe so you can eat scoop after scoop without all the added guilt. Enjoy!

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Ingredients
  • 1 (8 oz.) package reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup light mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 cup grated Romano cheese
  • 1 tsp. garlic, minced
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 (14 oz.) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
  • 1/2 cup frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
  • 1/4 cup reduced-fat mozzarella cheese, shredded
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a small baking dish.

In a medium bowl, mix together cream cheese, mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese, Romano cheese, garlic, basil, garlic salt, salt and pepper. Gently stir in artichoke hearts and spinach.

Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish. Top with mozzarella cheese. Bake in the preheated oven 25 minutes, until bubbly and lightly browned


Source: Adapted from All Recipes

4 comments:

  1. Mmm I need to make this! I always get it at restaurants but never did it myself. I love that you made it healthier! Brilliant.

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  2. Lovely recipe!Love spinach artichoke dip.Thanks for sharing!

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  3. I love when I'm able to make normal recipes semi-healthy. And, in my opinion, they never taste much different and are just as good!

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  4. Perfect timing – I’ve been needing more spinach recipes to try!

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