Timely. I just went to get my ingredients for the one I'm making tomorrow. It's delicious.
Ingredients: 3 (8 ounce) containers whipped cream cheese 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup sour cream 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese 3/4 cup grated Romano cheese 4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 1-1/2 teaspoons dried basil 3/4 teaspoon garlic salt salt and pepper to taste 3 (14 ounce) jars artichoke hearts, drained and chopped 2 cups chopped spinach (if using fresh, steamed; if using frozen, thawed) and drained 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese A splash of milk Cooking oil spray
Preparation: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease or medium baking dish or spray with cooking oil.
In a medium bowl, mix together cream cheese, mayonnaise, parmesan, romano, mozzarella, garlic, basil, garlic salt, salt and pepper. Gently stir in artichoke hearts and spinach.
Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven 25 minutes.
I've made this one many times. I even originally bought individual ramekins to make small servings. It works equally well with full fat or low fat ingredients. I've also drained a jar of marinated artichoke hearts and used them to great success.
One 8-ounce package cream cheese, at room temperature
One 9-ounce package artichoke hearts (drained jarred or canned, cooked fresh, or frozen, but not marinated)
1 cup steamed spinach (1 pound raw or one 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed), well drained
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 garlic cloves
6 large fresh basil leaves
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
In a food processor, combine the cream cheese, artichoke hearts, spinach, mayo, Parmesan, garlic, basil, salt, and pepper. Spoon into the baking dish. Top with the mozzarella. Bake until bubbling and the top is golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes.
Serve with crackers, tortilla chips, or toasted rustic bread.
I've also drained a jar of marinated artichoke hearts and used them to great success.
I always get these, I just rinse them off and drain them. At worst, it's just extra flavor.
Can I put my dip vent here? I got up early this morning and was doing a bunch of crap around the house, including cleaning and steaming my spinach. I put it in the strainer and left it in the sink to drain. It takes forever, usually, I put it in the refrigerator with a bowl underneath, but I just left it in the sink. For whatever reason, I then put the pot top over it. I guess I didn't want to leave it too exposed. Anyway, I went back upstairs and fell asleep. In the meantime, H came downstairs and made pancakes and sausage. He rinsed out the batter bowl and then put the strainer in the bowl. Didn't even realize there were two bags of cooked spinach in the bowl (how?). So he had to go back to the store, get more spinach, which I had to re-steam and now have draining in the fridge. Argh.
I'm going with this one! I was going to do PW's because it seemed a little different but apparently that white block of cheese we have is white cheddar, not pepperjack.