It had to grow on me.
A number of years ago I worked with a crew that would occasionally end the day with a visit to a local bar with an order of an appetizer and some quantity of barley and hops based beverages. On a frequent basis, the appetizer that would get ordered would be spinach-artichoke dip. Give me wings, potato skins, nachos or even stuffed peppers, but spinach-artichoke dip was at the bottom of my list.
As is my downfall, once something is sitting in front of me, I start to munch. Over the years after repeated exposure to the dip I first came to tolerate the dip and late enjoy it. My tastes had changed.
Wanting a quick, hot appetizer the other day, I decided to make it myself.
This was so easy to make and was warm and creamy.
The first challenge was frozen artichoke hearts. I hadn’t seen them before and it took me three trips up and down the frozen vegetable aisle to see the single faced box of them.
Very tasty and great with baked pita chips.
Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip
Prep Time: 10 m | Cook Time: 15 m | Makes: 2 batch (Scaled) | Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients:
- 2 cup thawed, chopped frozen spinach
- 11 cups thawed, chopped frozen artichoke hearts
- 12 ounces cream cheese
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2/3 cup grated Parmesan
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Directions:
Boil spinach and artichokes in 1 cup of water until tender and drain. Discard liquid. Heat cream cheese in microwave for 1 minute or until hot and soft. Stir in rest of ingredients and serve hot.
Source: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/hot-spinach-and-artichoke-dip-recipe/index.html
Rantings of an Amateur Chef 
Love the sound of this dip…will definitely give it a go! Thanks! Great blog by the way!
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Mmm spinach dip! I will make this weekend! Thanks for the idea.
Cheers.
Jennifer
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I love spinach artichoke dip, and haven’t tried it with a pita! Will have to give this a go – maybe with a nice diced bruschetta on top 🙂
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Yum! Another Gluten Free treat! (Minus the pita chips). Thanks!
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YUMMMMMMM!!! Thank you.
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Oh man… so glad you finally decided to like it, haha! It’s one of my favorites! I need to make it myself now. 🙂
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This dip looks delicious!
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Yum!! Warm cheesy deliciousness! I also have a version of Spinach Artichoke dip, but will definitely give yours a try… Wish I had some now, it’s 5:13pm here in Texas and high time for a cocktail.
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Love spinach and artichoke dip — I make mine in the crock pot and it is THE BUSINESS 🙂 http://project30in2012.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/fun-with-appetizers/
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I need to make this! We are big spinach and artichoke people in my family. 😉
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Sounds great…thanks
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