{"id":63,"date":"2009-03-31T15:39:51","date_gmt":"2009-03-31T21:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spoon.ernstrom.net\/?p=63"},"modified":"2009-03-31T15:39:51","modified_gmt":"2009-03-31T21:39:51","slug":"spinach-artichoke-dip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spoon.ernstrom.net\/?p=63","title":{"rendered":"Spinach-Artichoke Dip"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lately I’ve been thinking about this super yummy Spinach-Artichoke Dip I make. I think maybe it stems from having gone to Chili’s with my husband last week… we got a spinach artichoke dip as an appetizer. It was good, but I think its starting to fade from my system. -grin- I’m pretty sure I’ll either need to make some or go order some soon.<\/p>\n

Doesn’t it just look delicious?? Its not the most healthy thing you could eat, but it sure is appetizing. And addicting.<\/p>\n

I’ve been guilty of nearly consuming the entire platter before.<\/p>\n

Anyway…<\/p>\n

This recipe is a variation of one I found online awhile back. I don’t remember the original source though. Sorry.<\/p>\n

Spinach-Artichoke Dip<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>1\/2 onion, finely chopped
\n1 stick butter
\n1 pkg. frozen spinach, thawed
\n8 oz. Philly cream cheese
\n8 oz. sour cream
\n3\/4 c. shredded Parmesan cheese
\n1 jar marinated artichokes, chopped
\nred pepper flakes to taste
\n8 oz. shredded Monterey Jack cheese
\n1 Roma tomato, diced
\n1 green onion, chopped.<\/p>\n

Saut\u00e9 onions in butter.<\/p>\n

Add other ingredients one at a time, while mixing, and blend well after each addition. Add ingredients in this order: Spinach, Cream Cheese, Sour Cream, Parmesan Cheese, Artichoke Hearts, Crushed Red Pepper Flakes.<\/p>\n

Remove from heat and put in crocks or microwave dish.<\/p>\n

Pour mixture onto a plate or platter. Top with Monterey Jack Cheese, tomatoes and green onion. Melt.<\/p>\n

Serve hot with chips or bread.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This recipe makes quite a bit. Enough to fill 2 decent-sized platters. Good news is that it freezes well! Just spoon the unused portion into a freezer safe container or freezer bag. When you are ready to eat it: defrost, heat, and top with cheese, green onion, and tomato.<\/p>\n

Disclaimer: I am craving this dip because I went to Chili’s, but I make no claim that this recipe is a copy-cat of theirs. But it is dang good.<\/p>\n

Speaking of Chili’s… I do intend to try and duplicate a couple of their other recipes (appetizers). Watch for those soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lately I’ve been thinking about this super yummy Spinach-Artichoke Dip I make. I think maybe it stems from having gone to Chili’s with my husband last week… we got a spinach artichoke dip as an appetizer. It was good, but I think its starting to fade from my system. -grin- I’m pretty sure I’ll either […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[25,39,51,67],"class_list":["post-63","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appetizer","tag-artichoke","tag-cream-cheese","tag-monterey-jack","tag-spinach"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spoon.ernstrom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spoon.ernstrom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spoon.ernstrom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spoon.ernstrom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spoon.ernstrom.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/spoon.ernstrom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spoon.ernstrom.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spoon.ernstrom.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spoon.ernstrom.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}