Thanks Bob, you ate all the "Baked Artichoke and Spinach Dip"

Recipe: Baked Artichoke and Spinach Dip
By: Ryan M. Greer

I have had a lot of my friends that wanted this recipe after I made it for a friends Birthday Party. It got devoured before most of the party arrived. It is simple to make but some of the ingredients can be high end.

Ingredients:
3 cans/jars (14oz-each) Roland Grilled and Marinated Artichokes
3 packs Frozen spinach “CHOPPED” (thawed, drained, and squeeze all liquid out)
½ cup Minced white onion
3 packs (8oz-each) of Philadelphia cream cheese (softened)
¾ cup Hellman's mayonnaise or Best Foods mayonnaise
¾ cup Grated or Shredded Romano cheese
¾ cup Grated or Shredded Parmesan cheese
¾ cup Grated or Shredded Mozzarella cheese
3 tsp Minced roasted garlic (Roland’s roasted garlic packed in oil)
1½ tbsp Dried Basil (You can use fresh but it may turn black)
¾ tsp Garlic powder
Salt and Pepper (to taste, I like to use white pepper and I always use sea salt)

To Make:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, lightly grease or spray a 9 x 13 casserole dish. In a large mixing bowl add your softened cream cheese, mayonnaise, Romano cheese, Parmesan cheese, garlic, basil, onion, and garlic powder. I add about ¼ cup of mozzarella to the mix (keep the rest to top the mix in the oven). Next, ruff cut your Artichokes and spinach, salt and pepper (to taste), and mix ingredients so the batch is consistent. Then transfer the whole batch to the casserole dish, spread the mix so that it all fits evenly in the 9 x 13 dish. Top the batch with the left over Mozzarella and bake in the preheated oven for 25 min. The top of the batch should be golden not brown. The key is to not over heat the whole batch, and over brown the top.

Notes:
Not over browning the top will result in faster eating and less chip/cracker breakage. If you would like a smokier taste, substitute the ¼ cup of mozzarella that you folded into the mix with Smoked Gouda cheese, and only add ½ cup of Mozzarella to the top. I like to serve this with a variety of tortilla chips and crackers. Stand back and watch the feast begin, soon after they will be asking for the recipe.


Enjoy,

Ryan M. Greer