Recipe: Yummy Spinach Dip | Posh Kitchen

I have finally begun to find cooking a likable experience (I cooked before, I just didn't really enjoy it much). The desire to cook more has been slowly fueled over the past few years by a desire to eat more healthily, and primarily as a vegetarian. In fact, one of my goals for the new year is to cook more often and make more of a variety of meals. I'm still working on making that actionable, and setting a plan in place. In the meantime though, I'll continue saving recipes that I'd like to try. And, inasmuch as I can get the meals made and photographed, I'll try and post the results here on the blog. 

To that end, I made this yummy spinach dip over the holidays, following a recipe I found online and saved several months ago--with a couple of minor tweaks. I cooked a lot this holiday season, but I have to say this is my favorite dish that I made; maybe that's because it was something new? At any rate it was delish! The young man claimed to not like spinach dip when I was picking up the ingredients, but when he tasted it, he loved it. And he can be tough to please! 


Secret ingredient spinach dip

1 (10 ounce) box frozen chopped spinach

5 -7 medium artichoke hearts , drained and chopped

8 ounces low-fat cream cheese , softened

1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

16 ounces of 4 cheese Alfredo sauce (I used Classico creamy Alfredo--not the 4 cheese)

garlic powder

onion powder

salt

pepper

crackers, sliced baguettes or tortilla chips (I used multi-seed flatbread crackers)

Directions:

1. 1
   Cook spinach in microwave by following instructions on box.
2. 2
   While spinach is cooking begin chopping artichoke hearts.
3. 3
   Add cream cheese and artichoke hearts to medium saucepan over med-low heat.
4. 4
   When spinach is finished cooking remove from microwave and blot with paper towels to absorb excess moisture. (I didn't actually have to do this step as the frozen spinach I used didn't have much excess moisture).
5. 5
   Add the spinach to the saucepan and stir occasionally until cream cheese is melted and all ingredients are combined.
6. 6
   Pour in Alfredo sauce and heat thoroughly over LOW heat, stirring frequently.
7. 7
   Add Parmesan cheese and seasonings to taste, stirring well after each addition. 
8. 8
   Let simmer for 15 minutes, stirring frequently.
9. 9
   Pour mixture into a baking pan. Sprinkle remaining Parmesan cheese on top and bake at 350 for approximately 15 minutes, or until cheese is slightly browned.