Party artichoke spinach Dip

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Never thought of mixing these two and
Now I am sorry I did not do it earlier.

Ingredients:

1 brick softened cream cheese
1 cup  Hellmans mayonnaise
2 tsp Epicure artichoke dip mix
1 tsp Epicure spinach dip mix

Blend well with food processor or mixer.

Add:

3 cubes frozen chopped spinach
** defrosted and squeezed
1/2 small jar marinated artichoke hearts

**In a ziploc bag, freeze the other half of the artichokes and 3 cubes of spinach for next time!!!

Continue blending.
Note: the better beaten this cheese mixture is the fluffier the outcome and less chip breaking.

Add:

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese divided
1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
1/2 cup shreeded gruyere or swiss cheese

Blend in.

Stir from the bottom of the bowl
Then put into a pie plate or an 8x8 casserole/baking dish (Would be lovely in 
French onion soup bowls!)
Up to 48 hours in advance.
Sprinkle top with 1/2 cup more shredded cheese.

Next:

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes
Or until bubbly.

OR

Place into small crock pot
For 2 hours stirring once at 60 minutes.
Top with last bit of cheese just before serving.

Serve with rice crackers or corn tortilla chips.

Follow this recipe and it is also Gluten Free!

Bon Appetit!


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