Mike's Favorite Spinach Artichoke Dip
Mike's Favorite Spinach Artichoke Dip

Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, mike's favorite spinach artichoke dip. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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my boyfriend loves spinach artichoke dip and he wasn't too impressed with this. sorry! I've tried a few Spinach and Artichoke dips from this site and I've loved them all but this is BY FAR my favorite! Is there a recipe you are famous for?

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have mike's favorite spinach artichoke dip using 22 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Mike's Favorite Spinach Artichoke Dip:
  1. Make ready Spinach Artichoke Dip
  2. Get 1 15 oz Jar Bertolli Or Ragu Alfredo Sauce
  3. Prepare 1 10 oz Box Frozen Spinach [fully drained - or, 10 ozs canned]
  4. Take 2 can 8.5 oz Artichokes [in water - fully drained & rough chopped]
  5. Prepare 1 packages 8 oz Philadelphia Cream Cheese [room temp]
  6. Take 1/2 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese [kraft powdered works in a desperate pinch]
  7. Make ready 2 cup Shreadded Mozterella Cheese [room temp]
  8. Make ready 1/4 cup Fresh Garlic [packed - finely miced - or, 1 large elephant garlic clove]
  9. Make ready 1 tbsp Fresh Parsley [or, 1/2 tbs dried parsley]
  10. Make ready 15 Twists Fresh Cracked Black Pepper [or, 1/4 tsp]
  11. Take Options
  12. Get 2 tbsp Sun Dried Tomatoes [softened - fine chopped]
  13. Take 4 oz Real Crab Meat [pull any shells]
  14. Take dash Paprika Or Old Bay Seasoning
  15. Prepare Kitchen Items
  16. Make ready 1 Length Cheese Cloth Or Sturdy Paper Towels
  17. Make ready 1 Warming - Serving Crock Pot
  18. Take 1 Plastic Mixing Bowl
  19. Prepare 1 Glass Bowl With Lid
  20. Get 1 Mixing Spoon
  21. Prepare 1 Cutting Board
  22. Prepare 1 Knife

Ever since I can remember, artichoke dip has been one of my favorite appetizers, and it's one we often get when we go out on hot dates. This Spinach Artichoke Dip recipe is the one recipe everyone looks forward to. Whether it be for the holidays, game day, or a Saturday! By far my favorite way to prepare this classic dip is in a cast-iron skillet.

Steps to make Mike's Favorite Spinach Artichoke Dip:
  1. Here's all you'll need!
  2. For your Alfredo Sauce, use only bottled Bertolli Alfredo Sauce or, ironically enough, Ragu Classic Alfredo Sauce. A much cheaper option. Any other brands will most likely lend a, "tin," or, "metallic," taste to your dip.
  3. ° Make certain your artichokes and spinach are fully drained. In fact, use cheese cloth and fully squeeze drain your spinach. This will take several attempts to fully drain out its copious fluids. If you don't have any cheese cloth on hand, use thick paper towels to squeeze fluid. This step is very important since otherwise, you'll have a watery dip. ° Fully dry your artichokes with clean paper towels both before and after rough chopping and mixing them in your dip. ° Also, fine chop your sun dried tomatoes - if choosing to use them. Know they're a unique and fantastic addition!
  4. Fine mince your garlic. I'll grade mine for ease. Then, rough chop your artichokes and spinach.
  5. ° Mix all ingredients in anything other than a metal bowl very well. Mix until spinach is fully incorporated. ° A metal bowl can react to your Alfredo Sauce and artichokes and again, inadvertently lend them an odd, "metallic taste."
  6. In your oven safe bowl with lid - bake at 350° for 35 to 45 minutes. Or, until dip is bubbling. Pull from oven and stir once more.
  7. ° Authors Notes: You can add many ingredients of your choosing to this dish but one of the most popular is real crab meat. However, be careful in using it. ° #1: Carefully sift through your crab meat for any shells. And #2: Adding more crab meat is not better with regards to this dish. Add meat slowly and taste test as crab can easily overpower your entire dip. ° If choosing this seafood option, garnish dip with Old Bay Seasoning or Paprika if you'd like. - ° Also know that the shelf life of your dip will be much shorter with the crab meat addition than without it. ° Lastly, know that the options of crab meat AND sun dried tomatoes will not work very well together. In my experience anyway. Use one or the other. Or, neither. Your choice!
  8. If interested in the large chips pictured: Cut 6" fresh, thick tortillas into quarters. Fry in hot vegetable oil with a few dashes garlic oil for 1 minute or less - flipping occasionally until browned. Place on paper towels to drain. Immediately sprinkle with dried parsley first so it'll stick to chips. Then, sea salt, granulated garlic powder and onion powder. That's it! Enjoy!

Not only does the cheese melt perfectly but it is the perfect way to add fresh bread. The ultimate baked spinach artichoke dip for any happy hour or party. It isn't hard to make a tasty version of this dip, but with a few tips you can make the ultimate spinach and artichoke dip — one so delicious you just might eat so much you spoil your appetite for dinner. My SPINACH ARTICHOKE DIP is famous around these parts! So creamy and cheesy and perfect for dipping.

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