My Own Spinach Dip

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (8 ounce) box frozen spinach, drained
• 2 (8 ounce) jars marinated artichoke hearts, chopped into pieces
• 2 (8 ounce) boxes cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 (16 ounce) bag shredded mozzarella cheese (whichever you prefer) or 1 (16 ounce) bag monterey jack pepper cheese (whichever you prefer)
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 3/4 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne powder
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• salt

Recipe

• 1 thaw spinach in the microwave. i find it's best to not heat it all the way through or i burn myself while trying to drain the excess water, so i heat it for about 3 to 3 1/2 minutes (depending on your microwave) and let it sit for a few minutes on the counter and let the heat that has accumulated in the box do the rest of the work for me. drain the excess water ( i just use paper towels stacked on top of one another) and put the spinach in a large bowl.
• 2 remove the artichoke hearts from the jars (usually they already come quartered) and chop into pieces. not too small, bite size is where you want to be.
• 3 put the artichoke hearts, cream cheese, a handful of the shredded cheese, and the rest of the ingredients in the bowl and mix thoroughly.
• 4 scrape the mixture into a baking dish and cover with the remaining shredded cheese.
• 5 bake at 425 until the top is brown and bubbly, about 20-25 minutes. i like to serve this with french bread rounds i have baked ahead of time but it is delicious with pretty much anything :).