May 24, 2013

Recipe Box: Hot Spinach Dip

You'll be the hit of the football game party thanks to Chef Dirk!

CHEF DIRK ISN’T really into football but you want him at your party because he can bring dishes like this!

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1 medium onion (diced)
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 2 lbs spinach (cleaned, trimmed and coarsely chopped)
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 6oz cream cheese
  • 3 dashes Worcestershire sauce
  • 3 dashes Tabasco
  • 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella
  • Salt & pepper

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. In a Dutch oven or large pot, heat oil over medium.
  3. Add onion and garlic; cook until lightly browned, 5 to 8 minutes.
  4. Add spinach in 2 additions, letting the first batch wilt before adding the next; cook until completely wilted, 5 to 8 minutes.
  5. In the same pot, warm milk over high heat.
  6. Whisk in cream cheese until melted, about 3 minutes.
  7. Add spinach, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce and ¼ cup mozzarella; stir to combine.
  8. Season with salt and pepper.
  9. Pour into a lightly oiled 1 ½ qt shallow baking dish; sprinkle with remaining ½ cup mozzarella cheese.

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