Healthier Creamy Spinach-Artichoke Dip
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Recipe type: Clean, whole snack
 
Total Time: 35 minutes
Hands-On Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes

Yield: 8 servings (each serving is about ⅓ cup)

Level: Easy
Ingredients
  • 1 heaping cup frozen chopped spinach
  • 1 cup low fat cottage cheese
  • ⅔ cup mascarpone
  • ⅔ cup parmesan, freshly grated
  • 1 cup quartered artichoke hearts, drained, rinsed, patted dry, and chopped
  • 3 tablespoons peperoncini, drained, rinsed, patted dry, and chopped
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 3 tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes, drained, rinsed, and chopped
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Measure out 1 heaping cup of frozen chopped spinach, and place the frozen spinach in a heat-safe container. Microwave until thawed. When cool enough to handle, transfer thawed spinach to a fine mesh strainer. Arrange the strainer over a large mixing bowl and squeeze spinach, wringing dry, until all excess water is drained from the spinach.
  3. Add the thawed and drained spinach to a mixing bowl, along with the cottage cheese, mascarpone, ½ cup parmesan, artichokes, peperoncini, and garlic powder. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Stir until all ingredients are well combined. Carefully fold in 2½ tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes.
  4. Transfer mixture to a small baking dish. Smooth so that dip is evenly distributed in dish, with an even, flat surface. Top with remaining parmesan.
  5. Cook about until mixture is hot and begins to bubble around the edges, about 17-19 minutes.
  6. To add a golden crust to the top: turn on the broiler and cook until top is golden, about 2 minutes. Watch dip carefully, it burns very quickly!
  7. Top dip with remaining chopped sun-dried tomatoes. Serve warm with tortilla chips or baguette that has been thinly sliced, topped with olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder, and toasted under the broiler.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 8 Calories: 121 Fat: 6g Saturated fat: 3.8g Carbohydrates: 5.5g Sugar: 1.2g Sodium: 469mg Fiber: 1.3g Protein: 11g Cholesterol: 20mg
Recipe by Jen Elizabeth's Journals at https://jenelizabethsjournals.com/2014/12/23/healthier-creamy-spinach-dip/