The Best Spinach Artichoke Dip Harvested from Your Garden
Grow your own artichokes and make them into this delectable dish. This Recipe uses fresh grown artichoke and spinach added to creamy savory ingredients that combine into the best appetizer. This is one of my most requested recipes.
A few years ago my mother got me a couple of artichoke plants because we love artichokes and we love to grow new things. We didn’t expect them to do as well as they’ve done but they are such a great plant! They are perennial which means they come back every year in the spring and produce artichokes. Plant once, harvest forever. That’s my kind of plant!
How to Grow Artichoke
Artichokes do well in a sunny, warm, and well watered environment. They need to be covered if you experience harsh winters. I cover mine with leaves from the fall trees then if I’m expecting extra cold I put a large clear plastic container over for extra protection. They are tender plants but they can overwinter just fine. We love to steam them and eat with butter but my absolute favorite recipe is spinach artichoke dip.
Make it a Second Meal
This dip is great because if you have leftovers (which doesn’t happen often) you can boil some pasta add some grilled chicken and voilà you have a main meal that everyone will love. My 2 year old loves when I add noodles to anything so if I can get her to eat veggies by adding noodles I’ll do it!
So here’s the secret recipe:
Spinach Artichoke Dip
Equipment
- Large Cast Iron Pan
Ingredients
- 8 oz Butter
- 4 cloves Garlic paste
- 2 Tbsp Flour
- 1 pint Heavy Cream
- 4 oz Parmesan Cheese grated
- 16 oz Artichoke quarted and cooked
- 2 bunches Fresh Spinach
- 1-2 tsp Salt
- 1-2 tsp pepper
- 1 cup Mozzarella Cheese
Instructions
- 1.In a Cast Iron Sauce Pan Add butter and garlic cook for 1 minute until garlic is aromatic2. Add flour and cook for 2 minutes3. Add Heavy Whipping Cream and salt3. Add fresh, grated romano and parmesan cheeseMix together over medium heat until thick like Alfredo sauceAdd spinach (fresh is best) Quarter and Cook artichokeSalt Pepper to tasteTop with mozzarella cheese and stick under the broiler until lightly toastedServe with tortilla chips or toasted bread
If you want to make it a meal boil 1 package of penne pasta and add to the sauce. Add grilled chicken (best chicken marinade found here)
It doesn’t get better than this when it comes to dips! This is by far our most requested dish.
Find more recipes for spinach or artichoke What are your favorite artichoke recipes? Please share.
One Comment
Kizzy Schepers
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