July 13, 2008

Hot Artichoke and Feta Dip

This dip has never failed to please. Not at a playgroup potluck, a 4th of July BBQ, and not at a gathering with some new and very fun friends. So as requested, here is the recipe.

8 oz. of cream cheese, soft (originally called for 1/3 less fat Neufchtel, sometimes I use it sometimes I use cream cheese)
1/2 c. fresh Parmesan cheese, grated
2 cloves garlic, minced (if I'm too lazy to mince, I use 1/4 t. garlic powder--the equivalent of 2 cloves)
1 can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
1 red pepper, diced
1 package of reduced fat feta crumbles (sometimes I don't use the reduced fat kind but I never use the entire package, probably 1/2 to 3/4 of it)
Triscuit thin crisps (the triangle kind)

Mix and mash the cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, garlic, artichokes and 1/2 of the red pepper together in a dish and then spread out evenly. Sprinkle the remaining red pepper over the top and then the feta over that. Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes until slightly brown and bubbly.
Serve with Triscuits. Also pretty good with celery and carrot sticks.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

THANK YOU!!! Now if I can just order it made...doesn't it always taste that much better if someone else made it?!?! Thanks again for bringing it!

R A C H A E L said...

Ooo! I am so trying this