Artichoke Dip

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups milk
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• 3 -5 drops hot pepper sauce
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 (14 ounce) cans artichoke hearts, well drained
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen spinach, thawed and well drained
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (or cheese of your choice)

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in medium-sized saucepan.
• 2 whisk in flour; cook over medium heat about 1 minute.
• 3 slowly whisk in milk.
• 4 add salt, pepper, nutmeg and hot pepper sauce.
• 5 cook whisking, 1 to 2 minutes or until mixture is very thick.
• 6 let cool; stir occasionally.
• 7 heat oven to 350°f.
• 8 process garlic, artichoke hearts and spinach in food processor until very smooth.
• 9 stir into cooled sauce.
• 10 reserve 3 tablespoons cheese.
• 11 stir remaining cheese into mixture.
• 12 spoon into 1 1/2-quart baking dish.
• 13 sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• 14 bake in 350°f oven for 25 minutes or until heated.