Artichoke Casserole

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 (15 ounce) cans artichoke hearts, water-packed, drained
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese, 2 oz
• 1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, 2 oz
• 1 cup crished ritz cracker, measure after crushing
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350. lightly grease a 9" casserole dish; set aside.
• 2 drain the artichoke hearts and coarsely chop; set them aside.
• 3 in a skillet, melt the 3 tbsp butter and sautee the onion and garlic until the onion is translucent.
• 4 add the artichoke hearts/ lemon juice and the pepper. stir to mix well. pour into the prepared casserole dish.
• 5 evenly sprinkle with both cheese.
• 6 in a small bowl, mix together the cracker crumbs and the 3 tbsp melted butter; toss well.
• 7 sprinkle the buttered cracker crumbs over the casserole.
• 8 bake at 350 for about 30-35 minutes.