Artichoke Cream Cheese Dip W/ Toasted Bread Squares

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup cream cheese
• 3 ounces half jar of marinated quartered artichoke hearts
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese (and a little to sprinkle on top)
• 3 slices bread (i used whole grain, sprouting bread)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f place a sheet of foil on oven rack.
• 2 in a small, round baking dish combine the cream cheese and artichoke hearts with a spoon. stir in parmesan cheese, garlic salt & pepper until well combined. sprinkle parmesan on top. set aside.
• 3 cut the 3 slices of bread into quarters. drizzle each quarter with olive oil. sparingly sprinkle a little garlic powder and cayenne pepper onto each quarter.
• 4 place baking dish in oven for approximately 10-12 minutes.
• 5 place bread quarters directly on foil and heat with baking dish for approximately 5-8 minutes.
• 6 turn on broiler and broil until dip is browning and bread is toasty.
• 7 enjoy!