Thursday, July 10, 2008

Spinach Dip

This dip is good anytime of the year and for any occasion.


SPINACH DIP

1 – 10 ounce pkg of frozen chopped spinach
1 C. mayonnaise
1 C. sour cream
1 small can chopped water chestnuts
1 pkg Knorr vegetable soup mix

Cajun Seasonings to taste (Tony Chachere's or Slap Ya Mama)

Put your spinach in a colander and run warm water over it, until it is defrosted. Squeeze all the water out of the spinach and I do mean squeeze! Now I know it says chopped on the bag but it isn't really!!! So take that lump of damp spinach and place it on your chopping board and CHOP IT TO PIECES! Set it aside. Just a note.... I can rarely find chopped water chestnuts... they are usually just whole or sliced... so ... drain them and chop them to pieces as well!
Mix remaining ingredients together and stir in the spinach. Mix thoroughly and chill.
Serve with Wheat Thins ! Yum !

Now my wonderful sister-in-law, Virginia takes a bread boule and digs out the soft bread and puts the dip in the bread "bowl" which is can also be eaten. She places the pulled apart bread around the "bowl" on a nice platter and serves.... I never said these recipes would be skinny food!

*Easy and so impressive… people who hate spinach stand at the bowl ! Makes approximately 3 cups.

It has rained off and on here today... makes you want to curl up and read a good book... or maybe just tune into the Food Network!

Next time ... let's make Golden Cadillacs !

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

mexican cornbread...Mex I Can...

jimmy deans
1 large onion
jal. peppers optional
1 cup cornmeal mix
1cup milk
2 egg
1/2 cup cheddar cheese
jiffy cornbread mix

I'll have to check the measurements,use any good cornbread recipe...I just cheat and add jiffy...its too sweet alone so that why more meal is added
but anything with sausages...

brown sausage in black skillet...
Black skillet may be the key
add onions and saute...
mix cornmeal...or any cornbread recipe...milk and eggs...
pour over meat mixture and top with cheese and jal. peppers

I cook mine on a low flame, atop stove...until it rises...then finish off in the oven...it makes the bottom crunchy...but what ever works for you...
Really good with purple hull peas...and rotels

Anonymous said...

my other jimmy dean baked beans is amazing...
1 large onion chopped
1 large green bell pepper chopped
minced garlic

brown sausage, add onions and green peppers and saute'
add garlic

2 large cans of bushes baked beans

4 tablespoons or a couble of big squirts of yellow mustard
worstershires
liquid smoke or baked on grill or smoker
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup barbeque sause

this recipe is hard too mess up...
sausage or ground beef...
onions,bell peppers,

fresh jal. peppers just a few...

bake at 350 for 45 minutes or on the grii or just on top of stove

Anonymous said...

The cornbread recipe has a can of whole kernel corn...
This is a crowd pleaser and never fails...