Martha Stewart Spinach Dip Recipe for Christmas dinner!

Delicious, finished product.


I had never made any kind of spinach dip before, but I absolutely LOVE eating it. I was told to bring an appetizer and a side dish to our family Christmas meal, so I decided to try to make my favorite appetizer. I searched the internet for a recipe that sounded yummy and I found one my Martha Stewart.

All you need is:

Ingredients (This list will make 3 cups. I doubled everything so that it would make about 6 cups when finished)

1. 2 teaspoons olive oil, plus more for baking dish
2. 1 medium onion, diced
3. 2 garlic cloves, minced (I used minced garlic instead, to skip mincing it myself)
4. 2 pounds spinach, cleaned, trimmed, and coarsely chopped (I used frozen spinach from Walmart)
5. 1/2 cup milk
6. 6 ounces reduced-fat bar cream cheese
7. 3 dashes Worcestershire sauce
8. 3 dashes hot sauce, such as Tabasco
9. 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella
10. Coarse salt and ground pepper
11. Baguette slices, breadsticks, or crackers, for serving (I used crackers)

Directions

You can complete through Step 2 up to three days in advance. I did it the night before to save time.

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a large pot, heat oil over medium. Add onion and garlic; cook until lightly browned, 5 to 8 minutes.
2. Add spinach in two additions, letting the first batch wilt before adding the next; cook until completely wilted, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a strainer; drain, pressing to release all excess liquid.
3. In the same pot, warm milk over high heat. Whisk in cream cheese until melted, about 3 minutes. Don't let your milk burn!
4.  Add spinach, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and 1/4 cup mozzarella; stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Pour into a lightly oiled 1 1/2-quart shallow baking dish; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella.

Bake until cheese is melted and golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Serve hot with crackers, or as desired.