Cheesy Italian Sausage Dip

Another pinterest recipe for yall! I love cooking, but I just don't cook as much as I bake. I'm trying to fix that a little, so for starters, I'll make fattening, creamy, delicious dips. This is called 'The Perfect Super Bowl Dip' on pinterest, but I didn't make it for the super bowl and it was still perfect :) Everyone loved it and there were no left-overs. This should be on your menu for your next get together. Here's what you'll need

 Mayo, cream cheese, sour cream, milk, onion, garlic, shredded parmesan cheese, banana peppers, spinach, red bell pepper, and Italian sausage. Combine sausage, garlic, bell pepper, and onion in a lightly oiled skillet

Cook, stirring constantly. Once the sausage is browned and the onions are semi-translucent

Remove from heat. Drain if there is a lot of left-over grease; set aside to cool a little. In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, mayo, cheese, sour cream, and milk

Whisk together until well combined. Add sausage mixture and sliced sliced & drained banana peppers

Fold in. Add the chopped spinach to make it healthy

Gently stir in until the spinach is all throughout the dip. Scoop finished dip into a greased dish. Spread out evenly and sprinkle with more shredded cheese

Bake to perfection. Serve with tortilla chips, bread, veggies, and crackers. Now, this is not the most photogenic food, but it is absolutely delish

No doubt, it's cheesy. Enjoy! To reheat, microwave or place back in a greased pan and place in the oven and rebake as you did the first time.

Cheesy Italian Sausage Dip

(recipe from: The Daily Dish)

8 ounces Italian sausage
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cups shredded Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sour cream
2 cups chopped fresh spinach leaves
1/3 cup mild banana peppers, drained and chopped

Heat oven to 350 degrees.  In a large skillet, cook sausage, onion, red pepper, and garlic until sausage is browned, stirring often; drain off fat and set aside to cool. In a large bowl, stir together cream cheese, Parmesan, milk, mayonnaise, and sour cream.  Add sausage mixture and banana peppers; gently stir to combine.  Fold in spinach leaves. Spread the mixture into a  greased dish (about a 9x13). Sprinkle with more shredded cheese, if desired. Bake about 25-30 minutes or until bubbly.  Serve with chips, crackers, bread, or veggies. Enjoy :)

Mexican Caesar Dip

I got this recipe from one of my friends mom. Its super easy and delicious. Heads up, this is better after sitting for a couple of hours. All you're going to need for the dip is rotel, black beans, shoepeg corn, green onions, and caesar dressing

Chop the green onions pretty fine, drain and rinse the black beans, and drain the rotel and corn. Pour all of this into a bowl, add the caesar dressing too

Stir it up until well combined

Cover and refrigerate for a couple of hours. I think it tastes better when cold and after it sits together for a little bit. Eat up with some tortilla chips!

Mexican Caesar Dip

1 can black beans, drained & rinsed

1 can shoepeg corn, drained

1 can rotel, drained

2 green onions, finely chopped

1/2- 3/4 cup caesar dressing

Put all ingredients in a medium-size bowl. Gently stir together until combined. Cover and refrigerate for a couple of hours, or until ready to eat. Serve with torilla chips!

Our Favorite Way to Eat Spinach

Don't let the name of this blog fool you...we are going to post mostly desserts, but we also like to cook some non-sweet dishes as well. So tonight we made Spinach Artichoke Dip. I don't know if you guys have ever eaten at Houston's restaurant before, but they have the absolute best Spinach dip. I've made a couple different Spinach Artichoke dips before and this one is my favorite. And if my memory serves me correctly, it's about as close as you can get to Houston's. Here's what you need for the dip.

Frozen spinach, lemon juice, salt, onion, butter, chicken broth, sour cream, hot sauce, heavy cream, garlic, flour, artichoke hearts, romano cheese, and white cheddar cheese. Melt the butter in a heavy duty saucepan, saute the garlic and onion in the butter until brown. About like this..

okay, maybe a little more brown, I just got impatient. Anyways, Whisk the flour into this mixture. Pour the chicken broth and cream in and let it boil a little. Turn off the heat and stir in romano cheese, lemon juice, hot sauce, and salt; stir until cheese melts. Let cool for 5 minutes and mix in the sour cream. Then dump the spinach and artichokes in.

 

Gently fold in

 Pour into a lightly greased baking pan

Sprinkle the shredded white cheddar cheese on top and pop in the oven about 15 minutes or until warm and cheese is melted. Grab a bag of chips and eat it up!

Houston's Copycat Spinach Artichoke Dip

1/4 cup butter

2 garlic cloves, minced

2 Tbs. onion, minced

1/4 cup flour

2 cups heavy cream

1/4 cup chicken broth

2/3 cup romano cheese, shredded

1 tsp. lemon juice

1/2 tsp. hot sauce

3/4-1 tsp. salt

1/4 cup sour cream

1 (12 oz.) can artichokes, drained & chopped

2 (10 oz.) pkgs. frozen chopped spinach, thawed & squeezed dry

1/2 cup white cheddar cheese, shredded

Melt butter in a large, heavy duty saucepan on medium heat. Brown the garlic and onion in the butter. Whisk in the flour. Pour in the broth and cream, bring it to a boil. Stir in romano cheese, lemon juice, hot sauce, and salt until the cheese melts. Turn off the heat and let sit for 5 minutes. Stir in sour cream, then fold in spinach and artichokes. Pour into a lightly greased baking pan. Sprinkle white cheddar onto top and bake for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and the dip is warm. Serve with pita chips, tortilla chips, bread, or crackers.