Hot Spinach Dip
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Baking Time: 60 minutes
Makes: 6 cups
2 cups (15 oz.) Sargento ricotta cheese
1 cup sour cream
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1/4 lb. ham, diced
3/4 cup (3 oz.) Parmesan cheese, grated
2 green onions, thinly sliced
1 (1 lb.) round loaf bread, unsliced
1. Combine Ricotta cheese and sour cream in food processor, blender or
electric mixer; Process until smooth. Stir in spinach, ham, Parmesan cheese
and green onions; set aside.
2. Cut 1-inch slice off top of bread; reserve. Remove bread from inside
loaf, retaining a 3/4-inch shell. Cut bread from inside loaf into bite-size
cubes; set cubes aside.
3. Pour cheese mixture into bread shell; replace top. Wrap bread in foil and
place on baking sheet. Bake in preheated 350°F oven 60 minutes or until
heated through. Arrange heated loaf and bread cubes on large serving
platter.
Another option to serving is to place the dip in a fondue pot to keep it
warm and serve with crackers.
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