Artichoke And Garbanzo Bean Dip Sandra Lee Food

CRISPY COATED ARTICHOKES

Steps:

• Drain the artichokes, pat dry, and cut them in half, lengthwise. In a small shallow bowl, beat the eggs. In another bowl, mix the flour, cornmeal, and Italian seasoning.
• In a small skillet, heat the oil on medium-high until hot. Dip the artichoke halves into the egg mixture, allowing excess to drain off, then into flour mixture, turning to coat. Drop a few at a time into the hot oil. Fry, turning once, until golden, about 6 minutes, total. Repeat with remaining artichokes. Serve immediately.

CREAMY ARTICHOKE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onions and saute until soft and translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the artichoke hearts, season with salt and pepper and saute another 5 minutes. Add the broth, bring to a simmer and cook about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Puree until smooth with a hand blender or in a blender in small batches. Whisk in 3/4 cup yogurt and season with salt and pepper.
• In a small bowl, stir together the pesto sauce and lemon juice. Ladle the soup into bowls, top each with about 1 tablespoon yogurt and drizzle with the thinned pesto sauce.

ARTICHOKE CHICKEN ( SANDRA LEE, SEMI-HOMEMADE )

Steps:

• In a shallow dish, combine flour, salt, and pepper. Dip chicken in flour mixture; shake gently to remove any excess flour.
• In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat.
• Add chicken, and cook for 3 to 8 minutes per side depending on pan, or until golden brown. Add chicken broth, artichokes, bacon, and capers; cover, and simmer for 10 to 12 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.
• Uncover, and stir in lemon zest, lemon juice, and butter, scraping brown bits from bottom of pan with a wooden spoon.
• Arrange spinach on a platter.
• Spoon chicken and sauce over spinach.
• Serve immediately.

ARTICHOKE AND GARBANZO BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together garlic, lemon juice, oregano and pepper.
• Add other ingredients.
• Chill for several hours.
• Serve at room temperature.

ARTICHOKE AND CANNELLINI BEAN DIP

Steps:

• Place artichoke hearts in a food processor with beans, parmesan and parsley, and process to combine.
• Slowly add oil through the feed tube and continue to process until smooth.
• Drizzle with extra oil.

CREAMY ARTICHOKE AND LEEK DIP

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients and spread into a 1 L casserole dish. Bake uncovered in a preheated 350ºF oven for approximately 30 minutes (or until heated).
• Serve with sliced crusty French bread, crackers or tortilla chips.
• (As my friend and I learned, this recipe is also wonderful served cold the next day - but we did find that it was a little oily [from the cheese], so make sure you mix it really well or drain off some of the oil if you're re-serving this.).
• Note: I have no idea how many servings there actually are - I'm "guesstimating" 1/4 cup per person, but that's completely a guess!

SEMI-HOMEMADE CREAM OF ARTICHOKE SOUP - SANDRA LEE

Steps:

• In a sucepan over medium heat, combine soup & chicken broth; stir until smooth.
• Add artichoke hearts & cayenne pepper. Bring to a boil.
• Pour soup into a blender & mix until smooth.
• Return to pot & slowly stir in cream. Season with salt & pepper and serve hot.