Fat Free Creamy Artichoke Dip Food

LOW FAT SPINACH AND ARTICHOKE DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F and lightly spritz a shallow baking dish (1.5-2qt) with cooking spray (Pam).
• Using food processor, mix light cream cheese, sour cream and artichoke hearts by pulsing until even consistency.
• Add roasted bell pepper and Parmesan cheese and pulse until creamy.
• To bake dip: Place mixture into prepared baking dish; add spinach and stir until combined.
• Bake for 25 minutes, stirring half way through.
• Dip is done when browned and bubbly around the edges.
• To keep warm, lower temperature in oven to 250F and stir every 10 minutes until dip is served.
• For microwave directions: Place mixture into microwave safe dish (1.5-2qt), add spinach and stir until combined.
• Cover with plastic wrap, leaving room for steam to escape.
• Microwave on HIGH for 7 minutes or until dip is hot and boiling on the sides - microwaves vary, check often.
• Mix well before serving.

FAT FREE CREAMY ARTICHOKE DIP

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together in bowl.
• Put half of mixture in a blender, puree until smooth, and return to bowl with remaining mixture.
• Mix well to combine.

FAMOUS FAT FREE CREAMY DILL DIP

Steps:

• Place Cream cheese in small sauce pan heat until melted.
• Add lemon juice and Dill then mix well.
• Allow to cool to room temperature then mix remaining ingredients and mix well.
• Chill for at least an hour and serve.
• A serving is 2 Tablespoons.
• If you would like to use this as a dressing you may want to add skim milk to thin and replace the cream cheese with yogurt. That's an idea I haven't tried yet. This recipe is also a great addition to Tuna salad.

HOT SPINACH AND ARTICHOKE DIP (LOWER-THAN-NORMAL-FAT)

Steps:

• Drain any liquid that may be sitting on top of the sour cream.
• Mix everything together well.
• Bake it at 350 degrees, stirring once or twice, until heated through (probably 40 minutes).
• If lazy, hungry, or just plain impatient, use the microwave (takes only a few minutes). This mix freezes well. There is no need to bake before freezing. You may want to freeze this recipe in four 2-cup containers (i. e. large plastic sour cream tubs)
• Serve with tortilla chips or pita.

OH SO GOOD HOT AND CREAMY LOW FAT CRAB AND ARTICHOKE DIET DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350' degrees F.
• Coat baking tray with cooking spray.
• Cut top from bread, set top aside.
• Carefully cut out inside loaf in one piece leaving a 1" shell.
• Cut the removed bread into cubes, put on prepared tray and bake at 350' degrees F for 10 minutes until browned.
• Cream together the cream cheese, skim milk, lemon juice, wine, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper, garlic salt and tabasco sauce until smooth.
• Stir in crab, artichokes and onion.
• Fill bread shell with mixture, replace top, wrap tightly with aluminum foil.
• Place on ungreased baking sheet, bake at 350' degrees F for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until the dip is hot.
• Serve with toasted bread cubes and choice of crackers.

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!