Artichoke And Spinach Au Gratin Recipes

ARTICHOKES AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a small skillet, saute artichokes and garlic in 2 tablespoons butter until tender. Transfer to a greased 1-qt. baking dish., In a small saucepan, melt remaining butter. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into egg; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Stir in 1/4 cup cheese until melted., Pour over artichokes; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Combine crumbs and paprika; sprinkle over top. Bake, uncovered, 20-25 minutes or until heated through.

ARTICHOKE AND SPINACH GRATIN

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt the teaspoon of butter over medium heat. Add the leek and 1 tablespoon of water. Cover and cook, steaming the leeks for about 5 minutes, until very tender.
• Add the salt, then the cream, and warm through. Remove the saucepan from the heat, puree the mixture in a blender and strain through a fine strainer. Makes 1 1/2 cups.
• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Butter a gratin dish with 1 tablespoon of butter. Set aside.
• In a large frying pan over medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons of butter. Add the onions and sweat them down, cooking for 20 minutes until caramelized and full of flavor. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside.
• To the pan, which is off the heat but still warm, add the spinach, artichokes, eggs, thyme, parsley, leek crema and nutmeg. Gently mix together and season with the salt and pepper. Pour this into your buttered gratin dish and top with Parmesan and breadcrumbs.
• Bake for 30 minutes. Serve warm.

AMAZING SPINACH ARTICHOKE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place garlic cloves in a small oven-safe dish, and roast in the preheated oven until softened and fragrant, about 20 minutes. Set roasted garlic cloves aside to cool.
• Place the spinach in a large mixing bowl, and stir in the artichoke hearts.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the mushrooms until softened, about 10 minutes. Mix in the green onions, and cook and stir until onions are soft, about 5 more minutes. Transfer the mushrooms, green onions, and butter from the skillet into the bowl with spinach mixture.
• Remove cream cheese from wrapping, place into a microwave-safe bowl, and cook in the microwave until warm and very soft, about 1 1/2 minutes. Stir the softened cream cheese into the spinach mixture, and add the sour cream, water chestnuts, Parmesan cheese, mayonnaise, garlic salt, and lemon juice. Squeeze the roasted garlic out of the garlic skins, and mix thoroughly into the spinach mixture. Spoon the casserole into a round 2-quart baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole is hot and bubbly, about 30 minutes. Spread French-fried onion rings over the top, return to the oven, and bake until the onion rings are lightly browned, 5 to 10 more minutes.

SPINACH AND ARTICHOKES AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Place artichoke hearts in a shallow 1 1/2-quart casserole. Squeeze moisture from spinach; arrange spinach on artichokes.
• In small bowl of electric mixer, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth; gradually beat in milk. Spread over spinach.
• Sprinkle with pepper and Parmesan cheese.
• Bake uncovered at 375°F for 40 minutes.

ARTICHOKE AND SPINACH AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• SPINACH FILLING:.
• Squeeze out as much liquid as possible from the spinach and coarsely chop.
• Saute onion, water, and butter until onion is lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and mix 2 tbl flour with onion, then smoothly stir in 1 cup broth and 1/4 cup whipping cream or half and half (light cream).
• Season with nutmeg. Stir over high heat until boiling, about 2 minutes.
• Add spinach, mix well, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Use hot or cold.
• ARTICHOKES:.
• Combine thyme, coriander, basil, peppercorns, artichoke hearts and enough water to cover and simmer until thawed, about 10 minutes.
• Drain.
• Place artichokes in a shallow 8 or 9" wide casserole.
• Cover with spinach filling and sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake at 350°F until cheese is lightly browned about 35 minutes.

ARTICHOKE GRATIN - GIADA DE LAURENTIIS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Warm the olive oil in a heavy bottom skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the artichoke hearts, parsley, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes and cook until the artichoke hearts are starting to brown at the edges, about 3 minutes. Add the chicken broth and wine and simmer for 3 minutes. Transfer the artichoke mixture to a 2-quart baking dish.
• Melt the butter in the same skillet used to cook the artichokes. In a small bowl mix the melted butter with the bread crumbs. Stir in the Parmesan and top the artichokes with the bread crumbs. Bake until the top is golden, about 10 minutes.