Blue Cheese And Spinach Dip Recipes

CREAMY CHEESY SPINACH DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a 1 1/2-quart shallow baking dish with 1 teaspoon olive oil.
• Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until lightly browned, 4 to 7 minutes. Add spinach and simmer until spinach is hot, about 5 minutes. Drain any liquid from the mixture and transfer to a bowl.
• Pour milk into pot and return pot to medium heat. Melt cream cheese into the milk; cook and stir together about 3 minutes. Return spinach mixture to pot with 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese and Cheddar cheese; stir to combine. Season the mixture with Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish and top with 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven until bubbly and golden brown on top, 20 to 25 minutes.

BLUE CHEESE AND SPINACH DIP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat; add onions and cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes or until onions are tender.
• Cover; reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Increase heat to medium. Add spinach and stir for 2-3 minutes or until wilted; remove from heat.
• In a medium bowl, combine cheese, sour cream, and mayonnaise; mash with back of a wooden spoon until cheese pieces are of desired consistency.
• Stir in onion mixture, salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate to allow flavors to blend for 1 hour or up to 1 day.
• VARIATON: Stir in 1/4 cup crumbled bacon just before serving.

SPICY MOLTEN BLUE CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place cream cheese in bowl of a food processor and pulse to soften.
• Using a mortar and pestle or flat part of a knife, mash garlic and salt together until it forms a paste. Place paste in food processor along with cream, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce and pepper. Run motor until mixture is smooth. Add blue cheese and chives and pulse just to combine.
• Scrape mixture into a small (1-quart or smaller) gratin dish or baking pan, and bake until dip is melted and bubbling, 30 to 40 minutes. Sprinkle extra hot sauce on top, if desired, and serve hot or warm, with celery sticks and chips or chicken wings if you like.