The Perfect Gorgonzola Spinach Artichoke Dip for Your Holiday Party
It’s that time of year again. The memos for holiday parties and potlucks have gone out and everyone is signing up for what their dishes will be. Unfortunately for you, someone already opted to bring in the sodas, plastic cutlery, and decorations. Even worse, all you know how to do is bake, but the list has its fair share of Christmas cookies and holiday brownies already being provided. You may feel hopeless and not sure what you can bring to the holiday party that won’t make everyone run and hide from your dish. The next best option to bring to the party is a dip!
Dips are a great way to bring people together over a common dish and get them talking. While salsa and chips are always fine, we have a suggestion to shake things up a little bit. Hello, Gorgonzola Spinach Artichoke Dip. This simple dish is fun and easy to make.
Ingredients
1 cup milk
1 cup Gorgonzola crumbles
1.5 cups shredded cheese (Asiago or Parmigiano-Reggiano)
1 cup chicken stock
1 box frozen artichoke hearts
2 10-oz. boxes chopped frozen spinach
3 tbsps. all-purpose flour
3 tbsps. butter
4 chopped garlic cloves
Pinch of ground nutmeg
Pinch of salt
Pinch of ground pepper
Directions
Before you begin, you’ll want to preheat your oven to 400°F, allow your spinach 10 minutes to defrost, and your artichoke hearts 6 minutes to defrost. For this dish, you’ll want to use your copper pots and pans. As seen on TV, copper pans are some of the fastest and most efficient cookware around. So, if you’re short on time, this would be ideal to use.
In your copper pot, heat your sauce with butter over a medium-high heat. As the butter melts, add in the garlic and stir for about 2 minutes. Sprinkle in your flour and stir for 1 minute. Then switch to your whisk and whisk in the flour, milk, stock, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Let this thicken for 2 minutes and remove from the heat. Melt in the Gorgonzola. Stir in your spinach, artichokes, and half of the shredded cheese.
Transfer this concoction to a small casserole dish that you want to use for serving, but is also oven safe. Top the dish with the remaining cheese and put in the oven. Let the dip bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until a nice brown at the top has set in.
Feel free to serve this dish with any crudité you want. Crackers, celery, and peppers make for great dippers.