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COOPERATIVE KITCHEN
Spinach-Ham Dip
Recipe courtesy of Family Features/Culinary.net
Ingredients:
2 cups ricotta cheese
1 cup sour cream
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen spinach,
thawed and squeezed dry
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" I'm strong to the finish ,cause I eats me spinach! " - Popeye
Spinach and Artichoke
Stuffed Mushroom Caps
Recipe courtesy of Family Features/Culinary.net
Source: United Dairy Industry of Michigan
Ingredients:
24 large mushrooms, stemmed and reserved
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove garlic, grated
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
2 cups chopped frozen spinach, thawed and drained
1 can artichoke hearts, roughly chopped
2 cups crumbled feta cheese
½ cup onion, minced
1 pinch chili flakes
1 pinch scallions, minced
●●●●●●●●●●● Heat oven to 350 degrees and place mushroom caps in single layer on baking
sheet lined with foil. Mince reserved mushroom stems and heat olive oil in large sauté pan over
medium-high heat. Add garlic and mushroom stems to pan along with salt and pepper. Sauté 2-3
minutes, or until mushrooms are softened. Add spinach and artichoke hearts to pan and cook until
heated through, about 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat and place mixture in large mixing bowl.
Stir in feta cheese and onion. Adjust seasoning, to taste. Using small cookie scoop, add 2 tablespoons
filling to each mushroom cap. Bake mushrooms 20-25 minutes, or until mushroom caps are softened.
Sprinkle with chili flakes and minced scallions to serve. Serves 24.
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¼ lb. ham, cubed
¾ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
2 green onions, thinly sliced
1 round bread loaf (16 oz.), unsliced
●●●●●●●●●●●Heat oven to 350 degrees. In medium
bowl, blend ricotta cheese and sour cream until
smooth. Add spinach, ham, Parmesan cheese
and green onions; mix until blended. Cut 1-to-2-inch
diameter circle out of top of bread loaf. Reserve top.
Remove bread inside loaf, leaving about 1 inch along
sides. Pour cheese mixture into bread bowl. Replace
top. Cover bread loaf in aluminum foil and bake
60 minutes, or until warmed through. Take bread
removed from inside bread bowl and cut into dippingsized
chunks. Remove bread from aluminum foil
and place on platter. Scatter bread chunks around
bread bowl to use for dunking in cheese sauce.
Spinach Pie
Recipe courtesy of Diane Forman
Ingredients:
1 pkg. (10 oz.) chopped frozen spinach
10 oz. sharp cheddar cheese, grated
2 tablespoons cornstarch
4 eggs, beaten
1 cup milk
salt and pepper, to taste
●●●●●●●●●●●Cook spinach using package
directions and drain well. Toss cheese with
cornstarch. Add eggs, milk, salt, pepper and
spinach. Pour into a greased 9-inch pie pan.
Bake for 40 minutes at 350 degrees. Serves 6.
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