Spinach Dip

I had some spinach to use up, so I decided to do a quick Google search to find out what I could make with it. Originally I wanted to make a spinach pasta dish my mother made when I was younger … but in all honesty, I cannot remember exactly what it was, and when I asked her she couldn’t recall. I found a Hot Spinach Dip recipe from Skinnytaste’s website see here.

Looking over the ingredients I realized I didn’t have all of them and I felt it would be wasteful to go to the store just to buy the items I was missing … so I decided to shake it up. It came out perfectly! I ate it for a few days and even shared some with my mother and her friend, who in turn asked me how I made it so they could make it at home.  This will become a staple recipe for me because it makes for a perfectly filling snack.

Serves 5-10. Serves 10: ¼ cup serving, 2 points plus values. Serves 5: ½ cup serving, 3 points plus values.

Ingredients:

• 10 oz frozen spinach, dry (all liquid squeezed out)
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 tbsp minced garlic (I used jarred garlic)
• 5 tbsp light mayonnaise
• ½ cup light sour cream
• 2 1/3 tbsp reduced fat parmesan cheese
• 1 cup fat free shredded mozzarella cheese
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• Black pepper, to taste
• Salt, to taste

Place diced onion in a microwave safe bowl, add 1 tbsp of water and microwave for 30-40 seconds until onions are translucent.

Squeeze all liquid out of the spinach and place into a bowl.  Add in cooked onion, garlic, mayonnaise and sour cream. Mix until all ingredients are combined.

Sprinkle in parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, garlic powder and shredded mozzarella cheese. Blend until combined.

Cover mixture and let marinate in the refrigerator for at a minimum 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Place dip into baking dish which has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.

Bake for 15-20 minutes until cheese is melted and the edges are golden brown.