Spinach Artichoke Dip

Stacie made this for a surprise birthday party for R.B. Everyone loved it, so here it is:

• 8 oz. Cream Cheese (softened)
• 1 C. Mayonnaise
• 1 tsp. Lemon
• 1/2 C. Grated Parmesan
• 1 sm box Frozen Spinach (thawed and well drained) OR
• 10 oz. Fresh Baby Spinach (cooked just tender, chopped up a bit and well drained)
• 1 Garlic Clove (minced or pressed)
• 1 sm can Diced Green Chiles
• 2 sm jars Artichoke Hearts (drained and chopped)

Combine the cream cheese, mayo, lemon juice and parmesan in a mixing bowl. When well blended add in the spinach, garlic, green chiles and artichokes. Mix well. Pour into a baking dish and garnish with 1/2 C. parmesan and chopped green onions (green part only). Bake at 350º for 30 minutes. Serve hot. Great on corn chips or with chunks of bread. We love sourdough, but any good bread will work.

"Brown Grammies" (Frances Mower) Lake Arrowhead Cheese Dip...

Frances has made this every Christmas for as long as I have known her and it's soooo yummy! Everyone eats it up quick & there's usually fighting over who gets the bread bowl when the dips gone!!!

You will need:

2 bricks of cream cheese (8 oz each)
1 16oz tub sour cream
2 cups grated cheddar cheese
3-4 tsp. worchestershire sauce
6-8 chopped green onion
1 jar Armour dried beef, cut or torn into pieces

DIRECTIONS:

Melt all of the ingredients together in a large saucepan, slowly over low heat. Constantly stir to avoid burning.

Presentation:

Pour the dip into a hallowed out sheppards bread bowl with torn pieces of the bread all around for dipping. You can also cut up or tear pieces of french bread or sourdough for dipping.

Best Ever Spinach Dip

1 package (10 oz) of frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1 package (8 oz) of cream cheese
3/4 cup of mayonaise
1 to 1 1/2 cups of shredded cheddar or monterey jack cheese
1 package (1/4 oz) of Knorr vegetable recipe mix
1 can (8 oz) of water chestnuts, drained and chopped
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients except for 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese. Spoon into a 2 quart casserole dish and then top with the remaining shredded cheese. Bake for 35 minutes. Serve with Tortilla Chips, Crusty breads or whatever you like!

*This is seriously so good that whenever I make it I end up eating the left overs for breakfast, lunch and dinner until it is gone! So...make sure you have lots of people to share it with!