Cream Cheese Spinach Dip

Cream Cheese Spinach Dip

Here's a creamy cheesy Spinach dip recipe with a Mexican flair. Goes great with Mexican food or soup and sandwiches. Also makes an excellent dish to take with tortilla chips to your next finger food social. Would look spectacular served in a tea light fondu warmer. (I don't have a fondu warmer but I think they are super cute serving pieces) ;-)

Ingredients:

1 pkg cream cheese, room temp

1/2 box of frozen spinach, thawed

1 can tomatoes and green chilies, undrained

1 cup shredded Mexican blend Cheese

1 tsp liquid smoke

1 tsp salt 

Dash of pepper

Combine all ingredients

in oven safe dish. 

Blend until smooth and creamy. 

Bake in 350° oven until hot and bubbly and slightly browned on top. I like to bake until bubbling around edges then I turn the broiler on for just a couple minutes to brown the top. 

Bake approximately 20 mins. 

Serve warm with tortilla chips.

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Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Fall is in the air and so is the aroma of fall baking! Here's a wonderfully moist carrot cake recipe that is chocked full of pineapple, pecans and fall spices. Top it off with mouth watering cream cheese frosting and you will have a crowd pleasing fall dessert. 

Ingredients:

2 cups flour

2 cups sugar

1/2 cup oil

1/2 cup buttermilk

2 cups carrots, grated

8 oz can crushed pineapple

1 1/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

3 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1 tsp vanilla

3 eggs

1/2 cup chopped pecans (or walnuts)

Preheat oven to 350 deg. Mix all ingredients in a large bowl until thoroughly combined, scraping bowl as needed. Pour into a greased 9x13 inch pan. Bake for approx 45 mins or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cake cool and top with cream cheese frosting. 

Frosting Ingredients:

1 8 oz pkg cream cheese, room temp

1/2 cup butter, room temp

1 tsp vanilla

1 lb powdered sugar

Cream butter and cream cheese together. Add vanilla and powdered sugar and mix until smooth. 

Enjoy! 

Homemade Broccoli and Cauliflower Cheese Soup

This is a chunky style broccoli and cauliflower cheese soup with lots of veggies and real cheese. Nothing artificial here. Yum!

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter

1/2 medium onion, finely diced

2 stalks celery, finely diced

1/4 cup flour

1 pint half n half

2 cups chicken broth

1 cup carrots, finely diced

1 1/2 cups broccoli, chopped

1 1/2 cups cauliflower, chopped

Salt and pepper to taste

1/2 lb cheddar cheese, shredded

Melt butter over medium heat in 2 qt saucepan. Add onions and celery and sauté.

Add flour and brow slightly making a roux.

Add half n half and cook until thick, stirring constantly.

Add chicken broth, remaining veggies and salt and pepper. Cook until veggies are tender.

When veggies get tender, mash slightly with potato masher. 

Remove from heat and add cheese, stirring until melted. Make sure the liquid is NOT boiling when you add the cheese or else the cheese will clump together. 

Makes an excellent meal with a sandwich!

Enjoy!