Saturday, January 23, 2016

Basic Recipe for Creamy Veggie Dip

This is a great basic recipe you can use a variety of vegetables in to make a hot creamy vegetable dip. This versatile hot vegetable dip recipe make good use of garden surplus and is the perfect hot party dip recipe. This is a perfect super bowl dip crock pot or oven prepared party food.



If you love the hot baked artichoke dip recipe you will like this one too but you can use whatever you have to whip this up spur of the moment hot veggie dip recipe. You can turn this into a hot artichoke dip recipe or a hot spinach dip. Artichokes can be expensive so this gives you the flavor but it is stretched with the addition of the other veggies. See one creamy hot dip made so many ways.

Creamy Veggie Dip
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese( Did you know you can freeze shredded cheese?)
1/2 regular or light sour cream
4 oz. of light cream cheese softened at room temperature
1/2 grated Parmesan cheese
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
1/4 finely diced red onion or chives
Few dashes of Tabasco sauce

Here is where you can mix it up.
For traditional artichoke dip use 14 oz. can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped and one cup of fresh spinach leaves or frozen well drained.
If you have other veggies from the garden or you need to use some up then mix things up:
I sometimes use some chopped artichokes, finely diced zucchini or squash, chopped chives, mushrooms, canned water chestnuts chopped, corn. The possibilities are endless. As long as the veggie mixture equals two full cups.
  Mix the first seven ingredients well and then stir in the chopped veggie mixture. Bake uncovered at 350 for about 15 minutes or you see the edges bubbling. You can also make this hot dip recipe crock pot friendly. Just prepare in the crock pot and cook on high for a couple of hours and turn down to warm when serving. Serve with crackers, bits of french bread, pita chips. It is good cold the next day too on a bagel. Yum!


21 comments:

  1. I have a can of Trader Joe's artichokes I need to use Elaine. Thanks bunches.

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  2. Oh my goodness, now that looks and reads delish.

    I need to find some dairy free alternatives that taste just as good.

    Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams

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  3. Sounds like a yummy recipe! I'd like it on pita chips.

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  4. That sounds wonderful, thanks for the recipe.
    Hugs, Cindy

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  5. My daughter will love this - she's a veggie person ;-)
    JoAnn

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  6. Love dips, especially with cheese and artichokes! Yummy. xo

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  7. This looks great! I will have to try.

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  8. Elaine, I love hot artichoke dip. Unfortunately Mr. Vintage does not like artichokes. I will have to use this recipe and tweak it for him. Thanks for the recipe.
    Have a great day ;-)

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  9. Yum yum! (Minus the artichokes). Everything else sounds wonderful!

    Thanks for sharing, Elaine! Thanks for joining me for Pinned it Made it Monday.

    Blessings,
    Tammy

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  10. This dip recipe sounds really good and I like how versatile it is--yum!

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  11. I like the sounds of this! Thanks for sharing.

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  12. This looks good! Would love to have you join us for our Foodie Friends Friday linky party! We have a great giveaway this week, a crock pot carrier case!

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  13. Don't think I ever had spinach dip with cheese in it! Sounds good!

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  14. My mouth is watering! Sounds so delicious, Elaine. Thanks for the kind words about the storm headed our way. I am very, very nervous.

    Thanks so much for linking up this week.

    xo
    Claudia

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  15. I will make this one...it sounds delicious.
    Balisha

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  16. This sounds absolutely scrumptuous, Elaine!

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  17. I think I'll take this to the Super Bowl party we're going to.

    And, I wish I knew about freezing shredded cheese. I had a bunch left over last night from chili, but I just tossed it.

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  18. You had me at CHEESE!! This looks amazing, can't wait to try it! Pinning!!

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  19. Bonjour,

    Hummm !! un petit billet bien gourmand !

    Gros bisous ♡

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