Spinach-Ham Dip
While your loved ones wait patiently for the main course to be served, hearty appetizers like bread bowls can keep appetites at bay. This Spinach-Ham Dip is the perfect combination of comforting and satisfying when served with bread cubes, crackers or tortilla chips for a warming snack ahead of the big meal.
Ingredients
- 2 cups ricotta cheese
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 package 10 ounces frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 1/4 pound ham cubed
- 3/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 2 green onions thinly sliced
- 1 round bread loaf 16 ounces, unsliced
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 F.
- In medium bowl, blend ricotta cheese and sour cream until smooth. Add spinach, ham, Parmesan cheese and green onions; mix until blended.
- Cut 1-2-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 dipping sized chunks.
- Remove bread from aluminum foil and place on platter. Scatter bread chunks around bread bowl to use for dunking in cheese sauce.