Buffalo chicken dip- Success!!

Here's another easy, party favorite:

Buffalo chicken dip

2 cans of white meat chicken (you could use fresh, shredded chicken breasts)
1 cup fat free ranch
1 cup hot sauce (I actually use much more than this)
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 8 oz package fat free cream cheese

Just throw it in the crockpot and viola!



Serve with tortilla chips, bread, or you could turn it into a sandwich. The dip tastes better than the picture looks. BTW, I really dislike ranch and never eat it with my hot wings, but you can't even taste it!

Spinach Artichoke Dip- SUCCESS!

I tried a new recipe that I found online for Spinach Artichoke Dip. Here it is:

Ingredients:

8 oz fat free cream cheese
1/3 cup shredded Parmesan cheese (and more for on top.... I probably used 1 whole bag between the 2)
1/3 cup fat free sour cream
1/3 cup fat free mayo
10 oz frozen chopped spinach- thawed and drained
1 large can (approx 10 oz) artichoke hearts- finely chopped
4 cloves roasted garlic
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes

You obviously don't have to use fat free, but it greatly helps and you can't taste the difference!

1) Step 1: Roast the garlic
This was new for me. You basically just bake unpeeled garlic cloves at 350 degrees for 25-30 min. As you see here:



2) Step 2:
Combine cream cheese, Parmesan, sour cream, mayo, spinach, artichokes, garlic, salt, red pepper. Mix and spread into a baking dish. Sprinkle Parmesan on top. (I completely coated it with a layer... also, I forgot to defrost the spinach, so I put it in hot water and then strained it. I think put it in a big ball and squished out all of the water)

3) Step 3:
Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the top is browned at 400 degrees. You could probably also cook in a crock pot. I baked and then put it in a crock pot to stay warm.



Viola!