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prep time: 15 minutes
serves 10-12 2 cans artichoke hearts, bits and pieces or whole 1 cup medium cheddar cheese, shredded 1/2 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded 5 cloves of garlic, minced 1 cup mayonnaise dash of cayenne pepper (optional) Open artichokes and drain. Pick away any hard pieces of the artichokes and discard. Chop artichokes into small pieces and put in a mixing bowl. Peel garlic, mince and add to artichokes. Add cheddar, jack and Parmesan cheese. Add enough mayonnaise to moisten the mixture. Mix well and the spread mixture in a baking dish. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes or until bubbly. Serve with baguette and crackers. Add southwestern flair to this recipe and substitute the jack cheese with a hot pepper jack cheese and adding 1/8 cup roasted green chiles, 1/8 cup roasted red pepper and 1 tsp. cumin to the mayonnaise. Blend the peppers and the spices into the mayonnaise in a food processor or a blender and add to mixture. Follow the recipe above. Serve with tortilla chips. |
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