Cooking Mommy: Hot Spinach Dip

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Hot Spinach Dip

I made this for a birthday party. I wasn't sure if they would have something gluten free for me to eat, so I brought this with some corn tortilla chips, but you could serve it with veggies or some sort of crackers of bread if you don't need gluten free. This reheats well too.

Ingredients
1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
10oz frozen spinach, thawed, drained, and squeezed out
1 cup sour cream, use light if you like
2/3 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp minced garlic
8oz cream cheese, softened

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients well and spread into sprayed 9x13 dish. Bake 20-25 minutes until bubbly.

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Allergies and Intolerances

My son, Daniel previously had allergies to egg whites and peanuts. I am lactose intolerant. My nephews have allergies to many foods. I will try my best to label things to help those with allergies since I know it's difficult finding recipes sometimes when someone in your home has common food allergies. Make sure you check labels yourself. If it's marked soy-free or nut-free, it only means it doesn't have the soy or nut protein in it, not necessarily the oils. Look for dairy-free, egg-free, gluten/wheat-free, nut-free, and soy-free labels.

Egg replacements

If you need an egg free recipe, I have some great egg replacements. Now these really won't work in recipes that require a lot of eggs, like a meringue or cheesecake, but they do work well in most recipes I've ever tried.

Egg replacement #1: use 1 Tbsp ground flax seed and 3 Tbsp of water in place of 1 egg. Why this works? I don't know, but flax seed is extremely healthy for you, full of lots of omega fatty acids, so this is my preferred substitute.

Egg replacement #2: Boil 1 cup of water and 1 packet of unflavored gelatin together. In it's liquid state, use 3 1/2 Tbsp of this in place of 1 egg.

I have found sometimes one works better than the other. The flax seed seems to work better overall, I believe, but my mother-in-law made Christmas cookies with the gelatin and you couldn't even tell the difference.