Hot Spinach Dip

Summary

• Difficulty:
• Prep Time: 20 minutes
• Cook Time: 60 minutes
• Yield: Makes: 6 cups

Ingredients

• 2 cups (15 oz.) Sargento® Light Ricotta Cheese
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
• 1/4 lb. ham, diced
• 3/4 cup (3 oz.) Sargento® Artisan Blends® Shredded Parmesan Cheese
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 (1 lb.) round loaf bread, unsliced

Directions

1. Combine Ricotta cheese and sour cream in food processor, blender or electric mixer; Process until smooth. Stir in spinach, ham, Parmesan cheese and green onions; set aside.
2. Cut 1-inch slice off top of bread; reserve. Remove bread from inside loaf, retaining a 3/4-inch shell. Cut bread from inside loaf into bite-size cubes; set cubes aside.
3. Pour cheese mixture into bread shell; replace top. Wrap bread in foil and place on baking sheet. Bake in preheated 350°F oven 60 minutes or until heated through. Arrange heated loaf and bread cubes on large serving platter.