Description
This is a family favorite…spinach, fresh mushrooms, artichokes and cheeses make up a mouth-watering side dish that is creamy and delicious. This recipe has a lot of steps, but it is relatively easy and is well worth it. If you are a garlic lover, add an additional clove or two of pressed garlic to the mixture without roasting it first. This is my most requested vegetable casserole recipe, and it is a Thanksgiving favorite.
Ingredients
- 6 cloves garlic, unpeeled
- 4 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach – thawed, drained and squeezed dry
- 1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 (8 ounce) package sliced fresh mushrooms
- 3 green onions, finely chopped
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
- ¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ¾ cup real mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons garlic salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 cup French fried onion rings
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Place garlic cloves in a small oven-safe dish
- and roast in the preheated oven until softened and fragrant
- about 20 minutes. Set roasted garlic cloves aside to cool.
- Place the spinach in a large mixing bowl
- and stir in the artichoke hearts.
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat
- and cook and stir the mushrooms until softened
- about 10 minutes. Mix in the green onions
- and cook and stir until onions are soft
- about 5 more minutes. Transfer the mushrooms
- green onions
- and butter from the skillet into the bowl with spinach mixture.
- Remove cream cheese from wrapping
- place into a microwave-safe bowl
- and cook in the microwave until warm and very soft
- about 1 1/2 minutes. Stir the softened cream cheese into the spinach mixture
- and add the sour cream
- water chestnuts
- Parmesan cheese
- mayonnaise
- garlic salt
- and lemon juice. Squeeze the roasted garlic out of the garlic skins
- and mix thoroughly into the spinach mixture. Spoon the casserole into a round 2-quart baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole is hot and bubbly
- about 30 minutes. Spread French-fried onion rings over the top
- return to the oven
- and bake until the onion rings are lightly browned
- 5 to 10 more minutes.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 16