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Artichoke & Crab Dip w/Dinner Solved Cookbook Review

May 26, 2016 by Cathy Arkle 5 Comments

Artichoke Crab Dip | She Paused 4 Thought

“What’s for dinner?” – the dreaded question for many busy parents, especially when trying to accommodate picky eaters, meat-lovers and vegetarians in the same meal.

Katie Workman understands this well with her family, and offers plenty of solutions in her new book, Dinner Solved! 100 Ingenious recipes That Make the Whole Family Happy, Including You.

Katie Workman - Dinner Solved!

Katie offers adaptable recipes with easy variations so that everyone at the table is happy, including the cook. She also offers side notes on how to get your kids involved with the dinner process, what can be made ahead, as well as leftover solutions and finding endless ways to reinvent a family favorite recipe.

Katie Workman - Dinner Solved!

Katie Workman is a cook, a writer, a mother of two, an activist in hunger issues, and an enthusiastic advocate for family meals.

I recently met Katie and sampled a few of her recipes at a Melissa’s Produce media luncheon.

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Her recipes are straight-forward, easy to follow, delicious and kid friendly. Here are a few that we enjoyed.

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Deviled Eggs – Avocado & Bacon, Goat Cheese, Chive & Jalapeño & Classic with Smoked Paprika (p.48) & Asparagus Wrapped in Prosciutto (p. 66)

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Honey-Glazed Carrots (p. 276) & Kale & Quinoa Salad with Dried Cherries (p. 78)

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Prosciutto Wrapped Shrimp with Smoked Paprika (p. 65) & Bacon, Sage & Provolone Chicken Rolls with Marsala Sauce (p. 129)

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Chocolate Chunk and Crystalized Ginger Oatmeal Cookie (p.323) & Honey-Roasted Peanut Cookies (p.315)

Today’s Recipe:

Because I don’t have kids or picky eaters in my household I choose to make her delicious dip for our regular Sunday afternoon BBQ. It was a huge hit.

Katie admits hot artichoke dips are not exactly revolutionary, but this one is lush with Parmesan cheese and a sparkly shot of lemon to make it more modern.

I made this recipe with both the artichokes and crab and blended it all in a food processor for a slightly smoother consistency. You can split the recipe in half and add crab to one half and artichoke to the other, making both vegetarians and pescatarians feeling indulged.

Artichoke Crab Dip | She Paused 4 Thought

Serve this decadent dip with crackers, chips or raw vegetables. You can also spread it on crostini (toasted bread) or, for a really great alternative, serve it with leaves from steamed large artichokes.

Make Ahead

You can prepare the dip following Step 2 up to a day ahead and refrigerate, covered. Either bring to room temperature before placing in the oven, or add about 5 minutes to the baking time.

What the Kids (or others) Can Do to Help 

Measure the ingredients, zest the lemons (if they can handle the grater), mix up the ingredients, spoon the dip into the baking dish.

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Lemony Parmesan Artichoke (and/or Crab) Dip

Swap out the artichoke hearts for 1 pound crabmeat. Or, for half artichoke and half crab, divide the cream cheese mixture in half, add 1 can of artichoke hearts (chopped) to one portion and 1h pound crabmeat to the other. Put each of them into a 2-cup shallow baking dish, and proceed with baking in Step 3, baking them until each is browned and bubbly, 15 to 20 minutes.
Cuisine appetizer
Author Katie Workman - Dinner Solved Cookbook

Ingredients

  • 1 package 8 ounces cream cheese, regular or low-fat(Neufchatel), at room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons milk half-and-half, or heavy (whipping) cream
  • 1 red bell pepper stemmed, seeded, and minced
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
  • 3 tablespoons minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 3 scallions white and light green parts, minced
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • Freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 cans 7-ounces each artichoke hearts, drained, rinsed,and chopped or 1 lb crabmeat
  • Kosher or coarse salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
  2. Stir together the cream cheese, milk, bell pepper, Parmesan, parsley, scallions, lemon zest, lemon juice, and black pepper in a medium-size bowl until well blended. Blend in the artichoke hearts. Taste and season with salt.
  3. Transfer the mixture to a small shallow baking dish and bake until bubbly, 20 to 25 minutes. You may want to pass it under the broiler during the last few minutes to give it a beautiful golden top. Serve hot.

Recipe Notes

Serves 8 to 12

“Picky eaters, vegetarians, the spice-averse-there are ways to make everyone at the table happy without feeling the need to turn into a short-order cook.” – Katie Workman

If you need help getting dinner on the table in a timely manner Dinner Solved is a cookbook for you.
…and then, she paused for thought.

 

Disclosure: This is not a sponsored post. I was given a copy of Dinner Solved cookbook to experiment with. All opinions are my own.

Artichoke Crab Dip | She Paused 4 Thought

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Comments

  1. sippitysup

    May 30, 2016 at 4:25 pm

    No kids here either, but plenty of dip lovers! GREG

    Reply
  2. CC

    June 4, 2016 at 11:15 am

    Oh goodness, so sorry I missed this event as the food looks fabulous! Goat cheese devilled eggs? I’m SO in! Love the idea behind Katie’s book and her work, we need lots of “Katies” in this day and age. Cooking shouldn’t be seen as a bad or time-consuming thing, as so many people view it. 🙁

    Great recipe for the dip too, I could go for some of that right now! Great post, Cathy!

    Reply
  3. Kristi @ mysfkitchen

    June 8, 2016 at 11:31 am

    Eeek I hate that question on a busy day! LOL. Great looking dip!!

    Reply
    • Cathy Arkle

      June 9, 2016 at 9:57 pm

      Thanks Kristi! It tastes even better than it looks. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Melody Welch

    June 11, 2016 at 8:38 pm

    Emma wants to make this! Time for Aunt Cathy cooking lessons ❤️

    Reply

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