Delicious Spinach Artichoke Bites: Quick & Easy Appetizer Recipe
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 25 min
- Serves
- 12
- Calories
- 93 kcal
- Carbs
- 6.00 g
Ingredients
- 10 ozfrozen chopped spinach (thawed and drained with excess liquid squeezed out)
- 14 ozcan artichoke hearts (drained and finely chopped)
- 8 ozregular cream cheese
- 3/4 cupshredded parmesan
- 1/2 cupmayonnaise
- 1/4 cupsour cream
- 1 clovegarlic (minced)
- 1/4 tspsalt
- 1/8 tspblack pepper
- 4 to 5 dozenmini phyllo pastry shells
Instructions
- 1
Set the cream cheese out to soften. You can also put it in the microwave on defrost to soften it faster.
- 2
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 3
Finely mince the garlic. Drain the artichoke hearts and chop them into small pieces.
- 4
Remove as much moisture from the spinach as you can by squeezing it with paper towels.
- 5
Add the softened cream cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream, garlic, salt, and pepper to a medium bowl and mix until well combined.
- 6
Add the spinach, chopped artichoke hearts, and shredded parmesan cheese. Mix well.
- 7
Arrange the phyllo shells onto a baking sheet.
- 8
Gently add some of the spinach mixture to each phyllo cup and level out the mixture.
- 9
Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven and cook the bites for 10-12 minutes until the top edges are golden brown.
- 10
They are best served warm (though still delicious if they reach room temperature).