Best Ever Spinach Dip

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small onion (finely chopped)
• 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 10 ounce frozen spinach (thawed, chopped (1 box))
• 1 cup artichoke hearts (chopped, (canned but not marinated))
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and saute until softened and translucent, but do not let it brown. Add the garlic and saute for another 30 seconds until aromatic.

2. 2

   Add the flour to the skillet and stir. Cook for another minute to remove the raw flour taste.

3. 3

   Whisk in the heavy cream and bring to a simmer. Add the chopped spinach and artichoke hearts to the skillet and stir them in. Cook for a couple minutes until the spinach and aritchoke warm up.

4. 4

   Add the Parmesan cheese, sour cream, lemon juice, tabasco, salt and pepper to the skillet and stir everything together. Cook for 2 more minutes until the mixture is hot. Remove from heat.

5. 5

   Top the skillet with the Monterey Jack cheese and let it rest for 2 minutes until the cheese melts a bit.

6. 6

   Serve hot with tortilla chips.