Roasted Garlic-spinach Dip

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 head garlic
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 (10 ounce) package chopped frozen spinach
• 1/4 cup skim milk
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce
• 1 (8 ounce) package low-fat cream cheese

Recipe

• 1 peel away outer leaves from head of garlic, leaving skin of garlic cloves intact.
• 2 cut off pointed top portion of head (about 1/4 inch) with a knife, leaving the bulb intact.
• 3 place on a double-thick, 12-inch square of foil.
• 4 drizzle garlic with the oil.
• 5 fold foil to enclose garlic.
• 6 bake in a 375 degree oven for 20 minutes or until garlic is soft.
• 7 cool.
• 8 cook spinach according to package directions, except omit salt.
• 9 drain well; press out excess liquid.
• 10 squeeze pulp from garlic cloves into food processor bowl, discarding skins.
• 11 add the drained spinach, milk, hot pepper sauce, and 0.125 teaspoon salt.
• 12 cover and process until well combined.
• 13 add cream cheese.
• 14 cover; process until nearly smooth.
• 15 transfer mixture to saucepan.
• 16 cook and stir over medium-low heat until heated through.