Smoked Gouda & Wild Mushroom Dip

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 cups mushrooms, stems removed and caps chopped (or portabella, shiitake or any wild mushrooms)
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 2 cups half-and-half cream
• 4 (8 ounce) packages reduced-fat cream cheese
• 3 cups smoked gouda cheese, shredded
• 2 cups spinach, roughly chopped
• salt and pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 in medium saute pan, melt butter over medium heat and saute mushrooms and garlic until soft, about 6 to 8 minutes.
• 2 remove from heat and set aside.
• 3 in medium saucepan, combine half & half, cream cheese and gouda over low heat.
• 4 stir constantly until ingredients have incorporated.
• 5 add mushroom mixture and spinach to cheese mixture.
• 6 season with salt and pepper and serve immediately with crackers, french bread rounds or fresh vegetables for dipping.