Irish Pub Spinach and Artichoke Melt.
I mean, hello are you not looking at all that melty cheese?? Oh and umm, those homemade potato chips? YESSSS!
Servings: 4 Melts
Calories: 932kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 clove garlic minced or grated
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1/2-3/4 cup milk (I used whole goat milk but whatever you have will be great)
- 1 ounce cream cheese
- 2 cups Irish cheddar cheese shredded
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes optional
- salt + peper
- 2 cups fresh spinach frozen chopped spinach thawed), or 1/2 cup (about 5 ounces
- 1 ounce jar marinated artichokes chopped, 6.7
- 8 slices sourdough or soda bread
- dijon mustard or Irish mustard for spreading (optional)
- butter for spreading
Instructions
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Whisk in flour until it makes a paste. Cook over medium-low heat for another 30 seconds, then slowly pour in 1/2 cup of milk. Stir and cook one minute, if your paste gets too thick splash in more milk. Add cream cheese, cheddar cheese and a pinch of salt + pepper. Stir until the cheeses are melted. Stir in the spinach + artichokes and cook over low heat until the spinach has wilted into the cheese.
- Heat a skillet (or griddle, etc) over medium-low heat. Butter the outsides of every bread slice. If desired, spread the insides of the bread with mustard and then spread a good amount (anywhere from 1-3 tablespoons) of the spinach and artichoke mixture on the inside (the non-buttered side) of each slice. Add your top piece of bread, buttered-side up.
- Place in the hot skillet and cook until each side is golden and crisp and cheese has melted, about 3-4 minutes per side. Plate, slice and EAT...with a large side of fresh fried potato chips. :)
Nutrition
Calories: 932kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 897mg | Potassium: 211mg | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 2375IU | Vitamin C: 6.4mg | Calcium: 470mg | Iron: 0.9mg