Regardless of which team you are rooting for on Feb. 7, 2016, we are pretty positive you will be rooting for a great game day dip.
If you need a delicious, shareable, and healthy treat for Super Bowl L, try this simple spinach dip from the American Heart Association. It is sure to please even the pickiest at the party. (You may just want to redirect the conversation when they ask what that green stuff is!)
The recipe below serves six, so you may want to double or triple it for a larger crowd. Serve with pita slices (in the recipe below) or multi-grain tortilla chips.
Creamy Spinach Feta Dip
Ingredients:
- 5 oz frozen, chopped, packaged spinach
- ½ cup fat-free yogurt
- ½ cup reduced-fat sour cream
- ½ cup fat-free feta cheese, crumbled
- 1 tsp. garlic, minced, from the jar
- 1/3 cup fresh, chopped parsley or dill OR
- 2 tsp. dried parsley or dill
- ½ tsp. black pepper
- 6 whole-wheat pitas, quartered
Directions:
- Cook spinach according to package instructions and drain (may need to press with a fork to drain completely).
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour and serve with pita slices.
Nutritional analysis per serving:
- 6 calories
- 7 g total fat
- 5 g saturated fat
- 1 g trans fat
- 1 g polyunsaturated fat
- 7 g monounsaturated fat
- 2 mg cholesterol
- 1 mg sodium
- 129 mg potassium
- 5 g carbohydrates
- 5 g fiber
- 2 g sugars
- 0 g added sugars
- 5 g protein
- 4 mg calcium
