Cheesy Sausage Spinach Dip

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 8 ounces hot lamb sausage
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup sweet red pepper, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 (8 ounce) packages reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups parmesan cheese, finely shredded
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup light sour cream
• 2 cups fresh spinach leaves, chopped
• 1/3 cup mild banana pepper ring, drained and chopped
• crostini or bagel chips or blue corn tortilla chips or sliced and toasted french bread

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet cook sausage, onion, sweet pepper and garlic until sausage is brown, stirring often. drain off fat. set aside to cool.
• 2 in large bowl, stir together cream cheese, parmesan cheese, milk, mayonnaise and sour cream. add sausage mixture, spinach and banana peppers; gently stir to combine. spread mixture into a 9" fluted quiche dish or deep dish pie plate.
• 3 bake in a 350 degree oven about 30 minutes or until bubbly. serve with crostini, bagel chips, blue corn tortilla chips, or sliced and toasted french bread.
• 4 to make ahead: prepare as directed through step 2. cover and chill for up to 24 hours. uncover and bake for about 40 minutes or until heated through.