Amazing Spinach Artichoke Casserole
This spinach artichoke casserole with roasted garlic, fresh mushrooms, and cheese makes a mouth-watering side dish that is creamy and delicious. This recipe has a lot of steps, but it is relatively easy and is well worth it. It's my most requested vegetable casserole recipe and a Thanksgiving family favorite.
Ingredients
- 6 cloves garlic, unpeeled
- 4 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach - thawed, drained and squeezed dry
- 1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 (8 ounce) package sliced fresh mushrooms
- 3 green onions, finely chopped
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
- ¾ cup grated parmesan cheese
- ¾ cup real mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons garlic salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 cup french fried onion rings
Directions
- Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Place garlic cloves in a small oven-safe dish, and roast in the preheated oven until softened and fragrant, about 20 minutes. Set roasted garlic cloves aside to cool.
- Place spinach in a large mixing bowl; stir in the artichoke hearts.
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms; cook and stir until mushrooms are softened, about 10 minutes. Mix in green onions, and cook and stir until onions are soft, about 5 more minutes.
- Transfer mushroom mixture into the bowl with spinach mixture.
- Remove cream cheese from wrapping, place into a microwave-safe bowl, and cook in the microwave until warm and very soft, about 1 ½ minutes. Stir softened cream cheese into spinach mixture, and add sour cream, water chestnuts, Parmesan cheese, mayonnaise, garlic salt, and lemon juice.
- Squeeze roasted garlic out of garlic skins, and mix thoroughly into the spinach mixture. Spoon the casserole into a round 2-quart baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole is hot and bubbly, about 30 minutes.
- Spread French-fried onion rings over the top, return to the oven, and bake until the onion rings are lightly browned, 5 to 10 more minutes.
