A different twist on the classic spinach dip in a bread bowl, this uses chipped beef or corned beef, cheeses, and vegetables.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 (4-ounce) packages chipped beef or corned beef (see Note), thinly sliced and chopped
- 1/4 cup fine-chopped scallions
- 1/4 cup fine-chopped green bell peppers
- Dash Worcestershire sauce
- 1 (6-ounce) package provolone cheese, cut into chunks
- 1 (8-inch) round loaf bread (sourdough or corn rye preferred)
Preparation:
In a nonreactive bowl, mix cream cheese, sour cream, beef, scallions, bell peppers, Worcestershire sauce, and provolone cheese. Slice off top of bread round and remove soft bread from inside, leaving about a 1-inch-thick shell of bread and crust with no weak places. Fill cavity with cream cheese mixture and replace top of bread loaf. Wrap in foil and place on baking pan.Bake at 350 degrees F. 30 minutes or until heated through. To serve place filled loaf on platter, remove top slice. Serve with pieces of bread taken from inside loaf arranged around loaf on platter for dipping.
Per serving (including bread): 145 calories, 61 percent calories from fat, 7 grams protein, 8 grams carbohydrates, .44 gram total fiber, 10 grams total fat, 31 milligrams cholesterol, 342 milligrams sodium.
Note: A 5-ounce package of Hillshire Farm Deli Select corned beef can be used.
Yield: 20 servings (3 cups)
