Hard Rock Cafe Hickory Smoked Chicken and Spinach Dip

Categories: Hard Rock Cafe
Nb persons: 0
Yield: 4 quarts
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Source: orlandosentinel.com

6 ounces (3/4 cup)	butter
1/2 cup	olive oil
12 ounces (3/4 pound)	finely chopped yellow onion
2 1/2 ounces (1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon)	chopped garlic in oil
6 ounces	flour
1 quart	chicken consommÈ
1 1/2 quarts	heavy cream
1/4 cup	fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon	Liquid Smoke
3 tablespoons	chicken base, (see note)
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon	Tabasco
1 tablespoon	granulated sugar
1 teaspoon	ground white pepper
8 ounces	grated Romano cheese
1 1/2 cups	sour cream
3 1/2 pounds	drained diced artichoke hearts
3 pounds	frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
2 pounds	oven-poached diced chicken
Shredded Monterey jack and Cheddar cheese for garnish
	Salsa to taste
Corn tortilla chips
	Sour cream for garnish

Melt butter in saucepan. Add olive oil; stir. Add onions, garlic. When onions become soft and translucent, sprinkle in flour a little at a time, stirring constantly. Slowly add chicken consommÈ, followed by heavy cream, lemon juice, Liquid Smoke, chicken base, Tabasco, sugar, white pepper, grated Romano cheese and sour cream. Chill mixture.

When mixture is chilled, add chopped artichokes, spinach and chicken.

Spoon 10 ounces of mixture into a ramekin or microwave-safe crock. Top with 2 tablespoons of a combination of shredded Monterey jack and Cheddar. Repeat with remaining mixture. Microwave mixture 2 1/2 minutes to heat through and melt cheeses.

Place one ramekin in center of serving plate. Surround with chips. Serve with a small bowl of salsa and a dollop of sour cream on the dip. Repeat with remaining mixture.

Nutrition information per 1/4 cup without garnishes, chips and salsa: Calories 196; Fat 15 g (8 sat.); Carbohydrate 7 g; Cholesterol 51 mg; Sodium 272 mg; Protein8 g

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