Houston's Copycat Recipes

[Julie]

All recipes are from old BBS Public Domain Recipes downloaded from 1992-1996, boxtops, magazines, newspapers and public domain files.

[Julie]

Houston's Canadian Cheese Soup
1/2 cup Margarine
1 cup Carrots, 1/8" cube
1/2 cup Celery, 1/8" cube
3 cups Chicken broth
3 cups Half-and-half
2 pounds Velveeta cheese, sm. cubes
1 tablespoon Fresh parsley, chop fine
Diced tomatoes, or
Diced jalapeno chiles as, garnish (opt)

Melt the margarine in a Dutch oven. Add the carrots, onions and celery all at once and saute until soft but not brown. Add flour and stir to combine. Cook until mixture begins to turn a light-brown color. Over medium high heat, add the chicken broth a little at a time. Stir and continue to cook and stir with a whisk until a thick base if formed. Add half and half being careful not to let it boil. Add cheese, stirring until melted. Just before serving add parsley. Garnish with diced tomatoes and jalapenos, if desired.

[k75h]

Houston's Spinach and Artichoke Dip

2 bags (1 lb. each) fresh spinach
1/8 lb. butter − not margarine
1 tsp. minced fresh garlic
2 tbls. minced onions
1/4 cup flour
1 pint heavy cream (whipping cream)
2 teas. fresh squeezed lemon juice
1/2 tsp. Tabasco sauce (to taste)
1/2 tsp. salt
2/3 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
1/3 cup sour cream
1/2 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese
artichoke hearts, coarsely diced

Steam spinach − strain and squeeze through cheesecloth. Must be very dry. Chop finely and set aside.

In heavy saucepan, melt butter. Add garlic and onions and saute about 3−5 minutes. Add flour to make a roux. Stir and cook about 1 minute. Slowly add heavy
cream, stirring with a whisk to prevent lumping. Mixture will thicken at the boiling point. When it thickens, add lemon juice, Tabasco, salt and Parmesan cheese. Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes.
Stir in sour cream. Fold in dry, chopped spinach, coarse
diced artichoke hearts and Jack cheese. Stir until cheese is melted.

Serve immediately, or portion and microwave to order. Serve with salsa, sour cream and tortilla chips for dipping.