Green And Vegetable Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed
• 1 (6 ounce) jar marinated artichoke hearts
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3/4 teaspoon oregano leaves
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/3 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 squeeze out as much moisture from spinach as possible; set aside.
• 2 drain artichokes, reserving 2 tablespoons of the marinade; chop artichokes and set aside.
• 3 heat reserved marinade with butter in a wide frying pan over medium heat.
• 4 add onion and cook, stirring, until soft.
• 5 stir in spinach, artichokes, nutmeg, oregano, soup, eggs and pepper.
• 6 spoon spinach mixture into a greased shallow 2-quart casserole or baking dish, spreading evenly.
• 7 in a medium-size bowl, beat cream cheese with parmesan cheese and milk; spread evenly over spinach mixture.
• 8 bake, uncovered, in a 325° oven for 35 minutes or until center feels firm when lightly touched.