Healthy Spinach Artichoke Appetizer

Hey party people!
With all the gluten free, vegan, and dairy-free people, it’s hard to find an appetizer recipe that everyone will enjoy. When you’re entertaining, it really can be stressful to take into consideration everyone’s food restrictions. That’s one of the reasons I LOVE this appetizer. It’s all inclusive for food restrictions and really yummy! Here’s a Healthy Spinach Artichoke Appetizer Recipe…

I can’t take full credit for this recipe. I adapted it from an awesome cookbook called The Paleo Kitchen. It has great healthy recipes. The original recipe said to use the large portobello mushrooms, but that makes really large appetizers. It’d probably be better as a side dish than an appetizer. So, I made some adjustments and now these are going to be in my appetizer recipe round-up forever. 

Most of the ingredients used in this appetizer are budget-friendly. The cashews can be a little pricey, so I’d recommend getting them at Trader Joes. They have the best price I’ve found so far. 

Here’s a TIP for you – 
Use a MELON BALLER to scoop out the stem of the mushroom cap! If you don’t have a melon baller, you can use a teaspoon. It’s magic how fabulous it works! It saved me sooo much time. Someone probably thought of this ages ago, but I just discovered it and it rocked my appetizer world. #itdoesnttakemuch 

You can also use the melon baller to add the filling to the mushrooms!
[yumprint-recipe id=’11’]ADDITIONAL TIPS: 
* Freeze em! There is some assembly required, so to reduce the stress before your guests arrive, freeze them. Do everything according to the recipe, except baking them. Once you’re ready, bake them in the oven at 350 for 20 minutes. 
* Change up the type of mushroom you use to a large portobello and it becomes a great healthy side dish!
* Appetizers like this can potentially be a little messy. Contain it by serving them in small treat cups – like mini cupcake wrappers. 

Hope this takes a little stress off knowing you have a recipe that everyone can enjoy! Keep entertaining & party on!