Warm Gumbo Dip

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Southern Living-

Categories: Dips- Spreads- Cheese balls- Salsa

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 6 green onions, sliced
  • 2 celery ribs, diced
  • 1 cup chopped assorted bell peppers
  • 1 1/2 lb. peeled large raw shrimp, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove pressed
  • 1 1/2 tsp. Creole seasoning
  • 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
  • 3/4 cup sliced pickled okra
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
  • 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • Toasted French bread baguette slices

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat; add green
  2. onions and next 2 ingredients. Cook, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low; add cream cheese, stirring until cheese is melted. Remove from heat, and stir in okra and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese. Spoon mixture into a 2-quart baking dish, and sprinkle with remaining 2 Tbsp. cheese.

  3. Bake at 400 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until bubbly and lightly browned. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve with bread.

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