Chef John's Hot Spinach Artichoke Dip

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 0.5 cups green onions , white and light green parts only, thinly sliced
• 2 cloves garlic , minced
• salt
• 1 , 14 ounce
• 1 , 10 ounce
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 0.5 cups shredded Gruyere cheese
• 0.5 cups finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
• 0.25 teaspoons hot sauce
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 0.25 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

2. 2

   Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat; stir in onions and pinch of salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft, about 5 minutes. Stir garlic into onions and remove from heat.

3. 3

   Mix green onion mixture, spinach, artichoke hearts, cream cheese, Gruyere, Parmigiano-Reggiano, hot sauce, nutmeg, salt, and pepper in a large bowl until combined.

4. 4

   Spoon artichoke mixture into two ramekins. Top each with shredded mozzarella cheese.

5. 5

   Bake in the preheated oven until tops are golden brown and bubbling, about 25 minutes.