Just One of Those Days

Did you ever have one of those days where nothing sounds good? You look in your cabinet and you are quite sure there's just nothing good to eat. Maybe, you don't even feel that hungry. Whatever the case may be, hopefully by now you are amassing quite a box of recipes to flip through on those days. I do that a lot. I just flip and flip until something catches my eye. 

Today was one of those days - so here's a filling munchie for those nights where you don't want a full meal or a great appetizer for your next dinner party.

Hot Spinach Spread with Pita Chips

Ingredients:
2 c. shredded monterey jack cheese  10 oz. chopped spinach, thawed & squeezed dry
8 oz. cream cheese, cubed                           2 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
3/4 c. chopped onion                                     1/3 c. 1/2 & 1/2 
1 tbsp. finely chopped & seeded jalapeno     6 pita breads (6 inches)
1/2 c. butter, melted                                       2 tsp. lemon pepper seasoning
2 tsp. ground cumin                                       1/4 tsp. garlic salt

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients.
2. Transfer to a greased 1 1/2 qt. baking dish.
3. Bake, uncovered, at 375 for 20-25 minutes or until bubbly.
4. Meanwhile, cut each pita bread into 8 wedges.
5. Place in 2 15 in. x 10 in. x 1 in. baking pans.
6. Combine the butter, lemon pepper, cumin and garlic salt.
7. Brush over pita wedges.
8. Bake for 7-9 minutes or until crisp.
9. Serve with spinach spread.

You can keep this fairly healthy by using lowfat cheeses and a butter substitute.  Making your own pita bread is healthy as well. I used to not even like spinach but somewhere along the line I began to like spinach artichoke dip and this seemed like a fun alternative.

As always, have fun!