Baked Artichoke Heart Appetizers

Here's a great party appetizer.

Baked Artichoke Hearts

Here's what you'll need:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.

1 - 9" X 13" casserole dish sprayed a vegetable cooking spray.

8 TBS Butter

1 C grated Parmesan Cheese

3 (14oz.) cans of Artichoke Hearts, drained (trim the bottoms so they can stand up and make sure they have a small indentation in the top to accommodate 1 TBS of filling.

1 tsp Lemon Pepper

1 tsp Garlic Salt

8 oz. Cream Cheese, room temperature.

1 TBS Sour Cream

2 TBS chopped fresh Chives

Melt butter in a small saucepan and set aside.

Put the Parmesan Cheese in a shallow bowl and set aside.

Sprinkle the tops with Lemon Pepper and Garlic Salt.

In a bowl:

Cream Cheese

Sour Cream

Chives

Mix well.

Spoon 1 TBS into the top of each Artichoke Heart.

Dip the bottom of each one in Butter and then Parmesan Cheese.

Stand them up in the casserole dish and bake for 45 minutes.

Enjoy!

Peace in the Kitchen!