Football Friday

Here in the Wisconsin test kitchen; we have a few party/tailgate staples we can't live without: Little Smokies sausages in barbeque sauce, cheese and sausage (duh!) and spinach artichoke dip. We decided we wanted to try a new spin on the traditional dip... and wondered what would happen if we turned the dip into muffins.

Yup. Spinach artichoke muffins. We're that crazy here.

Spinach Artichoke Muffins

1 8oz brick cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup Greek yogurt (sour cream works too, we just always have Greek yogurt on hand)
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 14oz can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
1 cup frozen spinach, thawed and drained
1 tube of crescent roll dough
finely shredded mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Combine first six ingredients together. It's ok to use the microwave on low heat to get the cream cheese to soften and combine more easily with the other ingredients.

Once dip is combined, set aside.
Roll out your crescent roll dough onto a large workspace. Use half of the roll of dough at a time. Pinch all of the creases together so you're left with one large piece of dough to work with. Using a pizza cutter, cut the dough into 6 squares

Press each of the dough squares into the muffin tin.

Use a tablespoon to fill each cup with spinach artichoke mixture. Top each cupcake with a sprinkling of shredded mozzarella cheese.

Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and crescent roll dough is browned. Serve warm. Yield: 1 dozen muffins

We decided this new take on dip was awesome! The flaky crescent roll dough paired perfectly with the warm, creamy dip. This might become one of our new Sunday staples.

Recipe inspired by www.parkhouselove.com

Friday Football Predictions

Baltimore Vs. Buffalo
Dad 1: Ravens
Dad 2: Ravens

Cincinnati vs. Cleveland
Dad 1: Browns
Dad 2: Browns

Chicago vs. Detroit
Dad 1: Lions
Dad 2: Bears
Uh oh...

Kansas City vs. NYG
Dad #1: Chiefs
Dad #2: Chiefs

Minnesota vs. Pittsburg
Dad #1: Steelers
Dad #2: Vikings

Arizona vs. Tampa Bay
Dad #1: Cardinals
Dad #2: Buccs

Jacksonville vs. Indy
Dad #1: Colts
Dad #2: Colts

Seattle vs. Houston
Dad #1: Seahawks
Dad #2: Seahawks

NYJ vs. Tennessee
Dad #1: Titans
Dad #2: Titans

Denver vs. Philly
Dad #1: Eagles
Dad #2: Broncos

Oakland vs. Washington
Dad #1: Redskins
Dad #2: Redskins

San Diego vs. Dallas
Dad #1: Cowboys
Dad #1: Chargers

Atlanta vs. New England
Dad #1: Patriots
Dad #2: Patriots

Miami vs. New Orleans
Dad #1: Saints
Dad #2: Saints

Good luck this weekend and let us know what kind of football staples you can't live without in your house!
Stay Cool,
The Cool Dads Crew