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ARTICHOKE SQUARES APPETIZER

INGREDIENTS:
2 sm.jars marinated artichoke
hearts, drained, liquid reserved
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 8 ox. bag shredded Cheddar cheese
1/4 cup snipped fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon Italian-style seasoning
1 dash hot pepper sauce
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease 7 x 11 pan**(see notes) . Place reserved liquid from marinated artichoke hearts in a medium saucepan. Over medium heat, slowly cook and stir onion and garlic until tender.
3.** (see notes) In a blender or food processor, mix artichoke hearts, eggs, Cheddar cheese, parsley, black pepper, Italian-style seasoning, hot pepper sauce . Blend until smooth. Stir in the onions, garlic and dry bread crumbs.
4. Fill the pan with the mixture. Bake in the preheated oven 12 to 15 minutes, until firm and lightly browned. Serve warm. (Better cold.)

**Note: We usually just chop the artichokes then mix eveything in a bowl. The shredded cheese is chopped enough. I like the look of cheese and artichoke.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND 7 x 11 pan ONLY as bigger/smaller the consistency doesn't come out quite right. This makes 77 1-inch squares if you cut it right :), which obviously ISN'T 77 servings as people will eat 5 or 6 each!

Thanks for this one - an artichoke appetizer you really can cut into squares, lol. I used a recipe for years that would sometimes work and hold together and sometimes *not.*

I still had it written on a cocktail napkin from the party where someone wrote it out for me, hee hee. (Think about all the things written on cocktail napkins you've encountered in your lifetime!)

It was: 1 cup chopped marinated artichokes, 1 cup mayonnaise, 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Tastes wonderful, but also makes a layer of oil on top of it that can require paper towels.

Thanks for your good recipe!