This recipe is inspired by one of our favorite appetizers at Zio’s Italian Kitchen. Zio’s was an Italian restaurant chain that we frequented when we lived in KC. Sadly Zio’s closed their doors for good, but I fondly remember their menu with so many traditional and non-traditional Italian dishes. One of their most popular appetizers was their Baked Spinach and Artichoke Dip. They also used this tasty dip in their Artichoke Chicken Pizza and Artichoke Pasta Florentine. Today I’m recreating their famous dip with a New Mexico twist by adding green chile. This is an amazing appetizer plus I’ve included my version of their pizza and pasta dishes. If only I could figure out how they made those mini French loaves that they brought to the table with bread dipping spices . . . they were so good!
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