Shelly's Recipe

SAM REMO DIP - Olive Garden

Category: Dips - Hot

6 oz can shrimp, drained, reserving liquid
6 oz can crab meat, drained, reserving liquid
2 oz cream cheese, cubed and room temperature
2 tbsp. olive oil
2 tbsp. flour
Pinch of salt
1/8 tsp crushed garlic
1 tsp. prepared horseradish
1/3 cup Asiago cheese, grated
2 tbsp parmesan cheese, grated
1/2 cup half and half
1 1/2 cups prepared marinara sauce (They use Barilla, drained to remove excess liquid)
1/4 cup fresh Parmesan cheese, finely shredded for topping

In a two quart sauce pan on medium low temp. Heat olive oil and blend in flour. Add to flour, liquids from the seafood, stir well. To sauce, add cubed cream cheese, salt, crushed garlic horseradish, and stir until smooth. Add Asiago and parmesan cheeses, and stir until smooth. When cheese has been melted and sauce is smooth, add shrimp and crab. Let simmer until heated through.

Finally, add half and half a little at a time until seafood sauce starts to simmer and begins to resemble warm pudding. Let sauce simmer for 12 minutes. Stirring frequently, so it will not scorch.

In shallow baking dish 9 inch in diameter, spray and place drained marinara sauce and carefully spoon seafood sauce on top. Sprinkle with freshly shredded parmesan cheese and place in a preheated oven at 325 for 10 minutes. Dip should not be too browned
on top.