Pastrami Dip in a Loaf

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I love serving the spinach dip in a bread bowl for an appetizer but didn’t really know what else I could put in that boat. Here’s a great recipe. It tastes really good and you can freeze it ahead of time. I froze the dip separately to thaw and put into the bread bowl just before serving but I also tried putting it into thebread bowl and freezing the whole thing. Both ways worked just fine!
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Servings	12	24	36	48	60	72
Ingredients
Hawaiian bread loaf; large	1	2	3	4	5	6
Cream cheese, softened	24 oz.	48 oz.	72 oz.	96 oz.	120 oz.	144 oz.
Onion, finely chopped	1	2	3	4	5	6
Pastrami; sliced thin, chopped	1/4 lb.	1/2 lb.	3/4 lb.	1 lb.	1-1/4 lbs.	1-1/2 lbs.
Pepper	1/2 t.	1 t.	1-1/2 t.	2 t.	2-1/2 t.	1 T.
Italian dressing	1/4 C.	1/2 C.	3/4 C.	1 C.	1-1/4 C.	1-1/2 C.

 

Assembly Directions:
Combine cream cheese, chopped onion, chopped pastrami, pepper and Italian dressing.

Freezing Directions:
You can either freeze the dip separately, thaw it and put it into the loaf to bake before serving.
OR you can put the dip into the loaf, follow the cooking instructions, cool the loaf and freeze the whole thing to thaw and reheat later.
OR you can put the dip into the loaf, freeze it and then thaw and bake it at a later time.

Cooking Directions:
To serve, preheat oven to 250 degrees. Slice round bread across the top creating a “lid”. Hollow the bread loaf out and save the pieces for serving. Put dip into the loaf and replace the lid. Wrap tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 90 minutes. Serve with bread pieces and/or crackers.

Comments:
This is so easy and really tasty!

Nutritional Info:
Per Serving: 378 Calories; 28g Fat (65.1% calories from fat); 10g Protein; 23g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 84mg Cholesterol; 429mg Sodium.
Exchanges: 1 Lean Meat; 4-1/2 Fat.