Stuffed Artichoke Hearts Recipes

THE ULTIMATE STUFFED ARTICHOKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Fill a steamer pot with a few inches of water, and place a steamer basket on top. Cover the pot and bring the water to a boil. Turn the heat to low and let it simmer.
• Use a Chef's knife to cut off about 1-inch from the top of each artichoke, and enough off of the bottom to form a nice base. Remove any especially tough outer leaves and discard them. Then use kitchen scissors to cut off the sharp tips of the leaves.
• Using your hands, carefully pull the leaves away from the middle of the artichoke -- just enough so that you can see down to the choke. Now use a spoon to reach down and gently scrape away and discard all of the fuzz, to reveal a clean heart. (See above image.) This will take a bit of muscle, but must be done. Drizzle about 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice inside and over each one.
• Place the artichokes, stem-end up, in the steamer basket, cover, and steam until they are almost tender, about 35 minutes. (They'll finish cooking in the oven.) Check for doneness by pulling off an outer leaf - it should come off fairly easily. Set them aside to cool.
• While the artichokes are steaming, preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Melt the butter in a large sauté pan over low-medium heat. Let it simmer until it begins to brown, about 3 minutes. Add the shallots and garlic and cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Pour in about ⅓ cup of lemon juice and the wine. Stir and let this simmer on low heat for about 4 minutes. Add the bread crumbs and parsley, stir to blend and remove from the heat. Season to taste with salt and pepper (here's how), and set aside to cool.
• Place the artichokes, sitting on their bases, in a baking dish.
• Use a spoon and/or your hands to carefully fill the center of each artichoke with the stuffing -- fill it to maximum capacity! (If you think there's too much stuffing, don't worry just pack it in.) Then fill all of the spaces between the leaves as much as possible. Sprinkle the top of each one with 1 tablespoon of the Parmesan.
• Place the stuffed artichokes in the preheated 375°F oven and bake until the breadcrumbs are golden and the cheese has melted, 15 to 20 minutes.
• I like serving these whole for sharing.

STUFFED ARTICHOKE HEARTS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat; remove from heat and set aside. Place the Parmesan cheese in a shallow bowl, and set aside.
• Cut a thin slice from the bottom of each artichoke bottom so it will stand, and gently press your thumb into the center of each to form a depression for the filling. Sprinkle the artichoke bottoms with lemon pepper and garlic salt.
• Combine the cream cheese, sour cream, and chives in a bowl, and mix well. Spoon about 1 tablespoon of the filling into each artichoke bottom.
• Dip each stuffed artichoke bottom into the melted butter, roll in Parmesan cheese, and place into the prepared baking dish. Bake about 45 minutes in the preheated oven, until the tops of the artichokes are golden brown.

STUFFED ARTICHOKES

Steps:

• Squeeze the lemon halves into a large bowl and fill the bowl with cold water. Trim the bottom off each artichoke. Trim off the tough outer leaves. Snip the thorny tips off the top leaves. As each one is completed, place it in the lemon water to prevent it from discoloring.
• In a small bowl, combine the breadcrumbs, cheese, garlic, and parsley and season with pepper. Pull each leaf open slightly from each artichoke and stuff a little filling into the opening. Place the artichokes snugly side by side in a large pan with a tight-fitting lid. Add 1 inch of water to the pot. Cover, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and steam until the bottoms of the artichokes are tender, 35 to 45 minutes; a knife should insert easily. Make sure the water doesn't boil dry. Add more water if necessary.
• Serve each artichoke hot, on an individual plate.

STUFFED ARTICHOKES

Steps:

• Snip the pointed tips of artichoke leaves, and cut off the stems. Wash and drain. Holding artichoke firmly by base, firmly rap the top of it on a hard surface; this will open it so it can be stuffed.
• In a medium bowl combine bread cubes, garlic, parsley, Romano cheese, oregano, 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, salt and pepper; mix well.
• Press about 1/2 cup of stuffing into each artichoke. Tightly pack stuffed artichokes together in a large heavy saucepan or Dutch oven. Add enough water to reach half way up artichokes and add 3 tablespoons oil.
• Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for 1 hour, or until leaves pull out easily.

STUFFED ARTICHOKES

Steps:

• Mix 3 cups breadcrumbs, 3 grated garlic cloves, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and 1 cup each grated parmesan, pecorino, chopped parsley and olive oil in a bowl. Trim 4 large artichokes (see Cook's Note), removing the stems. Separate the leaves; stuff the crumb mixture between each. Stand upright in a steamer basket over simmering water, cover and steam over medium-low heat, adding more water as needed, until tender, about 1 hour, 20 minutes. Drizzle with olive oil and some of the cooking liquid.

STUFFED ARTICHOKES

Steps:

• Make stuffing:
• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
• Spread bread crumbs in a shallow baking pan and toast in oven, stirring once or twice, until pale golden, about 10 minutes. Cool completely, then toss with parmesan, garlic, parsley, soppressata, provolone, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a bowl. Drizzle oil (1/4 cup) over crumbs and toss to coat.
• Trim and stuff artichokes:
• Cut off artichoke stems and discard. Cut off top 1/2 inch of 1 artichoke with a serrated knife, then cut about inch off all remaining leaf tips with kitchen shears. Rub cut leaves with a lemon half.
• Separate leaves slightly with your thumbs, then pull out purple leaves from center and enough yellow ones to expose fuzzy choke. Scoop out choke with a melon-ball cutter or small spoon, then squeeze some juice from other lemon half into cavity. Repeat with remaining artichokes.
• Spoon about 2 tablespoons stuffing into cavity of each artichoke and, Starting with bottom leaves and spreading leaves open as much as possible without breaking, spoon a rounded teaspoon stuffing between each leaf.
• Cook artichokes:
• Put 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup broth, 1/4 cup oil, 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in pressure cooker (without insert) or pot and arrange 4 stuffed artichokes in liquid in 1 layer. Drizzle with 1/4 cup oil.
• If using pressure cooker, seal lid and cook at high pressure, according to manufacturer's instructions, 13 to 15 minutes. Put pressure cooker in sink (do not remove lid) and run cold water over lid until pressure goes down completely.
• If using a regular pot, simmer artichokes, covered, until leaves are tender, about 50 minutes. Transfer cooked artichokes, along with any liquid, to a shallow bowl and keep warm, loosely covered with foil.
• Repeat procedure to cook remaining stuffed artichokes. Transfer artichokes with tongs to 8 shallow soup bowls and spoon cooking liquid around them.

SAUSAGE STUFFED ARTICHOKE HEARTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Brown the sausage in a skillet, breaking the sausage into small crumbles. Drain the sausage on a plate lined with paper towels and set aside.
• Drain the artichoke hearts well, patting dry with paper towels. If using canned artichoke hearts, rinse well under cold water then drain and dry.
• Cut the artichoke hearts in half, lengthwise, and add them cut side up to a baking sheet.
• Add the cooked sausage, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, sun dried tomatoes, salt and pepper, garlic powder, parmesan cheese and parsley to a bowl. Mix the filling together until all ingredients are combined.
• Add a heaping teaspoon of filling to the top of each artichoke heart, pressing down slightly to stick to the artichoke. Top with toasted bread crumbs and bake for 15 minutes.
• Remove the artichoke hearts from the oven and top with more parmesan cheese and chopped parsley. Serve immediately.

STUFFED ARTICHOKE HEARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Drain your artichoke hearts well and arrange in a baking dish, cut side up. Squeeze the juice of 1/2 lemon over the hearts.
• Heat olive oil and butter in medium skillet over medium heat. Once butter has melted, add anchovies and garlic. Cook, breaking up with a spoon, until the anchovies have dissolved into the butter.
• Add breadcrumbs and toast over medium high heat until golden brown. Off heat, stir in parsley, parmesan cheese, a pinch of salt and black pepper.
• Pour the bread crumb mixture over the artichoke hearts.
• Bake for 10 - 15 minutes. Serve warm.

BAKED STUFFED ARTICHOKE HEARTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Spray a 9 x 13 dish with cooking spray.
• Mix goat cheese, Italian spices, 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, and half and half together.
• Mix 1/4 cup breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese together.
• Drain artichoke hearts well and cut them in half. Place the artichoke heartrs cut side up in the dish and sprinkle with the lemon juice.
• Top each artichoke heart with approximately 1 tsp of the goat cheese mixture, then sprinkle the parmesan mixture on top.
• Spray the artichoke hearts with cooking spray and bake them for 20 to 30 minutes (until golden brown).
• On the grill, use indirect medium heat to bake the dish.

STUFFED ARTICHOKE HEARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• If necessary, slice off the bottom of each artichoke heart so that it sits upright.
• In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, garlic, chives, salt and pepper.
• Stuff hearts with cream cheese mixture, mounding slightly on top.
• Roll stuffed hearts in melted butter and then in Parmesan cheese.
• Place in a shallow ovenproof dish and bake for 15 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

STUFFED ARTICHOKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400f and set the rack to the middle level.
• Remove and shave the artichoke stem with a vegetable peeler. Trim the bottoms of the artichokes with a paring knife and cut off the top 1/3 of the artichoke. Using kitchen scissors trim any pointy leaves. Finally, scoop out the fuzzy interior of the artichoke heart but leave the bottom intact. After cutting each artichoke add immediately to a large pot of water with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice.
• Next, combine all of the seasoned breadcrumb ingredients. Taste test and add salt and pepper to taste. Make sure to use enough salt.
• Before stuffing the artichoke spread the leaves apart. You can even place them upside down and try to flatten them to spread the leaves out.
• Begin stuffing the middle of the artichokes, then work your way to the outside. Try to get a bit of the stuffing into each layer of leaves. Don't overpack the artichokes. It's best to Place each filled artichoke into a large baking dish. Also, place the cleaned stems into the dish.
• Place the sauce ingredients into the baking dish and stir together. If you have any extra seasoned breadcrumbs sprinkle them into the sauce (use only up to 3 tablespoons of extra breadcrumbs).
• Drizzle 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive onto each artichoke and spoon a few tablespoons of sauce onto each artichoke to moisten the breadcrumbs. Cover the dish very tightly with foil and bake for 50 minutes.
• After 45 minutes remove the foil and continue to bake until tender (about 20-30 minutes longer). Test for doneness by pulling a leaf off. If it removes fairly easily the artichokes are finished cooking. If you like, you can broil the artichokes for the last 60-90 seconds to add more color to the breadcrumbs but watch very carefully!
• *Optional* - You should have enough sauce in the baking dish, but if you want more simply remove the artichokes and pour the sauce into a saucepot. Add 1 cup of water and 1 cup of wine and bring to a boil for 2-3 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and lemon juice and once satisfied with the taste turn off the heat and whisk in another 2 tablespoons of butter.
• Serve the stuffed artichokes in a shallow bowl along with a ladle of the sauce. Spoon the sauce on top of the artichokes or dip the leaves right into it. Enjoy!

RECIPES WITH ARTICHOKES - BAKED ARTICHOKE HEARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Pat the artichoke hearts dry with a paper towel.
• Toss the artichoke hearts with olive oil, sea salt, and black pepper.
• Place the artichoke hearts in a single layer across a parchment or aluminum foil lined, rimmed baking sheet - cut side down. Bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove the artichokes from the oven, flip them over and sprinkle on the parmesan cheese. Bake for an additional 5 minutes.
• Place the roasted artichoke hearts on a serving plate and serve immediately.

STUFFED ARTICHOKE HEARTS

Steps:

• Pull out the center of the artichoke with your fingers to form a cup, and then slice a bit off the bottom to make a flat surface so the cups sit upright. Repeat with remaining artichokes. The artichoke centers can be used in a salad or omelet.
• In a large bowl, toss together the scallions, cabbage, and carrots. Add the dressing, taste, and adjust the seasoning with more salt and pepper, if necessary. Fill the artichoke cups with the slaw, garnish with sesame seeds, and serve.