Spinach Dip Bread Bowl

Spinach Dip Bread Bowl

1 cup mayonnaise

1 cup sour cream

1 package (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed                   to drain

1 package (1.4 oz) vegetable soup and recipe mix

1 can (8 oz) water chestnuts, drained and chopped

1 medium green onion, chopped

1 round uncut loaf bread (about 9 inches in diameter)

Directions:

In medium bowl, mix mayonnaise, sour cream, spinach, soup mix, water chestnuts and green onion.  Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.

Cut and hollow out 3-inch-wide ring on top of bread loaf to within ½ of bottom leaving center of loaf intact.  Reserve scooped out bread. 

Spoon spinach dip into hollowed-out ring. 

Tear reserved bread into bite-size pieces.  Use bread for dipping.