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This EASY Spinach Artichoke Dip recipe is warm, cheesy, and DELICIOUS! It can be made up to 2 days ahead of time, and is always a crowd pleaser!
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What I love about this dip:
- Quick – You'll be ready to serve this baked spinach dip in just 30 minutes!
- Make in Advance – Busy day? Prep this anytime and store in the fridge for 1-2 days before baking.
- Crowd Pleaser – This is guaranteed to disappear before your eyes! I never have any left, and always get so many compliments!
Ingredients Needed:
- Artichoke Hearts: I use canned artichoke hearts out of convenience, but you could use fresh cooked artichoke hearts if you have them.
- Frozen Spinach: thaw first, and squeeze out the excess liquid. See recipe notes for how to substitute fresh spinach.
- Mayonnaise.
- Sour Cream.
- Cream Cheese: allow it to come to room temperature so it mixes in smoothly. Low fat or Neufchatel cheese would also work.
- Parmesan Cheese: Freshly grated tastes best and melts smoothly.
- Garlic.
How to Make Spinach Artichoke Dip:
Mix all ingredients in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer until combined.
Pour into baking dish and sprinkle a little extra parmesan cheese on top.
Bake for about 20 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Serve the best spinach artichoke dip recipe with crusty bread, crackers, or chips.
Make Ahead and Freezing Instructions:
To Make Ahead: Prepare the recipe through step 4 (before baking) and store it in the refrigerator for 1-2 days until ready to bake.
To Freeze: Prepare the recipe through step 4 (before baking). Place mixture in a freezer safe container or bag and freeze for up to 2 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator and return to baking dish before baking.
Recipe Variations:
- Spinach Artichoke Dip with Fresh Spinach: Cook about 10 ounces of fresh spinach in a skillet with a little drizzle of olive oil. Once the spinach has cooked down, let it cool before squeezing the liquid out of it. I just get a big paper towel, scoop the spinach into it, and gently squeeze it over the sink.
- Healthy Spinach Artichoke Dip: Substitute Greek yogurt for sour cream and use low fat cream cheese.
- Crockpot Spinach Artichoke Dip: Add everything to the slow cooker and cook on high for 2 hours. Stir well before serving.
- Artichoke Dip without Spinach: use this Artichoke Dip recipe.
Spinach Artichoke Dip
Ingredients
- 14 ounce can artichoke hearts, , drained and chopped
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 8 ounces cream cheese, , room temperature
- 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese, , loosely measured
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup spinach, , frozen, thawed and liquid squeezed out
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- To a mixing bowl add sour cream, mayo, cream cheese, drained spinach, artichoke hearts, garlic and ¾ cup of parmesan cheese. Combine until smooth.
- Place in a greased baking dish (most pan sizes around 8×8 in or a little smaller will work. You could even use a glass pie dish).
- Sprinkle remaining ¼ cup of parmesan cheese on top.
- Bake in preheated oven for about 20 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Serve warm with crackers or bread.
Notes
- Spinach Artichoke Dip with Fresh Spinach: Cook about 10 ounces of fresh spinach in a skillet with a little drizzle of olive oil. Once the spinach has cooked down, let it cool before squeezing the liquid out of it. I just get a big paper towel, scoop the spinach into it, and gently squeeze it over the sink.
- Healthy Spinach Artichoke Dip: Substitute Greek yogurt for sour cream and use low fat cream cheese.
- Crockpot Spinach Artichoke Dip: Add everything to the slow cooker and cook on high for 2 hours. Stir well before serving.
- Artichoke Dip without Spinach: use this Artichoke Dip recipe.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I originally shared this recipe September 2018. Updated June 2021 and December 2022.
It was a huge hit at my party last night. People were literally standing around the dish! So good!!!!
I love love love your spinach artichoke dip. I’ve made it twice now.
Omg! This recipe is DEE LISH! I have tried other spinach artichoke dip recipes, but this one surpasses them all!! Thank you for sharing!?
What size crockpot do you recommend using? I have a small “dip” size one and I’m wondering if that will work
Your small dip-size crockpot should work perfectly! The recipe makes about 3-4 cups of dip total, so a 1-2 quart dip crockpot is ideal. Just add everything to the slow cooker and cook on high for 2 hours, stirring well before serving. The smaller size actually keeps the dip at a better consistency since it stays warm without drying out.
Hi Laura! I want to make this for a potluck on Friday but will need to bake in advance. Is reheating in the microwave a terrible idea?
Reheating in the microwave works just fine. Just heat it in short intervals and stir between so it warms evenly and stays creamy.
So delicious! I think I’ll add some chopped water chestnuts next time to give it a little crunch! Thank you for the recipe!❤️
Great recipe! For our family, I used fresh spinach, chopped then steamed. I drained the spinach using a medium mesh strainer to conserve the juice (to be used for a smoothy later), squeezing the spinach out with my hands into the strainer. This worked really well. I also added, a small diced onion and, like someone below, some extra spices that my family enjoys (thyme, paprika, pepper and extra salt. THANK YOU for sharing this!
I am making this Saturday for the THIRD TIME in less than a month (by request)!!!!
IKD where my previous comment went but holy cow i just got this out of the oven and it’s so awesome and delicious! My variation because i didnt have sourcream was to add whole milk, butter, and lemon juice. It was a bit runny so i added more parmesan cheese and extra fresh spinach leaves just lopped em in. Cooked at 350 for 30 minutes in total in a whiter ceramic dish with lid. AWESOME SAUCE!!!!
Oh no. I used fresh spinach and didn’t cook it with oil first just lopped it in there. I used some butter because why not. I added some lemon juice and whole milk because im out of sourcream. It came out runny as you’d imagine. I’ll try again with the right ingredients. 🙁
Made this with fresh spinach chopped. No need to cook it. Just mix it in and bake
I made this for girls’ night and everyone agreed it was the best dish of the night! I followed the recipe except I tripled the garlic, and added 1/2 teaspoon each salt and black pepper and a teaspoon each of thyme and paprika. Absolutely delicious
Tried this for the first time and everyone loved it. Added some garlic salt and onion powder (about half tsp each) which gave it a bit of a boost.