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This Cheesy Spinach and Artichoke Dip Recipe is 🔥 It needs to marinate for 2 to 24 hours so it is perfect to making ahead. You can eat it with some toasty bread, crackers, tortilla chips or straight out of the bowl with a spoon! No judgements 😉
Why You’ll Love Spinach Artichoke Dip
Cheesy, creamy, delicious, with a little kick of spice, spinach and artichoke dip 🤤 This dip is such a crowd pleasure. I love to make it for my family during the holidays and it’s so warm and just perfect for the winter months.
How To Prepare Spinach Artichoke Dip
🧈 Preheat a pan for 2 minutes. Add 1 tbsp of butter and the spinach, a little bit at a time. Once it wilts, this shouldn’t take long. Remove from the pan and squeeze out excess moisture in a strainer.
🧄In that same pan, add remaining butter with the shallot, garlic and fresno. Cook for 2-3 minutes. Add Cream of Mushroom soup with the spices. Mix well. Add artichokes, cream cheese (room temperature) and spinach and mix again.
🥣 Transfer to a bowl and add in fresh mozzarella, gruyere, parmigiano, créme fraîche, hot sauce, lemon zest, mayo, black pepper, chives and parsley. Mix well until all the cheese is melted.
⏲️ Let rest for at least 2 hrs and up to 24 hours. This makes it perfect for holidays or dinner parties because it needs to be made ahead and not the day of.
🔥 Preheat the oven on broil for 5 minutes. Add the dip to a baking dish. I bought mine from Crate and Barrel. Top with the low moisture mozzarella and lots of freshly grated parm.
🫠 Turn broiler off and set oven temp to 400℉. Place dip inside immediately. Let it bake for about 20 minutes or until bubbly.
🥖 Serve with more chives on top, crushed red peppers. Serve with toasted bread, crackers or tortilla chips and that is it.
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Substitutions for Spinach Artichoke Dip
- If you don’t have créme frîache, you can use mayonnaise instead.
- Replace the Fresno peppers with jalapeños.
- You can switch out cheeses for one’s that you prefer. Just make sure to keep the amounts roughly the same.
Variations for Spinach Artichoke Dip
- Spice-free Variation: Leave out the Fresno peppers, chili flakes and the splash of hot sauce.
- Smoky Variation: Add some chopped crispy bacon for a delicious smoky crunch!
- Crab- Variation: Crumbs of crab meat mixed in is an excellent way to go.
🔥Chef Nadia’s Tip🔥
Make sure your cream cheese is softened before adding so it incorporates correctly.
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Common Questions
It’s from Crate and Barrel, the Lucerne 1-Quart Casserole Dish.
You can but not ideal. If you use frozen make sure it’s very very drained.
Sauv blanc or pinot gris go best with this recipe.
Spinach & Artichoke Dip
Ingredients
- 12 oz spinach, roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 shallots, minced
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- 1 can cream of mushroom Soup, 10 ½ oz
- 2 fresno peppers, chopped
- ¼ tsp allspice
- ¼ tsp chipotle powder
- 4 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- ¼ cup creme fraiche
- 3 tbsp mayo
- 12 oz marinated artichokes, drained and roughly chopped
- ¼ fresh parsley, chopped
- 3 tbsp fresh chives, + more for topping
- ¼ tsp hot sauce
- 1 lemon, zest
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 4 oz fresh mozzarella
- ⅓ cup parmigiano reggiano, grated + more for topping
- ⅓ cup gruyere, grated
- ¼ cup low moisture mozzarella, grated
- Crushed red peppers to taste
Instructions
- Preheat a pan for 2 minutes. Add 1 tbsp of butter and the spinach, a little bit at a time. Once it wilts, remove from the pan and squeeze out excess moisture in a strainer.
- In that same pan, add remaining butter with the shallot, garlic and fresno. Cook for 2-3 minutes. Add Cream of Mushroom soup with the spices. Mix well.
- Add artichokes, cream cheese and spinach.
- Transfer to a bowl and add in fresh mozzarella, gruyere, parmigiano, créme fraîche, hot sauce, lemon zest, mayo, black pepper, chives and parsley. Mix well until all the cheese is melted.
- Let rest for at least 2 hrs and up to 24 hours.
- Preheat the oven on broil for 5 minutes.
- Add the dip to a baking dish and top with the low moisture mozzarella and lots of grated parm.
- Turn broiler off and set oven temp to 400℉. Place dip inside immediately. Let it bake for about 20 minutes or until bubbly.
- Serve with more chives on top, crushed red peppers. Serve with toasted bread, crackers or tortilla chips and that is it.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
