I love eating chips. Even more so, I love dipping chips in a nice warm homemade spinach artichoke dip. This recipe is so amazing and perfect for dip lovers.
Whether you are planning a game day party or just having a fun board game night or other kind of social gathering, this dip is perfect. You can serve it warm or cold with your favorite chips or spread it on some baguettes. An amazing appetizer for any occasion. It is so easy to make, if I can do it, you can do it. Let’s get started!
Step 1: Gather the ingredients and tools
In order to make this amazing spinach artichoke dip you will need the following tools and ingredients:
- Cream cheese – It is a great base ingredient for many dips
- Sour cream – You can use store-bought or this sour cream substitute.
- Mayonnaise
- Parmesan Cheese – Use freshly grated or packaged already grated parmesan cheese. Do not use the powdered stuff.
- Mozzarella Cheese – I normally just buy pre-grated but you can grate your own if you like. Some people leave out the mozzarella and only use parmesan cheese, but I like adding the mozzarella.
- Salt – to taste. Don’t go overboard with the salt, there is salt in the cheese and most likely salt on the chips you will be dipping with.
- Garlic powder – I love the garlic taste. Add as much as you like.
- Ground pepper – to taste. Some people leave it out altogether.
- Spinach – Frozen spinach works great for this dip, but you can use fresh spinach as well.
- Artichoke Hearts – Frozen or canned works great, or you can cook your own.
Tools
- Large bowl
- Spatula
- 8×8 Baking pan
- Cooking spray
Step 2: How to make Spinach Artichoke Dip
Preheat the oven to 350 F/176 C. Next, soften the cream cheese. You can leave it out at room temperature for a few hours or place it in a large bowl in the microwave and use the defrost setting. It is important that the cheese is super soft.
Step 3: Mixing in the ingredients
After your cream cheese is soft, add to the bowl, the sour cream, mayonnaise, ground black pepper, salt, garlic powder, mozzarella cheese, and parmesan cheese. Mix the ingredients altogether with a spoon or spatula.
Step 4: Add in the spinach to the dip
Prepare the frozen spinach by thawing it out and squeezing out the liquid, so it is fairly dry. You may also cook down fresh spinach either in a skillet with a bit of oil or by steaming it. Take the spinach and add it to the dip. You can’t have spinach artichoke dip without the spinach. However, if you only want an artichoke dip, leave the spinach out.
Step 5: Add in the Artichoke to the dip
Now prepare the artichokes. You can drain canned artichoke hearts which I normally do, or you can thaw out frozen artichoke hearts. Or you may also like to cook your own fresh artichokes and use those. It is totally up to you. Chop up the artichoke hearts further into smaller pieces and then add them to the large bowl of spinach dip. If you just want spinach dip, don’t add in the artichoke hearts.
Step 6: Bake the spinach artichoke dip
Add the spinach artichoke dip to an 8×8 inch baking pan. Make sure to spray it with kitchen spray or use a little bit of oil. Spread out the dip into an even layer using a spatula.
Bake it in the oven at 350 F/176 C for about 20 minutes. This will allow the cheese to melt. Remove it from the oven and allow it to cool for a few minutes before serving. Serve it with your favorite chips, pita, baguettes, etc. Enjoy!
How long will spinach artichoke dip last?
If you cover the dip with plastic wrap or place in an airtight container it will last 4 to 5 days in the fridge. Then you can reheat it in the oven for 10 minutes before serving if you like, or serve it cold.
Spinach Artichoke Dip
Equipment
- Large bowl
- Spatula
- 8×8 baking pan
- cooking spray
Ingredients
- 8 oz. really soft cream cheese 225g
- 1/3 cup sour cream 80g
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise 75g
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese 45g (Don’t use that powdered kind)
- 1/2 cup grated mozzarella cheese 50g
- 1/4 tsp. salt 1g
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder 2g
- 1/8 tsp. ground pepper less than 1g
- 1 cup of frozen spinach thawed and squeezed (155g)
- 14 oz. can of artichoke hearts chopped (390g – before it is drained)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F/176 C. In a large bowl add really soft cream cheese. If you need to put it in the microwave for a few seconds to soften it up. Also, add the mayonnaise, sour cream, salt, pepper, garlic powder, mozzarella cheese, and parmesan cheese. Mix those ingredients all together with a spoon or spatula.
- Next, add in thawed frozen spinach. After thawing it, make sure to squeeze out the extra liquid as well. Mix well with the other ingredients.
- Now drain the artichoke hearts and chop them up into smaller pieces. Add those in and mix well. The dip is ready to be baked.
- Add the spinach artichoke dip to an 8×8 pan which has been sprayed with kitchen spray. Bake it for 20 minutes to allow the cheese to melt. Remove it from the oven and allow it to cool for a few minutes before serving. Enjoy!
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Notes
*Note: You may leave out either the spinach or the artichoke if you don’t like either of those ingredients. Do you like this recipe? Please give it a rating and comment down below, I really appreciate it. If you make it tag me on Instagram @inthekitchenwithmatt. Also, sign up for the newsletter so you won’t miss out on any of my new posts and recipes.
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I love a good Spinach Artichoke Dip! I hope I can make this on weekends. Need some fresh produce!
Thanks! Yeah it is so yummy.
Wow, it looks so creamy! Not a big fan of artichoke myself but my friends would like it.
Thanks! You can leave the artichoke out and just make spinach dip using the same ingredients! 🙂
I love this recipe! Its so easy and full of flavor! Saving this!
Thank you! 🙂
This dip looks so tasty. Can’t wait to taste it with nachos.
Thank you!
mmm I love chips and want to try this one. thanks a lot for sharing and your blog!
You are so very welcome, Yana! 🙂
Looks super easy to make! I need to try homemade Spinach artichoke dip for sure. Thanks for sharing. I saved it on Pinterest.
Thank you so much! You are very welcome. Yes, please try it out sometime, it is so easy and yummy!
I love this dip. I think I have all of these ingredients…hmmm. I am considering making some of this. Thanks for sharing!
You are welcome!
There is just something about warm tortilla chips with spinach artichoke dip that just makes my mouth water! Heck, I’ll just eat the dip out of the bowl with a spoon.
Agreed!! 🙂 🙂 So irresistible. 🙂
this is one of our fav apps in our house. it’s so good. doesn’t last long here when i make it.
Awesome! 🙂
Such a timely read! I just got two bags of nacho chips and this spinach artichoke dip is perfect to go with it. I love how easy it is to make. Thank you. I love your recipes!
Awesome, Kristine!! 🙂 And thank you so much! 🙂
wow. variety of dips. I love to try this at home. It looks like it’s easy to be done, but I don’t know if I can make one as deliciously looking as this….
Thank you! Yes, it is really easy to make. You can definitely make one as delicious as this. 🙂
This really looks good. I have never made a dip before, instead being a bit lazy by buying this ready-made while grocery shopping. This looks easy enough to do, the ingredients sound tasty and taking 35 minutes, I am keen to give it a go.
Thank you, Nicole! Yes, please give it a try sometime, you are going to love it! 🙂
I’m here for a creamy spinach artichoke dip! This looks amazing. I could even serve it on peppers to keep it keto.
Of course! It goes great with peppers and veggies! 🙂
Yes yes, I do like the recipe. I like spinach and cheese both. The recipe doesn’t look very tough, can try as one of my lockdown diary recipes.
Awesome! 🙂
The dip looks amazing. This can be added with so many other items. Looking forward to trying it out myself.
Thank you so much, Sayed! Yeah, I love it! I took it to a superbowl party in early FEB and it was gone in minutes. lol
Delicious – easy to make and everyone enjoyed it!
Thank you, Melissa! 🙂
This is my husbands favorites dips. He loves it! Making this for him got me some serious brownie points 🙂
That is awesome! 🙂 Brownie points are great. haha
This is my favorite dip ever! I could eat it every day!
Same here!
This is pretty much my all-time fave dip — totally delish!
Awesome, Tara! 🙂