When it comes to guilty pleasure foods, spinach artichoke dip is definitely one of my favorites. It doesn’t get much better than a pita chip piled high with creamy, salty, cheesy delicious dip. It even has spinach in it so it’s healthy, right? Okay even if it isn’t super healthy, this is definitely good for the soul. This is THE BEST spinach and artichoke dip.
It’s always strange to me that people buy pre-made spinach artichoke dip…this is SO much better and SO easy! Try it and it will CHANGE your life. IT’S THAT GOOD.
If you don’t want to read on and on about how to make this recipe, you can skip to it below. My feelings won’t be hurt too bad.
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Now that you are all hyped up here’s some notes:
Spinach: I 100% recommend using fresh. I have tried it with frozen and it isn’t the same.
Artichokes: It’s best to use frozen artichokes in the steam-able bag. The marinated artichoke hearts add too much oil. You can use artichoke hearts canned in water but make sure to dry them really well so you don’t add unnecessary moisture to the dip.
Cheese: Because this is mostly cheese, you want to use the good stuff. When melting cheese it is best to grate your own. Pre-grated cheese is covered in cellulose to prevent clumping in the bag. When you melt pre-grated cheese the cellulose prevents the cheese from melting properly. There’s your science lesson for the day…. But really we just want the cheese pull.
Just look at this
How to make THE BEST spinach and artichoke dip
In a medium sized pot over medium heat, melt the cream cheese until spreadable. Add in the sour cream, garlic, spinach, and artichoke hearts. Mix until thoroughly combined. Add in the parmesan, mozzarella, and red pepper flakes. Mix until all ingredients are combined and the cheese starts to melt.
Immediately transfer to an oven safe pan and top with the rest of the mozzarella.
Bake on 400 for 10 min and then broil 2-3 min until the cheese is bubbly.
IT’S THAT EASY. Also please don’t serve this with tortilla chips…they break too easy and nobody wants that.
THE BEST Spinach & Artichoke Dip
Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ½ cup sour cream
- 3 cups artichoke hearts chopped
- 3 cups fresh spinach chopped
- ½ cup parmesan grated
- 1 cup mozzarella grated
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°
- In a pot over medium heat, melt the cream cheese until soft
- Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute
- Add in the sour cream and mix thoroughly
- Add the spinach and artichoke hearts. Mix thoroughly.
- Add parmesan, red pepper flakes, and half of the mozzarella
- Salt to taste
- Pour mixture in an oven safe pan and top with the rest of the mozzarella.
- Bake in a 400° oven for 10 minutes
- Broil until top is brown. About 2-3 minutes
- Serve immediately with pita chips
