Spinach Artichoke Dip
Cream cheese, softened, heavy cream and frozen cut leaf spinach, thawed and squeezed dry come together in this vegetarian — 60 minutes, 7 steps, and the kind of result worth repeating. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and baking dish. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 190 C (375 F) and lightly grease a small baking dish.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the softened cream cheese with the heavy cream until smooth and creamy.
- Stir in the garlic powder, parmesan, half the monterey jack, the salsa, and a little salt and black pepper until well combined.
- Fold in the thoroughly squeezed spinach and the chopped artichoke hearts, making sure they are evenly distributed through the mixture.
- Spread the dip into the prepared dish and scatter the remaining monterey jack cheese over the top.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the dip is hot all the way through and the top is golden and bubbling.
- Let it stand for 5 minutes, then serve warm with tortilla chips, crackers or toasted bread.
You'll use: Oven · Baking dish
Ingredient substitutions
- Heavy Cream
- evaporated milk · ½ cup milk + ¼ cup melted butter · full-fat coconut milk
- Parmesan
- pecorino · grana padano · aged asiago
Tips & common questions
How long does Spinach Artichoke Dip take to make?
About 60 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 10 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of heavy cream?
Try evaporated milk. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Spinach Artichoke Dip vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Spinach Artichoke Dip is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: 2019-03-20 20 20 34 A bowl of spinach-artichoke dip at the Applebee's in Fair Lakes, Fairfax County, Virginia.jpg by Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top — how we source recipes.