This easy spinach artichoke dip is made with fresh spinach and is served warm in a skillet with store-bought biscuits for dunking. It has a creamy base, cheesy top and is so delicious! Makes for an impressive dip for entertaining.
Hello there! How has winter been treating you? Are you bombarded with snow? Or do you live somewhere warm and sunny?
We have been having snow around here like crazy. Just last week we had about 2 feet of snow (in two days) with super high winds. So, suffice to say, I’ve been spending a little more time inside making all things comforting, like this fresh spinach artichoke dip.
When hubby tasted, his reaction was “Yeah, so, that’s going in rotation.” Yay!
Why We Love Fresh Spinach Artichoke Dip
- It’s super easy to prepare.
- It’s baked and served in a skillet for easy cleanup and a fun presentation.
- You can use fresh or frozen spinach.
- It’s a wonderful dip for entertaining.
- It tastes amazing!
How To Make It
Full details on how to make this hot spinach artichoke dip are in the recipe card below, but here are the basics:
- Blend spinach in a food processor.
- Add remainder of spinach dip ingredients, blending in.
- Place biscuits (from store-bought dough) around a greased skillet.
- Pour dip in the middle.
- Top dip with extra cheese.
- Bake, then serve and enjoy!
Tip: For this recipe, I used fresh spinach, about 4 to 5 cups and the artichokes that I used were packed in water (not the ones packed in oil).
Tips and Variations
- A little squeeze of lemon is nice with this dip drizzled over top.
- If you don’t have artichokes packed in water and only those packed in oil, no worries! Just give them a little rinse and drain under water before using.
- If you rather not use biscuits, simply place the dip in an oven-safe dish and warm through. Serve with chips.
More Easy Dip Recipes
Hope you get a chance to try this baked spinach artichoke dip soon!
If you make this spinach artichoke dip, be sure to leave a comment below!
Easy Spinach Artichoke Dip
Ingredients
- Cooking spray, for greasing skillet
- 4 to 5 cups fresh baby spinach
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- ½ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- pinch ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened (½ of a 250 gram package)
- 1 cup marinated artichoke hearts in water, drained
- 1.5 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- 12 ounces store-bought biscuit dough, approximately (about a 340 gram package or ¾ pound)
- Lemon wedges, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a 10-inch cast-iron skillet with cooking spray and set aside.
- Meanwhile, add spinach to a food processor and process until broke down (few seconds).
- To spinach, add mayonnaise, cayenne pepper, garlic, onion powder, nutmeg, salt and black pepper. Process again until combined.
- Add cream cheese and process again until incorporated.
- Add artichoke hearts and process for a few seconds until artichokes are broke down slightly. Add 1 cup of the cheddar cheese and blend for just a few seconds or so.
- Roll the biscuits into balls and place in the prepared skillet (around the edge of the skillet) about an inch apart.
- Pour spinach artichoke dip in the centre and top dip with remaining ½ cup of cheddar cheese. Bake for 20 minutes or until the dip has heated through, the buns are golden and baked and the cheese is melted.
- Serve with lemon wedges for squeezing over top of the dip (optional). Enjoy!
A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
Tried this recipe?
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marilyn @family food around the clock
Delicious! With the cold weather out there, this is one of those amazing snacks to eat while watching Netflix 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Girl Heart Food
For sure! Thanks Marilyn 🙂
Cindy
Oh my gosh that cheese photo is making my mouth water. YUMMY. Yeah, I am an LA girl, and the weather has actually been raining a ton, but none of the white stuff!
Girl Heart Food
I think I’ll take the rain over the snow, but sun over it all 😉 Thank you so much! Hope you’re having a fab weekend, Cindy!
Miriam - londonkitchendiaries.com
This winter feels like it is never ending – I wish I could live somewhere warm or at least escape to somewhere sunny for a week or two. It has been grey in grey for days now and I just can’t wait for spring. Snow would be nice – it looks so pretty but unfortunately, we have rarely snow here in London and if we do nothing works anymore, everything just comes to a standstill 🙂 Your spinach and artichoke dip is just the right thing for these days – perfect comfort food and I love the ideas of making the dip with buns! Delicious!
Girl Heart Food
I totally know what you mean, Miriam!! Won’t be much longer and spring will be here, thank goodness 🙂 Thanks so much for the kind words!
Nicoletta @sugarlovespices
You’re making me hungry, Dawn! There ‘s still some time to go before dinner, now I need to eat something 😉 . This spinach artichoke dip looks so yummy, and I’m with you, love the biscuit touch! Stay warm, here in Canada, it has been not too bad, no snow and warmer temperatures. As for me, growing up in Rome, not much of a winter there, so the most dangerous activity, maybe puddles?? 😉 . Pinned!
Girl Heart Food
Haha! I hear ya, Nicoletta. Newfoundland definitely has it’s own unique weather. People joke that sometimes we get four seasons in one day, lol. And, funny thing, other parts of Canada is not so bad. Oh well, right? Going to have to see those puddles one day in Rome. Would absolutely love to go! Thanks so much for the lovely comment and Pin! Have a wonderful upcoming weekend!