So my son had boughten a jar of spinach dip and had just warmed it up. We both smelt it and seriously wanted to vomit. Eek is that bad to say? But it was so horrible. I said let's just make our own. I've made it plenty of times before and it just so happened we already had everything we needed. So that inspired me to write a little post for our go-to Spinach dip. It's super easy and quick. In under an hour you should be munching on some delicious spinach artichoke dip cozied up on your couch watching a favourite movie. Or invite some friends over to help you polish it off.
First turn on your oven to 350 F. Then all you do is take a frozen box of spinach and only use 1/2. Unthaw it in the microwave. Chop it into smaller pieces. Also if your cream cheese if too hard put it in the microwave for 30 seconds. I hate to say that. Ideally let it thaw out naturally, but if you're a last-minuter like me, a microwave works great. Chop up one clove of garlic and chop up artichokes from one can. That's really all the prep. And yes this is my son making it, so he could see how easy it is.
Grab medium mixing bowl. Put altogether the spinach, artichokes, chopped garlic, cream cheese, mozzarella cheese ( i never have the Romano so I substitute Mozza), parmesan cheese, and mayonaise. Then add the garlic salt, dried basil (or 1 TB freshly chopped basil), and salt & pepper to taste. ( A few shakes of salt & pepper).
Mix everything with a wooden spoon until incorporated and transfer it into a baking dish. Smooth it out and then put some mozzarella on top. Bake @ 350 F for 30 mins. It should be a little golden brown on top and the cheese should be melted. Enjoy!
SPINACH ARTICHOKE DIP Bake 350 F for 30 mins.
1/2 box frozen spinach (unthawed) and chopped
1 can artichokes chopped
1 8oz pkg. cream cheese
1/4 cup romano or mozzarella cheese, plus more for the top
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1/4 cup mayonaise
1 clove garlic chopped
1/2 tsp dry basil or 1 TB freshly chopped
1/4 tsp garlic salt
salt & pepper to taste ( or a few shakes of each)
Turn on your oven to 350 F. Unthaw the spinach and cream cheese if needed. Then chop up the spinach, artichokes and garlic. Put everything together into a medium size mixing bowl. Stir until everything's incorporated and its sort of creamy. Transfer into a baking dish and smooth it out evenly. Bake for 30 mins and voila, homemade spinach dip. You'll never get store boughten dip again. Enjoy!
