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Spinach Artichoke Dip

Creamy baked spinach and artichoke dip made with cream cheese, sour cream, garlic, Swiss and Parmesan cheeses.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 16 servings
Course: Appetizer
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 8 ouncescream cheese at room temperature
  • 1/2 cupsour cream
  • 2 clovesgarlic minced or pressed
  • 115- ouncecanned artichoke hearts in water about 1 1/2 cups, drained and roughly chopped
  • 8 ouncesfrozen chopped spinach about 3/4 cup, defrosted and all the water squeezed from the spinach
  • 1 cupshredded Swiss cheese
  • 1 cupgrated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 teaspoonkosher salt

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Large Bowl
  • Mixing spoon or spatula
  • 1-quart baking dish
  • kitchen towel or paper towels
  • Can opener

Method
 

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F and position a rack in the center.
  2. Drain the artichoke hearts thoroughly and roughly chop them if not already chopped; set aside.
  3. Thaw the frozen spinach and remove all excess water: place thawed spinach in a clean kitchen towel or several layers of paper towels and squeeze firmly until almost dry.
  4. In a large bowl, place the room-temperature cream cheese and the sour cream. Beat or stir until smooth and well combined.
  5. Add the minced or pressed garlic, drained chopped artichoke hearts, squeezed spinach, shredded Swiss cheese, grated Parmesan, and kosher salt to the cream cheese mixture. Fold until evenly combined.
  6. Scrape the mixture into a 1‑quart baking dish and smooth the top with a spatula.
  7. Bake for 30 minutes, or until the dip is bubbly and lightly browned on top.
  8. Let the dip rest for about 5 minutes, then serve hot.

Notes

Notes
Spinach Artichoke Dip in the Crock Pot or slow cooker:
To make this dip in the slow cooker or Crock Pot, mix all of the ingredients according to the directions above. Spray the insert of a slow cooker with cooking spray and scrape in the cream cheese mixture. Cook on the HIGH setting for 2 hours or until melty.