Mike's Favorite Spinach Artichoke Dip. Who can deny the popularity of artichokes and spinach blended with cheeses? Try this hot, flavorful dip with toasted bread or tortilla chips. I've tried a few Spinach and Artichoke dips from this site and I've loved them all but this is BY FAR my favorite!
This version is oven baked and incredibly easy to make.
Spinach Artichoke Dip is one of those recipes that absolutely everyone seems to love.
A creamy cheesy base loaded with spinach, a bit of garlic and of course marinated artichokes.
You can cook Mike's Favorite Spinach Artichoke Dip using 22 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Mike's Favorite Spinach Artichoke Dip
- 🢂 of Spinach Artichoke Dip.
- 🢂 1 of 15 oz Jar Bertolli Or Ragu Alfredo Sauce.
- 🢂 1 of 10 oz Box Frozen Spinach [fully drained - or, 10 ozs canned].
- 🢂 2 can of 8.5 oz Artichokes [in water - fully drained & rough chopped].
- 🢂 1 packages of 8 oz Philadelphia Cream Cheese [room temp].
- 🢂 1/2 cup of Grated Parmesan Cheese [kraft powdered works in a desperate pinch].
- 🢂 2 cup of Shreadded Mozterella Cheese [room temp].
- 🢂 1/4 cup of Fresh Garlic [packed - finely miced - or, 1 large elephant garlic clove].
- 🢂 1 tbsp of Fresh Parsley [or, 1/2 tbs dried parsley].
- 🢂 15 of Twists Fresh Cracked Black Pepper [or, 1/4 tsp].
- 🢂 of Options.
- 🢂 2 tbsp of Sun Dried Tomatoes [softened - fine chopped].
- 🢂 4 oz of Real Crab Meat [pull any shells].
- 🢂 dash of Paprika Or Old Bay Seasoning.
- 🢂 of Kitchen Items.
- 🢂 1 of Length Cheese Cloth Or Sturdy Paper Towels.
- 🢂 1 of Warming - Serving Crock Pot.
- 🢂 1 of Plastic Mixing Bowl.
- 🢂 1 of Glass Bowl With Lid.
- 🢂 1 of Mixing Spoon.
- 🢂 1 of Cutting Board.
- 🢂 1 of Knife.
Spinach Artichoke Dip is found on almost every menu and at every party for good reason. The combination of artichoke hearts, spinach and Parmesan cheese gives it great flavor. The combination of artichoke hearts, spinach and. This easy spinach artichoke dip recipe is so cheesy and delicious!
step by step Mike's Favorite Spinach Artichoke Dip
- Here's all you'll need!.
- For your Alfredo Sauce, use only bottled Bertolli Alfredo Sauce or, ironically enough, Ragu Classic Alfredo Sauce. A much cheaper option. Any other brands will most likely lend a, "tin," or, "metallic," taste to your dip..
- ° Make certain your artichokes and spinach are fully drained. In fact, use cheese cloth and fully squeeze drain your spinach. This will take several attempts to fully drain out its copious fluids. If you don't have any cheese cloth on hand, use thick paper towels to squeeze fluid. This step is very important since otherwise, you'll have a watery dip. ° Fully dry your artichokes with clean paper towels both before and after rough chopping and mixing them in your dip. ° Also, fine chop your sun dried tomatoes - if choosing to use them. Know they're a unique and fantastic addition!.
- Fine mince your garlic. I'll grade mine for ease. Then, rough chop your artichokes and spinach..
- ° Mix all ingredients in anything other than a metal bowl very well. Mix until spinach is fully incorporated. ° A metal bowl can react to your Alfredo Sauce and artichokes and again, inadvertently lend them an odd, "metallic taste.".
- In your oven safe bowl with lid - bake at 350° for 35 to 45 minutes. Or, until dip is bubbling. Pull from oven and stir once more..
- ° Authors Notes: You can add many ingredients of your choosing to this dish but one of the most popular is real crab meat. However, be careful in using it. ° #1: Carefully sift through your crab meat for any shells. And #2: Adding more crab meat is not better with regards to this dish. Add meat slowly and taste test as crab can easily overpower your entire dip. ° If choosing this seafood option, garnish dip with Old Bay Seasoning or Paprika if you'd like. ° Also know that the shelf life of your dip will be much shorter with the crab meat addition than without it. ° Lastly, know that the options of crab meat AND sun dried tomatoes will not work very well together. In my experience anyway. Use one or the other. Or, neither. Your choice!.
- If interested in the large chips pictured: Cut 6" fresh, thick tortillas into quarters. Fry in hot vegetable oil with a few dashes garlic oil for 1 minute or less - flipping occasionally until browned. Place on paper towels to drain. Immediately sprinkle with dried parsley first so it'll stick to chips. Then, sea salt, granulated garlic powder and onion powder. That's it! Enjoy!.
My husband and I invented this spinach artichoke dip recipe in what seems like a million years ago, when we were newly engaged and needed something to bring to a. The ultimate baked spinach artichoke dip for any happy hour or party. It's creamy, comforting, and totally crowd-pleasing. The nice thing about spinach and artichoke dip is that you can use shortcuts with the vegetables. Thaw out some frozen spinach in the microwave and pop open a jar of.
