Hot Spinach Dip

A crowd-pleasing creamy Hot Spinach Dip made with three kinds of cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream, and Parmesan Cheese all baked to golden perfection and served with a variety of fresh vegetables and crackers.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword baked spinach dip, how to make spinach dip, spinach dip recipe

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 312kcal

Author Beth Pierce

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
10 ounces of fresh baby spinach
2 cloves garlic minced
½ teaspoon onion powder
8 ounces cream cheese
⅓ cup mayonnaise
⅓ cup sour cream
½ cup grated parmesan cheese
1 ½ cups mozzarella
kosher salt
fresh ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes optional

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease or spray with nonstick cooking spray a small skillet or baking dish.
Add the olive oil to a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté the spinach until wilted. Remove the spinach from the pan and place it in a colander. Using your hands or an old kitchen towel squeeze the moisture out of the spinach.
In a large bowl combine the spinach, garlic, onion powder, cream cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream, Parmesan Cheese, and 3/4 cup of mozzarella cheese. Season with kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste. If desired add a sprinkle of red pepper flakes.
Spoon it into the prepared baking dish. Top with the remaining mozzarella cheese. and bake for 25-30 minutes or until the cheese is melted and lightly browned.

Notes

This recipe calls for a lot of spinach, so you may need to cook it in batches.
When removing excess water from the spinach, squeeze it in your fists or put in an old clean kitchen towel and squeeze tourniquet style. Use an old kitchen towel as the spinach may stain it.
This recipe can also be made with 10 ounces of frozen spinach. Remove as much moisture as possible.
Soften the cream cheese to room temperature to make it easy to mix with the other ingredients.
I like to turn the oven broiler to low for the last 1-2 minutes of baking time. However, stay close by and keep an eye on it. Broilers can be pretty unpredictable.
Serve with fresh baby peppers, carrot sticks, celery sticks, crostini, pita chips, or pretzel chips.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat in the microwave at reduced power.

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