Baked Cheesy Spinach Artichoke Dip
🧀🥬🙌 This baked spinach artichoke dip with cheese disappears at parties and is a crowd favorite! It’s topped with mozzarella, because who doesn’t love cheesy dips?
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese very well softened (lite okay)
- 2 cups mayonnaise lite okay
- 3 cups mozzarella cheese divided (or fontina or a favorite easy-melting cheese, shredded
- 1 ½ cups Artichoke roughly chopped (I used 6 ounces frozen artichoke hearts from TJs, chopped; oil-packed artichokes in a jar may be substituted
- 1 ½ cups spinach thawed, frozen
- 1 teaspoon black pepper ground
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- pinch salt optional and to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F. Spray a 9-inch pie dish (or 1o-inch, or similar-sized oven-safe baking dish) with cooking spray; set aside.
- In a large bowl, add the cream cheese, mayo, and stir to combine. The softer the cream cheese is, the easier this is.
- Add 1 cup cheese (reserving remainder to be sprinkled on top), and all the remaining ingredients. Stir to combine.
- Turn mixture out into prepared dish, smoothing the top lightly with a spatula.
- Evenly sprinkle reserved 2 cups cheese over the top.
- Bake for about 40 minutes, or until top is golden browned, bubbly, and dip is done to your liking. Allow dip to cool momentarily before serving.
Notes
- Dip is excellent warm and fresh, but extra will keep airtight in the refrigerator for up to 5 days and can be reheated gently in the micro or used as a cold dip.
- Read product labels to ensure all products are gluten-free if that’s a consideration for you.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 601
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 601kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 58g | 89% |
| Saturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 39g | 229% |
| Cholesterol | 73mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 728mg | 30% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.