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Mexican Spinach Dip
This warm and creamy Mexican Spinach Dip is easy, make ahead, bursting with fiestalicious spices and quite possibly the BEST Spinach Dip ever!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 14 servings
Calories: 188 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ onion diced
- ½ red bell pepper diced
- 1 15 oz. can black beans rinsed and drained
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 10 oz. can tomatoes with green chilies Rotel, drained
- 10 oz. Pkg. Frozen Chopped Spinach thawed and thoroughly drained/patted dry
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 tsp EACH ground cumin salt
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ tsp each dried oregano cayenne pepper
- ⅓ cup mayonnaise I use reduced-fat
- 4 oz. cream cheese softened (I use 1/3 less fat)
- 1 cup freshly grated sharp cheddar cheese divided
- 1 cup freshly grated pepper jack cheese divided
- ⅓ cup sour cream I use reduced-fat
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium high heat in a 12” oven proof skillet.* Add onions and sauté for approximately 3 minutes or until soft. Add red bell pepper, black beans and garlic and sauté for two additional minutes.
- Stir in tomatoes/green chilies, spinach, all seasonings/spices and mayonnaise until well combined and spinach is warmed through. Reduce heat to low and stir in cream cheese until melted followed by ½ of cheddar until melted and ½ of Pepper Jack until melted. Stir in sour cream until well combined.
- Top dip with remaining cheddar and Pepper Jack. Transfer to oven and bake for 20 minutes. Broil until cheese is golden. Serve with tortilla chips.
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Notes
- *If you don’t have an oven proof skillet, you can prepare in another skillet and transfer to an oven safe dish.
Nutrition Information
Calories
188kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
29mg
(10%)
Sodium
305mg
(13%)
Potassium
307mg
(9%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
2460IU
(49%)
Vitamin C
14.3mg
(16%)
Calcium
174mg
(17%)
Iron
1.7mg
(9%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 14servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 188
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 188kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 29mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 305mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 307mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 2460IU | 49% |
| Vitamin C | 14.3mg | 16% |
| Calcium | 174mg | 17% |
| Iron | 1.7mg | 9% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.