World's Best Spinach and Artichoke Dip

Name: World''s Best Spinach and Artichoke Dip Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 10 ounces Fresh Express Baby Spinach steamed; 1 bag (14 ounces) frozen artichokes; 2 (8 ounce) packages light cream cheese; 1 T lemon juice; 1 small onion minced; 3 cloves garlic minced; 1/3 c parmesan cheese; 1/2 t red-pepper flakes; 1/2 t oregano; salt pepper to taste; nonstick cooking spray; (Optional garnishes: minced red bell pepper or chopped tomatoes)

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Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 5

Number of Servings: 20

Ingredients

10 ounces Fresh Express Baby Spinach, steamed 1 bag (14 ounces) frozen artichokes 2 (8 ounce) packages light cream cheese 1 T lemon juice 1 small onion, minced 3 cloves garlic, minced 1/3 c parmesan cheese 1/2 t red-pepper flakes 1/2 t oregano salt, pepper to taste nonstick cooking spray(Optional garnishes: minced red bell pepper or chopped tomatoes)

Directions

Spray a medium pot with nonstick cooking spray. Add garlic and onions and cook over medium heat until they're translucent, about five minutes.
Put spinach in food processor and pulse a few times to chop. Add artichokes and pulse a few more times. The mixture should be chunky. Add spinach and artichokes to pot, along with cream cheese, oregano, red pepper and lemon juice. Heat until bubbly, then add Parmesan cheese and salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.
Garnish with chopped red bell pepper or chopped tomatoes. (Calories not included.)
Makes 20 servings of about 2 Tablespoons.
Serve with vegetables or baked chips.

*Don't worry about getting the spinach completely dry. The extra moisture will help thin the dip.

Servings Per Recipe: 20

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 73.9
Total Fat: 4.6 g
Cholesterol: 17.3 mg
Sodium: 156.2 mg
Total Carbs: 3.8 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.9 g
Protein: 3.0 g

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Member Reviews

DIPGAL
This was fabulous! I saw that someone used a crockpot, so that is what I did. I didn't saute' onion or garlic - just tossed all ingredients into the crockpot. High for 1 hour and low for 2. Next time I'll add some water chestnuts for crunch. Used 2 sm jars artichokes drained. yummy! - 1/6/09
FLEGEL
Great! Made with a can of artichoke hearts (no frozen available), 1 block FF and 1 block light cream cheese, added 2 tbs light sour cream to thin. Eating right now with baby carrots, and hubby is eating with tortilla chips. We are both having seconds! - 2/8/09
KIMMI_SU
really good! Made it with pasta and baked in the oven like lasagna. I used extra sour cream to thin it out. - 1/11/09
KTNEWJOURNEY
Very good. I made it in a slow cooker with fresh spinach. I also only made half a batch and added a 1/4 cup of fat free sour cream to help it get creamier. Great flavor! This will definitely be a dip I use again! - 2/7/10
REDGRAMA
I have made this for years. Mine as fewer calories. I always use fat free cream cheese or a mix of fat free cream cheese & fat free Ricotta. I also use less parmesan and mix it with
some shredded low fat sharp cheddar. Try it, you might like it. - 8/11/09
DEVORA4
WOW I used Greek yogurt in it and it was sooooooooooooooooooooooo good thanks - 2/12/10
WICKEDWINTER
I decided to make this recipe for a game night with the girls. I served it with carrots and celery sticks and everyone loved it, they could hardly believe it was so good for them. I used 2 pkg FF cream cheese and canned artichoke hearts. - 1/12/09
LSSCHMIDT
OH MY this is great. I took it to a get together last night and it says 20 serving HA it was almost gone and there were only 6 of us. I added water chestnuts and it was just wonderful. - 8/2/09
MARTHAR3
oh how great. I didn't have any articokes so I just double up the spinach. The guys loved it.. Thanks for sharing!!! - 3/30/09
JACKARONI
Great...Used 1/2 the cream cheese and a mix of fresh and frozen spinach and served over 4 c macaroni I cooked. Next time will use 3 c. macaroni. So yummy!
- 2/3/09
KAERICK63
Quick, easy and delicious. I like that. To make it a little creamier I added 1/2 cup lowfat sour cream instead of the full 2 pks of cream cheese. Everyone loved it! - 1/4/09
BETTYDOG1
Love it! Made it with double spinach and two cans artichoke hearts and only one block of neufchatel cream cheese in crockpot. Added some skim milk too. Terrific...and I really think healthy. Thank you Sparkpeople! - 7/27/10
TWINSMOM0429
This was awesome and even better the next day warmed up as a snack! Easy and delicious! - 7/22/09
CEDADE
My family could not tell the difference between this and the old "killer" version - thanks for the great recipe. - 1/15/09
LOVELADY74820
I make this all the time and everyone loves it! My girls like it the next day spread on flat or pita bread and baked. - 12/17/08
NOTEWORTHYBANDZ
Whoa Baby I'd say this is "World's Best!" I made it for the first time yesterday and it was gone in a flash! Everyone at the get together wanted the recipe! I used 1 pckg of Fat Free CC and 1 pkge of light - next time I'll try both FF. I also used canned artichoke hearts. - 1/2/09
KIELYGIRL
I made this for my husband and I for dinner with chicken and pasta! It was sooooo yummy. I will be making it again for sure!! - 1/1/09
MAXMOM2
I used a 16 oz. bag of frozen chopped spinach and increased the oregano to 2 t. Excellent! - 8/4/09
MARYAXE
This was great! I love this dip chunky and don't like cream cheese that much, so I cut the amount in half and put in a tablespoon of light mayo to help smooth it out. Delicious! - 1/29/09
ECARTER72
I love this. I used it as an appetizer with pita chips. I used rinsed marinated artichoke hearts and FF cream cheese, put it in a crock pot, it was very popular. - 12/29/08
WANNABUNNY
Great stuff! I did make it with fat free cream cheese and it was great! Thanks for sharing!;) - 2/4/09
BLUEFIRESTORM86
I cooked this for some friends one night and they couldn't stop eating it! The only problem is that I wasn't sure of the measurements used in the recipe, so I used one can of artichoke hearts, 2 4 oz cream cheeses. I didn't use the red pepper and it was still good. Great recipe!!!!!! - 1/10/09
WELL0277
It makes a lot, but it's sooooooooooooooooooo good! - 6/22/09
DCREADEUR
Definitely worth repeating! - 1/5/09
CRAZYHIPPYCHICK
This was delicious! And SOO SO SO easy to make. I also used one bar of low fat cream cheese and one of fat free and is still tastes good. I've been taking a few servings for lunches with carrots and crackers. - 8/18/09