Crockpot Spinach Artichoke Dip - Creamy, cheesy, and best of all SO EASY! Add the spinach, artichokes, mozzarella, and Parmesan to your slow cooker and let it do all the work! All you have to do is stir, serve, and watch everyone devour the dip! It's better than any restaurant version and perfect for holiday entertaining, Christmas and New Year's parties, Super Bowl, or anytime you need the BEST spinach and artichoke dip!
one 10-ounce bag fresh spinachroughly chopped and long obvious stems removed*
14ouncejar artichoke heartsdrained and roughly chopped (or a 10 to 14-ounce bag frozen artichoke hearts, thawed, drained, and roughly chopped)*
8ounceblock full-fat cream cheesecubed
1cupfull fat sour creamfull fat Greek yogurt may be substituted
½cupfull fat mayonnaise
1cupshredded mozzarella cheese
½cupshredded parmesan cheese
3 to 5clovesgarlicpeeled and finely minced
1teaspoonsaltor to taste
½teaspoonfreshly ground black pepperor to taste
Instructions
To a 6 to 7-quart slow cooker, add all the ingredients. Tip - For easier cleanup, you may wish to consider using a slow cooker liner. Stir as best you can.
Place the lid on top and slow cook on LOW heat for 1 hour.
Remove the lid, and now you can easily stir all the ingredients together.
Place the lid back on and slow cook on LOW for 1 additional hour, or until the dip is hot and bubbly. Serve with bread, crackers, tortilla chips, veggie sticks, or as desired.
Make in Advance - The dip can be made a few hours in advance of when you plan to serve it. Keep it in the slow cooker on the low setting. If you have a 'warm' setting, use it. Note that the longer you let the dip actually cook on the low setting, the thicker it will get which is why I don't recommend making it more than a couple hours in advance.
Storage - Extra dip will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days. Reheat gently in the microwave, or as desired. I do not recommend freezing leftover dip. Read the blog post for recipe ideas for How To Repurpose Leftover Dip.
Notes
Spinach - I used a 10 ounce bag of fresh spinach for this recipe. It's easier and less fuss. If you want or need to use frozen spinach, use a 10 ounce package. Thaw it and then wring out the water extremely well with many, many paper towels. If you don't, your dip could be watery and soupy.ArtichokesHearts - Which ever type you use, they need to be drained and roughly chopped.1. Jarred (or canned) artichoke hearts – If using these, look for water packed rather than oil packed to keep things healthier and less greasy and oily. Regardless, you’ll need to drain the liquid.2. Marinated artichoke heart – These tend to fall into the oil-based type and I suggest something more plain. You’re paying for the ‘marinade’ liquid which is going to be drained off so it’s a waste.3.Frozen artichoke hearts – They’re my favorite ‘form’ of artichoke hearts because they’re flash frozen without oil, they thaw easily and without a mess (unlike frozen spinach, see above) and they’re usually more economical than the jarred artichoke hearts. If you have a Trader Joe’s in your area, their frozen artichoke hearts are my favorite!