Spinach Artichoke Dip with Bacon

5 from 4 votes

This Spinach Artichoke Dip with Bacon is a crowd pleaser for game day or any day really! It comes together in a matter of minutes and it's the perfect recipe to add to your holiday entertaining menu too!

Prep Time10

Cook Time25

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: artichoke, Bacon, Comfort Food, dip, spinach

Servings: servings

Calories: 195kcal

Author: MaryAnn Dwyer

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. butter
1 large shallot, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 8-oz. package cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup mayonnaise
3 cups baby spinach leaves, roughly chopped
1 12-oz. jar artichoke hearts, chopped
2/3 cup chopped bacon bits
1 cup shredded Italian cheese blend
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tsp. Italian seasoning

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees, Spray a small baking dish or pie plate with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
In a small skillet over medium-high heat, melt butter. Add the shallots and cook for 3-4 minutes until softened. Add the garlic, salt and pepper and continue to cook for one minute. Remove from the heat.
In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, mayo, chopped spinach and artichoke hearts, bacon, 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese, Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning and shallot mixture. Stir until well combined. Spread mixture in the prepared dish. Sprinkle with the remaining shredded cheese.
Bake uncovered for 20-25 minutes until bubbly and lightly browned on top. Serve with crackers, fresh veggies, breadsticks or fresh baguette slices.

Notes

To make things simple, I use the fresh bacon bits in the salad dressing aisle for this recipe. The brand I use is Hormel.

You can use fresh spinach leaves for this recipe or you could even use frozen chopped spinach. If you use frozen, just thaw the spinach and then squeeze to drain all the liquid from the spinach.

I used a jar of drained and chopped DeLallo Grilled Artichoke Hearts for this recipe.

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