Warm Spinach Artichoke Dip with Bacon will be an absolute hit at your dinner table! Topped with crispy bacon, what’s not to love?
There’s spinach and artichoke dip, then there’s spinach BACON artichoke dip. Hot spinach artichoke dip with crispy bacon pieces is so easy! Made with just a handful of ingredients and ready in less than 30 minutes, this artichoke dip is our go-to for entertaining.
SPINACH BACON ARTICHOKE DIP
Artichoke is such a versatile ingredient and adds a beautiful, bitter, sweetness to everything it touches. Marinated artichoke hearts are perfect for a charcuterie board and blend seamlessly into creamy dishes like our Creamy Spinach Artichoke Chicken Thighs and Spinach Artichoke Stuffed Chicken Breast.
One of my family’s favourite dips is our irresistibly creamy baked spinach artichoke dip recipe. Remaking it through the years and adding my own spin on it – like bacon, for example – blew all our minds. Such a simple addition but provides so much flavour. This is the best artichoke dip recipe around!
SO MUCH FLAVOUR, it hurts to look at and not have in front of me. As if this Spinach Artichoke Dip Stuffed Chicken wasn’t enough, I had to swap out the chicken for bacon pieces to satisfy a huge craving.
WHAT GOES IN SPINACH ARTICHOKE DIP
There’s so much happening in this artichoke dip in the form of:
- spinach
- bacon
- marinated artichokes
- cream cheese
- sour cream (or mayonnaise)
- mozzarella cheese
- parmesan cheese
- garlic
HOW DO YOU MAKE SPINACH ARTICHOKE DIP?
Bacon is first fried in the skillet, coating it in all the flavour before the dip is mixed through said flavour and baked in the oven, with mozzarella and parmesan slowly melting on top, filling your kitchen with the irresistible smell of bacon, cheese and garlic.
Top with extra crispy bacon to ensure a generous amount of bacon with each and every mouth watering bite!
If you don’t own a skillet, you can still make this in a 9-inch, 2 quart (or 2 litre) baking dish. I placed this skillet in the middle of our dinner table, and to say it was gone in 5 minutes is a massive understatement.
WHAT TO SERVE WITH SPINACH BACON ARTICHOKE DIP?
Did someone say ‘cheese on cheese’? Because we freaking love cheese, we like to dip slices of Cheesy Garlic Bread in our dip. If extra cheese isn’t your thing, you can also scoop up your dip with some of our Fried Tortillas or slices of Flatbread.
If you’re feeling especially hungry, throw a large dollop of your spinach bacon artichoke dip over some Crispy Garlic Potato Wedges for vegetarian loaded fries.
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Skillet Spinach Bacon Artichoke Dip
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- ½ cup diced bacon
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 9 ounce frozen spinach thawed completely and squeezed dry
- 1 9 ounce marinated artichoke hearts jar, chopped
- 250 g cream cheese reduced fat if possible
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup Greek yogurt or whole egg mayonnaise - reduced fat
- ½ cup milk
- 1 pinch salt to taste
- 1 pinch pepper to taste
- 1 ½ cup mozzarella divided
- ½ cup parmesan cheese divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175°C | 350°F. Heat oil in a 9-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Fry bacon until crispy. Take skillet off the heat. Remove half of the bacon for later; set it aside on a plate.
- To the bacon in the skillet, add in the garlic, thawed and dried spinach, artichokes, cream cheese, sour cream, yogurt, milk and salt and pepper to taste. Mix well to combine.
- Mix in 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese and ¼ cup of parmesan cheese, until completely mixed through.
- Top with the remaining mozzarella and parmesan. Bake in preheated oven for 10-15 minutes, or until the cheese is golden and bubbly.
- Top with extra crispy bacon.
Kate says
Every Cafe Delites recipe I have tried is an absolute slam dunk!
Noelle says
I made this for a party and it was a so delicious! I subbed fresh spinach & it worked perfectly. I made crostinis out of a loaf of French bread- SO GOOD! Thanks for another great recipe!
Mimi says
Hi Karina! I love all your recipes that I’ve made so far and am dying to make this dip. Just wondering, if I subbed fresh spinach for frozen about how many cups/ounces do you think I should use? Thanks in advanced!
susan says
Can you make this dip ahead (day or 2 before) & then heat it up? I’m trying to find ways to lighten the load for Thanksgiving.
Thanks!
Karina says
Yes, that will be great! Enjoy it! I like to warm it up in a crockpot for easy warming on the dip! Hope that helps! Enjoy! XO
Ginny Wright says
OMG! This is amazing!! I made it for Super Bowl and everyone LOVED it! Thank you for the fantastic recipe!
Tymeron Smith says
Yes! That is awesome! I am so glad that it was a huge hit for you! Thanks so much for sharing!
Angela says
The dip looks so good! Can’t wait to try it!