Recipe
This Goat Cheese Spinach Artichoke Dip Is Better Than Olive Garden’s
I love Olive Garden, but when they discontinued their spinach artichoke dip, I was heartbroken. So my best friend and I took it upon ourselves to create our own version of the dip (take that, Olive Garden).
We tried a billion recipes, and finally found a recipe that tastes better than Olive Garden’s. The secret ingredient? Goat cheese. It is everything you could ever want in a dip: cheesy, creamy, salty and hearty.
Goat Cheese Spinach Artichoke Dip
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Servings: 6
- Medium
Ingredients
- 16 oz fresh spinach
- 14 oz can artichokes, drained and chopped
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 8 oz goat cheese
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
- 1/3 cup mozzarella cheese
- 3 tablespoon garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
Step 1
Preheat oven to 375ºF.
Step 2
Fill a large bowl with ice and cold water. Set aside.
Step 3
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, add spinach and cook for approximately 30 seconds to 1 minute, until the spinach is wilted.
Step 4
Remove the spinach from the water with a slotted spoon and transfer to the ice water. This will stop the cooking.
Step 5
Once spinach is cool, remove it from the water. Squeeze out any excess liquid.
Step 6
Add the spinach, artichoke hearts, cream cheese, goat cheese, parmesan, mozzarella, garlic, salt and pepper to a large bowl.
Step 7
Mash everything together with a fork until well mixed.
Step 8
Scoop spinach mixture into a baking dish. Bake for 25 minutes.
Step 9
Top with 1/8 cup of mozzarella cheese and bake for an additional five minutes.
Step 10
Serve immediately with chips, crackers or toasted French bread.
Spinach Artichoke Dip