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Hot Spinach Dip

Hot spinach dip is the best appetizer for hosting – it’s delicious, crave-able, and super easy to whip up!

Hot spinach dip is the best appetizer for hosting - it's delicious, crave-able, and super easy to whip up!
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Just about every restaurant has some form of hot spinach dip on their appetizer menu. It’s classic and addictive and always best when piping hot. So I decided a great, easy version needed to make it into my repertoire!

This creamy dip will become your go to for potlucks or parties, because you set it up and forget about it while you do whatever else you need to. All it needs is an occasional stir. Slow cookers for the win!

This hot spinach dip, made in a slow cooker, is easy to whip up and definitely a crowd pleaser!
Hot spinach dip is the best appetizer for hosting - it's delicious, crave-able, and super easy to whip up!

It’s as simple as throw everything in the crock pot and stir. Stir again every hour, and add milk if needed.

It tastes the best as soon as it’s done! This is an easy one to set up as you get ready for hosting and then have it ready whenever guests walk in the door.

Hot spinach dip is the best appetizer for hosting - it's delicious, crave-able, and super easy to whip up!
Hot spinach dip is the best appetizer for hosting - it's delicious, crave-able, and super easy to whip up!

What to dip in it? Carrots, celery, and other cut veggies. Triscuits and Wheat Thins are favorites, along with toasted baguette slices. I even took the leftovers and put them over scrambled eggs to give breakfast a zing!

Hot Spinach Dip

Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time2 hours 30 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: gluten free, slow cooker, vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 10 oz frozen spinach thawed and drained
  • 8 oz cream cheese cubed
  • 8 oz mozzarella shredded part-skim
  • 1 cup parmesan cheese grated
  • 1 cup milk plus more later
  • 1 tbsp onion powder
  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder

Instructions

  • Line or grease slow cooker, then add everything in.
  • Cook on low for 2 ½ hours, stirring after each hour. It will probably need another few tablespoons of milk at some point.

If you reheat this, add more milk each time before reheating and stir. Otherwise, you end up with a rubbery mess. This just makes up for the moisture lost when reheating.

Hot spinach dip is the best appetizer for hosting - it's delicious, crave-able, and super easy to whip up!

Want other unbeatable appetizers, like nectarine crostini or cold spinach dip? What’s your favorite crowd-pleasing appetizer?


9 thoughts on “Hot Spinach Dip

  1. This looks absolutely delish! I used to make something similar, just a little bit different ingredients. Haven’t done it a while, thanks for the inspiration!

    1. You can also do it on a stovetop, you just have to pay more attention to it so it doesn’t burn. That’s why I like the slow cooker – I can walk away and work on other stuff while it cooks!

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