The other night I had a random craving for spinach artichoke dip. I had never before in my life actually made spinach artichoke dip, but I’ve eaten it at restaurants a few times in pregan days, and for some odd reason I had a sudden hankering for it.
I made up this recipe based on what I had on hand, but I have to warn you: while it is ridiculously delicious and easy, it is also full of processed ingredients and quite unhealthy. For a once-in-a-while snack though, I think it’ll be okay. It would probably be even more delicious with a sprinkling of vegan mozzarella melted on top, but again, I was working with what I had on hand.
A taste even an omni would love.
Spinach Artichoke Dip
Ingredients:
- 8oz frozen chopped spinach (I used the kind that’s loose in the bag, not the solid block)
- 6oz jar marinated artichoke hearts, drained
- ½ small (or ¼ large) onion, diced (I used red)
- 4oz (½ tub) Tofutti Cream Cheese
- ¼ cup Tofutti Sour Cream
- ¼ cup Vegenaise
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- ¼ tsp crushed red pepper
- salt and pepper to taste
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Put spinach in a small ceramic or pyrex casserole dish and microwave uncovered for three minutes, or until thawed.
- Add remaining ingredients to spinach and mix well, mashing the artichoke hearts slightly to separate. Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes, or until the dip is bubbly around the edges.
- Serve with crostini, crackers or tortilla chips.
Enjoy!
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That looks amazing. I used to love the spinach-artichoke dip from restaurants. The next time I have a party and need some appetizers, I am making this.
I’ll probably add it to my party food repertoire too – mostly because it’s so easy (it can be made ahead and just popped in the oven when needed), and so tasty!
I heart spinach-artichoke dip. Please make a version with Krab.
If I could find vegan crab around here, I would totally do it. I wish I could make a vegan version of some Crawfish Dip that my dad used to love, but I don’t really know where to start.
i have only had spinach artichoke dip waaaaay long ago in my omni days as well – but your photo, and the sound of your deeeeeeeeeelicious recipe, is going to have me making some in no time! sweet gloriousness, yay!
Yay! Let me know how it turns out for you if you try it!
This really doesn’t look that unhealthy! It just looks plain delicious to me =)
You’re right! It has to be healthy, it has spinach… right?
Looks absolutely delicious – it would be great party food!
Thanks! Yeah, I’m going to have to save it for parties, just to keep myself from eating all of it!
Yummy! I wish my Publix would start carrying vegan sour cream again! They did for a while, but it was just a tease ’cause they don’t carry it anymore. Anywho, that looks delicious
Aw, that sucks! I have to drive miles and miles to the Whole Foods to get it, but it’s totally worth it!
Yum! Dude, I wish we were having like a junk food party instead of a sushi party because I need that dip. That’s the kind of thing I’d have to eat with someone else so I wouldn’t feel guilty.
Um, dude, I was kind of thinking the same thing. Maybe we should change from sushi to junk food? Then we could really justify bustin’ out the deep-fryer. Plus, onion rings. Just sayin’.
…or maybe we should stick with sushi and just plan a junk food party too!
Hmmm…maybe we should stick with sushi and then do junk food. I really want sushi…but we should still deep fry some. I mean, really….deep-frying sushi sounds like God’s work to me. Jesus wants us to do this.
Well, we can’t deny Jesus.
Okay – sushi this time, junk food next time. Amen.
This looks super easy and delicious–I’ll try it out sometime.
Came here since I saw you were testing recipes for Tami as well.
Wanted to say hi!
Hi! I’m really excited about her book, I can’t wait to try more of her recipes!
I used to love that stuff in my pregan days…a lacto-vegan’s paradise. Looks to yummy.
I think this vegan version is every bit as good as (if not better than!) the lacto version… but I’m probably a little partial.
Damnation sister, that looks like one hell of a dip. I love Spinach Artichoke Dip and I cannot wait to give this a try.
Two questions:
1. Where do you find frozen spinach in a bag and not in a frozen block, and
2. Is that your hand holding the chip and then you took your picture, or is that a hand model?
Just curious.
You should definitely give this a try! I was pretty happy with how it turned out.
In answer to your questions:
1. I found it in the freezer section of Kroger (not sure if you have Kroger, but it’s just a regular chain grocery store in these parts). If you can’t find the loose packed, then you could use the solid block – I just find the loose to be easier to work with, plus it doesn’t seem as wet to me.
2. That’s my hand, no models here, baby! I got skillz.
ohh u_u !
that looks pretty tasty : )
if only i had the ingredients..i only have “cream cheese” in the fridge.
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