Sausage, Bean, and Spinach Dip | Southern Living

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

sour cream

🥗Healthier: plain yogurt

💰Cheaper: creme fraiche

Plain yogurt offers a similar tangy flavor with fewer calories.

shredded cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with less fat.

Italian sausage

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Turkey sausage is lower in fat and calories.

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.

Add chopped onion and garlic; sauté until translucent, about 3-4 minutes.

Crumble and add hot sausage; cook until browned, about 5-7 minutes.

Stir in fresh spinach and cook until wilted, about 2-3 minutes.

Add canned white beans, cream cheese, and sour cream; mix until smooth.

Season with salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes to taste.

Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and fresh parsley.

Transfer mixture to a baking dish and top with shredded cheese.

Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes until bubbly and golden.

Serve warm with corn chip scoops.

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