How to Make Spinach Artichoke Dip

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories

sour cream

🥗Healthier: plain yogurt

💰Cheaper: buttermilk

Plain yogurt offers similar tanginess with fewer calories

Melt some butter in a cast iron skillet over medium heat.

Add roughly chopped marinated artichoke hearts to the skillet and sauté for 2 minutes.

Add garlic to the skillet and stir, ensuring the garlic does not burn.

Pour in heavy cream and bring it up to a simmer.

Add onion powder and garlic powder to the mixture.

Stir in softened cream cheese, chopping it up to help it melt evenly into the sauce.

Add chicken broth made from chicken base and water to the mixture.

Sprinkle in Cajun seasoning for additional flavor.

Add freshly grated mozzarella and parmesan cheese to the skillet and mix well.

Taste the mixture to ensure seasonings are correct.

Add thawed and squeezed frozen spinach to the mixture and stir until evenly distributed.

Preheat the oven to 400°F (204°C).

If your skillet is not oven-safe, transfer the dip to an oven-safe dish.

Sprinkle more cheese on top of the dip before baking.

Bake uncovered in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes.

Slice a baguette and brush it with olive oil, then sprinkle with Italian herbs.

Bake the baguette slices in the oven for about 10 minutes alongside the dip.

Remove the dip from the oven and let it cool for about 10 minutes before serving.

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