Stove Top Artichoke Spinach Dip & More Cheesy Favorites
Our popular stove top artichoke spinach dip is a hit for parties, game day and almost everyday. Enjoy. 
We’re clinging on to the last few weeks of Summer so that we can indulge in our buffet of cheese dips and margaritas for Labor Day. Starting next month, it’ll be warm and comforting foods that we’ll be creating and we still can’t believe another Summer has gone by. But with only a few weeks left of Summer, let’s discuss the topic of cheese dips and how wonderful they make us feel. We honestly believe a warm batch of cheese dips made with my favorite parmesan cheese, cream cheese and spinach is chicken soup for the soul.
Video making the Spinach-Artichoke Dip. So easy, cheesy, and good:
There’s just something inherently pleasing, warming and soul satisfying in a bowl of cheese dips. So to end Summer with a bang, we’ve added another recipe to our collection, a simple stove top artichoke spinach dip recipe to wow your friends. Our stove top artichoke spinach dip is a hit with everyone who loves cheesy dips.
This is an adaptation of our old stove top spinach dip, which had plenty of onions and water chestnuts. But then we realized that we were making this artichoke version all along and never posted it. So here it is, my favorite stove top artichoke spinach dip that takes just a few minutes to make, but brings in loads of joy to the party.
We’ve also included my other favorite dip recipes that have been serious crowd pleasers:
Sweet Onion “Crack Dip” – This warm, fragrant and savory onion dip is our most popular appetizer. It always makes an appearance at our parties.
Everyone has dubbed it as the “crack dip” because it’s so addicting. And of course, it’s got plenty of calories which makes it even more dangerous. But life is short and this dip is for special occasions, gatherings or anytime you’re hankering for an amazing onion dip to wow your crowd of friends and guests. Make sure to make a double batch because it’ll be devoured quick!
Sweet Onion “Crack Dip” with Roast Cherry Tomatoes: Here’s the tomato version of the popular sweet onion dip filled with bubbly, blistered cherry tomatoes.
It comes out messy, bubbly, cheesy and warm. Thus have dubbed it the “Hot Mess Dip”.
The cherry tomatoes are great because they help add a wonderful flavor and texture to the richness of the dip. Grill some bread and dive into this amazing dip. You just might be able to get anyone who has an aversion to tomatoes to appreciating tomatoes a bit more!
Hot Chorizo Dip: Diane’s younger brother adapted this chorizo dip from one of our recipes and adding the flavorful and salty sausage in it. His version took us by surprise because we didn’t even think of adding chorizo in a dip. It’s those simple ingredients that sometimes we tend to overlook. Not only is his version a great recipe, he’s also become popular amongst his own friends for this dip.
Hot Crab Dip: This is another one of those dips that took us by surprise because we used to never add crab to a hot dip. We had heard from so many friends how they love a hot crab dip, so that got our minds churning on how we could adapt one of our existing dips to the addition of crab.
A few years ago we started to experiment and came up with this flavorful dip for crab lovers. It has plenty of texture from the onions with a nice balance of crab flavor that comes through in all the cheese.
Stove Stop Spinach Dip: This is our original stove top dip that inspired us to create dip recipes outside the oven. On sweltering hot summer days when we’re having an outdoor party, spinach dip is always on the menu, but we get so exhausted just thinking about turning on the hot oven.
So we took our basic oven baked spinach dip and made it on the stove top. The results were equally fabulous, if not better because we were able to brown the onions and garlic for extra flavor.
Baked Brie & Sun Dried Tomato, Thyme Dip: Back in 2008 we were at a holiday party and a friend brought this incredible baked brie dip. We were already a fans of both brie and sun dried tomatoes, so the first bite was an exciting love affair for us. We were completely smitten with the flavor and texture of this incredible dip.
One of Todd’s old co-workers, Jason, shared the recipe and we immediately shared it on the blog, with the added addition of fresh thyme. This brie dip has been in our collection of dip recipes over all these years and it’s always a top favorite too.
Sriracha Beach Dip Recipe: On occasion, we’ve been known to make healthy dips too, ones with no cheese but still, with plenty of flavor and texture. This sriracha bean dip recipe was made on a whim when we were craving some light protein. With a can of white beans in my pantry combined with my love for spicy sriracha hot sauce, we made this super simple dip that has gotten raves from all around.
Add some fresh raw vegetables to dip and what you have is a guilt free party appetizer that even your cheese loving friends (like me!) can still appreciate.
Mango Salsa Recipe: This is probably the healthiest “dip” in our collection, but some consider this more of a side dish than maybe a dip. Either way, it can be enjoyed with a bag of potato chips or as a side salad.
If it’s a summer gathering or for a picnic, this mango salsa is something I’ll reach for first. The super fresh flavors make this salsa really exciting on salads, seafood or tacos. It’s bright, juicy, sweet and full of flavor. Add a margarita along side and you have a perfect celebration for Cinco de Mayo.
Whew. Now we feel our dip recipe collection is much more complete now that we’ve included the stove top artichoke spinach dip version. And we do hope you treat yourself to something warm and cheesy before the year ends because we truly believe that we all deserve a heaping spoonful of decadent joy. Enjoy this stove top spinach artichoke dip as well as the other cheesy dips with friends and family. They’re meant to share with our hungry companions.
Enjoy!
diane and todd
Cooking Method for Stove Top Artichoke Spinach Dip:
cook onions, garlic, artichoke hearts and spinach
Add milk, cream cheese, mayo and parmesan cheese. Combine till bubbly.
Serve hot immediately or (optional) you can bake in oven at 350 degrees after it’s made to re-warm it for guests. But make sure you use a larger baking vessel and not overload the dip. Like I did. 🙂
This recipe was originally published in 2012 and republished in 2020 with a new video and recipe updates. Here’s more cheesy dip recipes for ya.
Hot Stove Top Artichoke Spinach Dip Recipe (or baked):
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) vegetable oil
- 1 medium (1 medium) onion , diced
- 1 clove (1 clove) garlic , minced or crushed
- 14 ounces (397 g) artichoke hearts , drained and chopped
- 10 ounces (284 g) chopped frozen spinach (thawed & drained of excess water)
- lots of fresh cracked black pepper , to taste
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) kosher salt or sea salt, or to taste
- 3/4 cup (180 ml) milk
- 8 ounces (227 g) cream cheese (1 package)
- 1/4 cup (56 g) mayonnaise
- 1 cup (100 g) parmesan cheese , grated
- chips , crackers, or vegetables for dipping
Instructions
- Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat, add oil. When oil is hot, add the onions and garlic. Cook the onions and garlic, stirring frequently, until they are light brown but not burnt, about 2 minutes.
- Add chopped artichoke hearts, spinach, salt and black pepper. Cook for about 3 minutes until ingredients are combined well.
- In this order: Add milk first, the stir. Then add cream cheese, mayonnaise and parmesan cheese. When cream cheese begins to melt, turn heat to low.
- Slowly stir and simmer ingredients until all cheese is completely melted and dip becomes creamy and well combined. Cook for about another 2-3 minutes to blend flavors together.
- Serve immediately when it's warm with bread, crackers or tortilla chips.
Love this dip easy to make and very tasty! Con it be frozen to save?
Thanks Laura! Glad you enjoyed the dip. Freezing it might make it mushy when it’s thawed. It’s best to store it in the fridge for a few days and eat it sooner than later.
I plan on making this and adding Tabasco to take it up a notch, then garnishing with diced red onion and bacon bits when serving.
Diane and Todd: what is the website you guys run focused on more healthful or lower calorie recipes?
This spinach dip is outstanding & easy thank you
Hi Kathleen, we’re so glad you enjoyed it!
We made this tonight for friends and it was a big hit. Very easy…
What a plethora of dip recipes! And they’re all looking scrumptious…
I can’t wait to see what you’ll have for us in the new year!
Spinich dip is one of those that can please a crowd! This looks ready to eat. Thanks for all the fabulous recipes.
What an awesome collection of utter deliciousness. Sign me up! If you’ve come over to the dark side with the crab dip, I have to recommend this one to you. I had it at a local pizza joint and obsessed over it to no end until recreating it. Loved discovering your blog this year. Here’s to a great 2013!
Love hot cheese dips 🙂 Especially that chorizo one. They are quite naughty though, so I try to limit consumption to once a quarter.