This cheesy spinach dip with bacon recipe is the perfect party appetizer or snack. It’s easy to make and it’s low carb, too!
Oh my gosh, it’s really happening! My favorite football team, the Green Bay Packers played a nail biter of a game to win over the Dallas Cowboys, so we’re headed to Seattle next week for a chance to take home the conference championship!
Honestly, if you had told me 10 years ago that I would be this excited about watching a football game, I would have laughed myself senseless. Sure, I’ve watched football for as far back as I can remember, but until I met Brian, I really didn’t understand the rules well enough to completely follow a game. I was more excited about the game day food than I was the game.
Oh… wait. I guess some things never change, because I’m still excited about the game day food. How could I not be excited about a warm cheesy dip like spinach dip with bacon?!
Because the Super Bowl is coming up after our division win next week (did you see what I did just now? Optimism for the win, gang!), I wanted to find a quick and easy snack recipe to make.
Yes, I do remember that I posted a recipe last week that has cheese and bacon in it. But hello, this dip has warm cheese and bacon! Is it wrong that I love it so much??
After looking over a few of the recipes on my appetizers board on Pinterest, I decided on this Cheesy Spinach Dip with Bacon.
If loving warm, ooey gooey cheese, healthy spinach, and crispy bits of bacon is wrong, then I don’t ever want to be right!
Chopped spinach, salty bacon and three types of cheese come together to make this delicious dip! To keep the fat and calorie content down, substitute plain Greek yogurt for the mayonnaise.
Ingredients
- 6 ounces bacon, cooked and crumbled. Reserve 1/3 of bacon for garnish
- 8 ounces frozen chopped spinach, thawed
- 8 ounces plain cream cheese, softened
- 1 cups Monterey Jack blend cheese (or similar flavor), shredded
- 3 ounces shredded Parmesan cheese
- 3/4 cup plain Greek yogurt or mayonnaise (I used yogurt to keep the fat content down)
- 3 cloves garlic, pressed
- 1 small shallots, peeled and chopped finely
- 2 teaspoons whole grain mustard
- 1/8 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 F.
- Drain the thawed spinach in a colander. In a food processor or by hand, combine the cream cheese, garlic, and shallots. Add the shredded cheeses, mustard and spices. Mix in the spinach and finally 2/3 of the crumbled bacon
- Pour mixture into a 1-quart casserole dish or 8×8 inch square baking dish.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, until browned and bubbling.
- Sprinkle with reserved crumbled bacon.
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Serving Size | |
| Amount Per Serving | As Served |
| Calories 116kcal Calories from fat 85 | |
| % Daily Value | |
| Total Fat 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat 5g | 25% |
| Transfat 0g | |
| Cholesterol 28mg | 9% |
| Sodium 195mg | 8% |
| Carbohydrate 2g | 1% |
| Dietary Fiber 0g | 0% |
| Sugars 1g | |
| Protein 6g | |
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:
| Calories | 2000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Fat | Less than | 65g |
| Sat Fat | Less than | 25g |
| Cholesterol | Less than | 300mg |
| Sodium | Less than | 2,400mg |
| Total Carbohydrate | 300g | |
| Dietary Fiber | 25g | |
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Oh my word! Amazing. This is a winner 🙂 Thanks for linking up at Family Fun Fridays!! This delicious goodness has been selected as one of our featured food posts. You can see it, and grab your button, Thursday Jan 29 after 2pm MST at brittalafont.com. Already pinned it!!
Thank you so much, Britta!
This looks delicious! I love dips like this! Thank you so much for sharing it with us at Foodie Fridays…sending lots of foodie love your way, and sharing on my Facebook page today! 🙂
Thanks so much for your support, Michelle!
You cannot go wrong with bacon and cheese! And the spinach makes this a vegetable dish, right?
Now that you mention it, Stacy, YES… spinach IS a vegetable, so let’s eat this dip every day. It’s good for us after all!
So – have you ever looked at a food photo and had those little glands in the back of your mouth light up and start (painfully) squirting drool all over? Yup – that’s happening now! Cheesy spinach dip is pretty amazeballs – but with bacon – hotdiggitydog!
Oh my freakin’ word, Shashi! Your comment just made me LOL so loudly, I scared my cat out of a deep slumber. Three cheers for you, my best blog comment of the year recipient!
Yum! This sounds so amazing!! I don’t really get football and I don’t think I ever will, but I do enjoy the food. This dip alone is good enough to put up with the football nonsense.
A few years ago, I was right there with ya, Amanda! I guess the Packer’s green and gold just sort of oozed into me 😉
Uhm, did someone say bacon?! That’s all I need to know. This dip sounds fantastic! I make a spinach artichoke dip and know I’m wondering why oh why I’ve never added bacon to it!! Great idea!
Love the look of the dip and that it is lightened up!
Thanks so much, Peter!
This recipe is to die for!LOVE!!!
Come on over and help me inhale another bowl full of the dip, Amanda!
This would be a big party hit! Loving that touch of bacon too because who doesn’t love bacon?!
You are SO on the money, there!
My family is over the moon, too! Go, Pack, Go!!! P.S. What a terrific spinach dip!
I am always looking for appetizer ideas
My kind of food! I mean, it’s got the three food groups: cheese, bacon, and more cheese. 🙂
haha! I tend to overlook the other ingredients too, Susan!
This looks amazing! What did you use for dipping — pita chips?
I can’t resist spinach dip, and your version looks and sounds amazing!
Thanks so much, Kristy!
This is a lovely recipe
Oh man. This dip would not last 5 minutes in my house! Looks so good!
It’s an amazing dip, Stephanie, and you’re probably right on the mark about the 5 minute “shelf life” 🙂
Congrats on the win yesterday, Becca…but don’t you mean conference championship? Hehe…either way, there’s only 4 teams left and someone will win 2 games. 🙂 Speaking of winning, can we talk about this dip? I love me some spinach dip, and in fact I ate it all weekend here…but yours has bacon in it. Therefore you win. Bacon makes everything better!!
Oh my crap… I need to learn to finish up my posts when I’m not so giddy, Dave! Thanks for the heads up 😉