You won't believe how easy it is to make this hot crab dip. Loaded with fresh spinach, artichoke hearts, and juicy lumps of crab meat. Sour cream, cream cheese, parmesan cheese, and mozzarella cheese are the base of this spinach artichoke crab dip recipe.
Before this hot crab artichoke dip is baked to a bubbly perfection more cheese is placed on top to create a golden crust.
Our traditional spinach artichoke dip recipe is always a hit so we decided to change it up a bit to satisfy those seafood lovers amount us.
Now let's grab those tortilla chips, bagel chips, pita chips, or slices of toasted garlic bread to dip into this creamy appetizer recipe.
How To Make
This hot crab dip recipe is perfect to serve at any gathering. Your guests are sure to love this cheesy crab spinach-artichoke dip. I like to make this hot appetizer recipe to serve while watching the big game or welcoming in the New Year.
Tortilla chips, bagel chips, pita chips, or slices of toasted garlic bread are great to serve with this creamy dip. For healthier dipping options celery sticks and baby carrots work great.
It doesn't take long to put this artichoke dip recipe together. Start with room temperature cream cheese that way it will mix together better with the sour cream. Into the cream cheese base mix in minced garlic, black pepper, and salt, as well as the needed amount of shredded cheeses.
Into a separate bowl add the chopped fresh baby spinach, chopped marinated artichoke hearts, and lump crabmeat. Then mix the crab spinach artichoke mixture into the cream cheese mixture.
Add the spinach dip to a prepared baking dish, and top with more mozzarella cheese. Bake in a preheated 375℉ oven for 30 minutes or until bubbly and the cheese has melted.
Questions
What to serve with this hot crab spinach artichoke dip recipe? I love to serve it with toasted slices of garlic bread or bagel chips. Pita or tortilla chips also work well with this hot dip.
Can spinach artichoke crab dip be made ahead of time? You can put all the ingredients to this dip together 1-2 days before then bake it up right before you want to serve it.
Can this artichoke crab spinach dip be frozen? In my option, this recipe would not hold up very well being frozen.
Tips
To get a golden crispy crust to the cheese I like to place this easy spinach dip recipe under the broiler for 1-2 minutes on high. The dish size will also depend on the baking time for this delicious dip recipe.
The deeper the dish the longer it will take to heat the whole creamy dip recipe up. I have used an oval 10X8 baking dish and a round 7x7 baking dish to make this recipe. The oval size one took less time than the round did.
Garnish the top of this crab spinach artichoke dip recipe with slices of green onions. Change up the spices by using garlic powder or onion powder along with the salt and pepper or change them all out for Old Bay seasoning.
Add a bit of spice to this dip by adding some cayenne pepper instead of black pepper. You could also sauté some onions in olive oil over medium heat then add them to the dip. To add a bit of savory flavor to this dip add a splash of worcestershire sauce.
I have made this recipe with imitation crab that you can find in the refrigerated section at the grocery store. I feel that the fresh crab meat does bring in more flavor. However, imitation would be a cheaper option.
Peperjack cheese or an Italian blend would be great kinds of cheese that can be changed in this artichoke dip recipes. Neufchatel cheese would be an option to replace the cream cheese with. Neufchatel cheese is a grainy cheese kind of like Ricotta cheese.
This hot crab spinach artichoke dip recipe would be great to serve with a glass of white wine when entertaining.
Other Hot Dips you may enjoy are:
- Baked Spinach Artichoke Dip
- Crab Stuffed Mushrooms With Cream Cheese
- Pepperoni Pizza Dip
- Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Jalapenos
Crab Spinach Artichoke Dip
Crab, fresh spinach, and artichokes are the star of this delicious dip recipe. Grab the tortilla chips, pita chips, or toasted slices of bread for this cheesy hot crab dip recipe.
Ingredients
- 6 Oucnes White Crab Meat
- 7.5 Ounces Artichoke Hearts~ Marinated roughly chopped
- 5 Ounces Fresh Baby Spinach washed and roughly chop
- 8 Ounces Cream Cheese room temperature
- 1 Cup Sour Cream
- 1 Teaspoon Garlic mince
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Teaspoon Black Pepper
- ½ Cup Fresh Parmesan Cheese shredded
- 1½ Cups Mozzarella Cheese shredded
- 1 Tablespoon Fresh Parsley chopped
Instructions
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Preahte oven to 375℉ spray a baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. I used a 10x8 baking dish but a 8x8 will work.
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Into a medium mixing bowl combine the crab meat, roughly chopped artichoke hearts, and roughly chopped fresh spinach. Set aside.
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In a large bowl add the room temperature cream cheese and sour cream, mixing until smooth.
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Mix the cream cheese mixture the minced garlic, salt, black pepper, fresh parmesan, and ¾ cup of mozzarella cheese. Mixing until all are combined. The remaining mozzarella cheese is reserved for the top of the dip.
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Once the cheese and spices have been mixed into the cream cheese mixture. Mix in the bowl of crab mixture until all the ingredients are combined.
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Add the crab spinach artichoke dip into the prepared baking dish. Top with remaining mozzarella cheese.
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Place the crab dip into the preheated 375℉ oven. Bake for 30 minutes or until bubbly and the cheese is melted.
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Switch oven to high broil and broil the crab dip for 2-3 minutes or until the cheese starts to brown.
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Garnish the top of the crab dip with the chopped parsley, and serve with garlic toast, crackers, pita chips, or torrtilla chips
Recipe Notes
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