Healthy Spinach Artichoke Dip | Hot or Cold!

This healthy Spinach Artichoke Dip is an easy appetizer! Full of veggies and protein from Greek yogurt, it’s one of our favorite happy hour snacks. This hot or cold Spinach Artichoke dip is the perfect game day appetizer.

Finding a low carb spinach artichoke dip just got a whole lot easier–this one has 11 carbs per serving.

Why is this healthy dip?

One of the great things about making skinny versions of recipes, like this Skinny Spinach and Artichoke Dip, is that these recipes remove a lot of the extra unwanted carbs, fats, and calories go right along with it.

With just a few simple ingredients, this homemade option is healthier and cheaper than the store bought alternative or other recipes that use cream cheese and sour cream. It’s gluten free, too.

Ingredients:

• Parmesan cheese
• Mozzarella cheese
• Cottage cheese: Even if you don’t care for cottage cheese, give this a chance–the cottage cheese and Greek yogurt are blended together for a creamy, protein packed ingredient.
• Greek yogurt
• Garlic
• Onion powder
• Spinach
• Artichoke hearts
• Salt and Pepper to taste

How to make this healthy Spinach Artichoke Dip in the Instant Pot:

Oven Directions:

1. Place the spinach in a baking dish. Microwave for 1 minute to lightly wilt the spinach. Mix in the chopped artichokes, parmesan, and mozzarella cheese. Set aside.
2. Combine the cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, garlic, and pepper in a blender. Blend for 1-2 minutes until smooth. Pour the contents of the blender over the spinach and mix well.
3. Cover with foil.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes.

Crockpot Instructions:

1. Mix the spinach, artichoke hearts, parmesan cheese, and mozzarella cheese in the slow cooker.
2. Combine the cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, garlic, and pepper in a blender. Blend for 1-2 minutes until smooth. Pour the contents of the blender over the spinach and mix well.
3. Add the slow cooker lid. Cook on high heat for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or low heat for 3-4 hours.

Recipe Tips:

• If you’d rather cook this on the stovetop, you can! Cook on medium heat for 20 minutes or so, stirring often.
• You’re welcome to serve this cold, as well. You can cook and then chill in the fridge, or serve right out of the fridge.
• This is a perfect appetizer to have ready to go when hosting big holiday events. It’s a crowd pleaser and is always part of my healthy Thanksgiving menu.

Healthy Eating Plans

This healthy spinach artichoke dip is delicious and comes with a generous 3/4 Cup serving size!

21 Day Fix/Ultimate Portion Fix

• Container Counts for entire recipe: 8 green containers, 2 blue containers, 2red containers. I give you this information in case you make changes to the recipe and need to recalculate your containers.
• Container counts per serving: 2 green containers, 1/2 blue container, 1/2 red container

Weight Watchers

• 3 Blue Points | 4 Green Points | 3 Purple Points when using 1% cottage cheese and fat free Greek yogurt.
• The new points for the 2022/2023 points plan is 1 when using fat free cheeses and yogurt.

Trim Healthy Mama

I’d count this as a Crossover. If you want to count this as an S instead of a Crossover, you’ll probably want to use full fat Greek Yogurt and full fat cottage cheese. Also, since carrots aren’t on plan you’ll need to use something else for dipping like celery or peppers.

More healthy appetizer recipes

You probably already know this, but I love lightening up my favorite dips, appetizers, and other party foods. I’ve got several recipes here that you might love!

• Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Bites
• Healthy Buffalo Chicken Dip
• Instant Pot Swedish Meatballs
• Low Carb Cloud Bread

Looking for the great accessories that you see in this video?

• Silicone Lids —>> Available right here <<— super handy for everything in the kitchen!
• Trivet —>> Available right here <<— a must have for cooking in the Instant Pot!
• Instant Pot —>> Available right here <<— my go-to kitchen appliance!

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Healthy Spinach Artichoke Dip

Created by: Becca Ludlum

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Approximate Serving Size: 3/4 cup

Servings 4

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This healthy Spinach Artichoke Dip recipe with Greek yogurt is an easy appetizer! Make this Skinny Artichoke Dip in the Instant Pot, Crockpot, or on the stove and serve it hot or cold–your choice! Full of veggies and protein from greek yogurt, it's one of our favorite happy hour snacks.

Equipment

• Instant Pot 6 qt
• Instant Pot Trivet
• Silicone Lids

Ingredients 

• ▢ 6 cups spinach fresh
• ▢ 2 cups artichoke hearts chopped, not in brine
• ▢ ⅓ cup parmesan cheese shredded
• ▢ ⅓ cup mozzarella cheese shredded
• ▢ ¾ cup cottage cheese
• ▢ ¾ cup Greek yogurt plain
• ▢ ½ tbsp garlic minced
• ▢ ½ tsp onion powder

Instructions

Instant Pot:

• Lightly wilt the spinach by microwaving for 1 minute in a microwave/oven safe bowl, that fits in your Instant Pot. 6 cups spinach
• Mix in the chopped artichokes, parmesan, and mozzarella cheese. Set aside. 2 cups artichoke hearts, ⅓ cup parmesan cheese, ⅓ cup mozzarella cheese
• Combine the cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, garlic and onion powder in a blender. Blend for 1-2 minutes until smooth. Pour the contents of the blender over the spinach and mix well. ¾ cup cottage cheese, ¾ cup Greek yogurt, ½ tbsp garlic, ½ tsp onion powder
• Add 1 cup water to Instant Pot insert and place a trivet at the bottom of the insert.
• Cover the spinach and artichoke dip bowl with foil or a silicone lid. Lower into the Instant Pot on
  the trivet. Close the lid and turn the pressure valve to sealing. Cook on high pressure for 10 minutes. Release the pressure using the quick release method.
• Remove the dip, give it a stir, and let it cool 5-10 minutes. The sauce will thicken as it cools. Serve while warm with chopped vegetables, whole wheat pita chips, or tortilla chips. You can also refrigerate and serve cold if preferred.

Oven:

• Place the spinach in an oven safe bowl. Microwave for 1 minute to lightly wilt the spinach. Mix in the chopped artichokes, parmesan, and mozzarella cheese. Set aside. 6 cups spinach, 2 cups artichoke hearts, ⅓ cup parmesan cheese, ⅓ cup mozzarella cheese
• Combine the cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, garlic, onion powder, and pepper in a blender. Blend for 1-2 minutes until smooth. Pour the contents of the blender over the spinach and mix well. Cover with foil. ¾ cup cottage cheese, ¾ cup Greek yogurt, ½ tbsp garlic, ½ tsp onion powder
• Bake the dip at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes.

Crockpot:

• Mix the spinach, artichoke hearts, parmesan cheese, and mozzarella cheese in the slow cooker. 6 cups spinach, 2 cups artichoke hearts, ⅓ cup parmesan cheese, ⅓ cup mozzarella cheese
• Combine the cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, garlic, onion powder, and pepper in a blender. Blend for 1-2 minutes until smooth. Pour the contents of the blender over the spinach and mix well. ¾ cup cottage cheese, ¾ cup Greek yogurt, ½ tbsp garlic, ½ tsp onion powder
• Add the slow cooker lid. Cook on high heat for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or low heat for 3-4 hours.

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Notes

21 Day Fix: 2 green containers, 1/2 blue container, 1/2 red container

Weight Watchers Points: 3 Blue Plan Points | 4 Green Plan points | 3 Purple Plan Points points per serving (using 1% low fat cottage cheese and plain fat-free Greek yogurt) | 2022/2023 Points: 1 point per serving when using fat free cheeses and yogurt. 

Nutrition

Calories: 246kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 797mg | Potassium: 288mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 5390IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 286mg | Iron: 2mg

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