This Low Calorie Artichoke Spinach Dip is just 118 calories, and so easy to make!
Average artichoke dip recipes are 400 calories per serving, this low calorie baked artichoke spinach dip is only 118 calories for the same serving size!
This healthy spinach artichoke dip makes a wonderful snack, potluck dish, and it’s great for game day, and holiday gatherings!
Spinach and artichoke dip can be enjoyed with chips, bread, or my personal favorite vegetable sticks. I like to have a combination of both veggies, and chips. This way, I can enjoy this healthy dip with a few crunchy chips, and a lot of fat burning veggies.
Low Calorie Baked Artichoke Spinach Dip Recipe
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Ingredients in Healthy Artichoke Spinach Dip
What makes this the best spinach artichoke dip, is the whole ingredients. I’ve been able to cut almost 300 calories, without skipping all the wonderful cheesy flavors.
Artichokes dip recipes all call for basically the same ingredients. However, this artichoke recipe step swaps out heavy cream cheese, for metabolism boosting Greek yogurt. This helps you cut hundreds of calories, without changing the flavor or texture.
I recommend getting sharp cheese for this easy artichoke spinach dip. Sharp cheese has more flavor, and therefore you don’t need to use so much. Thus saving you calories!
Shopping List for Skinny Spinach Artichoke Dip:
- Olive oil spray
- Butter
- Flour or gluten-free flour
- Unsweetened almond milk
- Garlic
- Fresh spinach
- Artichoke hearts
- Low fat sharp cheddar cheese
- Parmesan cheese
- Greek yogurt
How to Make Healthy Spinach Artichoke Dip
You can make the spinach artichoke dip baked, or you can skip the baking portion.
If you decide to skip baking this homemade spinach artichoke dip, simply add in all of the cheese together, mix, and serve.
How to Make Skinny Artichoke Dip:
- Preheat the oven to 450°, spray a baking dish lightly with olive oil.
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat, add in the flour and combine with a wooden spoon.
- Mix until the butter and flour come together in a paste.
- Add in the almond milk and whisk until combined, add the garlic and stir often until the sauce thickens and coats the back of your wooden spoon, about 15 minutes.
- Add the spinach and artichoke hearts to the cream sauce and stir, the spinach will wilt and darken.
- Once the spinach is wilted and reduced by half (about 5 minutes) remove from the heat and add in the 12 cup of the cheddar and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
- Stir together and add in the Greek yogurt, mix to combine and move add to a baking dish, top with the remaining 1/4 cup cheddar cheese.
- Bake for 15 minutes, until hot and bubbly.
Low Calorie Artichoke Spinach Dip Recipe
This low calorie spinach artichoke dip saves nearly 300 calories from the traditional artichoke dip recipes! My low calorie tips include swapping out heavy cream cheese, for metabolism boosting Greek yogurt. And bland mild cheese, for sharp cheese (so you don’t need as much).
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Special Tip: Make sure to get canned (in brine) artichoke hearts, not oil soaked jarred artichokes.
Low Calorie Artichoke Spinach Dip
Ingredients
- Olive oil spray
- 1 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoons flour or gluten-free flour
- 2 ½ cups unsweetened almond milk
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 4 cups chopped fresh spinach
- 1 (14-oz) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
- ¾ cup shredded low fat sharp cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- ½ cup Greek yogurt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450°, spray a baking dish lightly with olive oil.
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat, add in the flour and combine with a wooden spoon.
- Mix until the butter and flour come together in a paste.
- Add in the almond milk and whisk until combined, add the garlic and stir often until the sauce thickens and coats the back of your wooden spoon, about 15 minutes.
- Add the spinach and artichoke hearts to the cream sauce and stir, the spinach will wilt and darken.
- Once the spinach is wilted and reduced by half (about 5 minutes) remove from the heat and add in the 12 cup of the cheddar and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
- Stir together and add in the Greek yogurt, mix to combine and move add to a baking dish, top with the remaining 1/4 cup cheddar cheese.
- Bake for 15 minutes, until hot and bubbly.
- Serve with Low Calorie Chips and vegetable sticks.
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Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Artichoke Spinach Dip
Please note – not all artichoke spinach dip recipes are made the same! The recipe for spinach artichoke dip in this article, is nearly 300 calories less than the average recipe. So if you’re looking to cut calories, without sacrificing flavor or texture, make sure to see the recipe above!
The serving size for this recipe is 1/3 cup.
Important Note: As a reminder, at Lose Weight By Eating it is my goal to make you healthier, all-natural versions of your favorite recipes… not all will be “diet worthy” depending on the diet you are on. But they will be healthier versions to help curb your cravings.
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Article History:
- Originally written and published January 7, 2021 By Audrey Johns
- Updated on September 13, 2023 by Audrey Johns
