Cool and creamy, this traditional Classic Spinach Dip takes just minutes to make with only six ingredients!
One of our favorite things are appetizers, both to make and to eat. We love the variety, the hot and cold, the choices of small bites and flavor combinations.
The recipe for light and creamy Classic Spinach Dip is simple and traditional. We make it the night before and leave it in the refrigerator until the flavors deepen. Always a favorite!
What You’ll Need to make Classic Spinach Dip
- Water Chestnuts – Water chestnuts are available in the Asian foods section of the grocery store. They provide a nice crunch to the dip, giving it better texture. Some alternatives to water chestnuts that you could try are chopped artichoke hearts, baby shrimp, jicama, celery, or shredded Parmesan cheese.
- Vegetable Soup Mix – The Knorr version of the soup mix is totally our favorite for this recipe, although you can use the Leek soup mix if you prefer. Do not substitute Onion Soup mix for the vegetable soup mix in this recipe. The flavor is too strong and will overtake the other ingredients.
- Frozen Spinach – Frozen spinach is convenient but if you want to use fresh, you’ll need a pound of spinach leaves cooked to package directions and then drained as a substitute.
- Mayonnaise – We use regular full fat mayonnaise in this recipe but lite mayonnaise may also be used.
- Sour Cream – If you are looking to make this a little lighter, you can substitute thick Greek yogurt for the sour cream in this recipe.
How To Make Classic Spinach Dip
This recipe is fairly simple to put together, not requiring a lot of time or ingredients. Drain the thawed frozen spinach by lining a colander with paper towels and dumping the thawed spinach into the colander. Wrap the paper towel around the spinach and squeeze the water out of the spinach.
Remove as much of the water as you can and then put the drained spinach into a medium bowl. Add the sour cream, mayonnaise, dried soup mix, chopped water chestnuts, and chopped green onions.
Stir until well combined. Chill in the refrigerator for a minimum of 2 hours up to overnight.
Serve with sourdough bread chunks, assorted vegetables, or crackers. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator. Enjoy!
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Classic Spinach Dip
Ingredients
- 1 box frozen chopped spinach (10 oz) thawed and drained
- 2 cups sour cream
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 package dry vegetable soup mix
- 1 (8 oz) can water chestnuts drained and roughly chopped
- 3-4 green onions chopped
Instructions
- Drain the thawed frozen spinach by lining a colander with paper towels and dumping the thawed spinach into the colander. Wrap the paper towel around the spinach and squeeze the water out of the spinach. Remove as much of the water as you can and then put the drained spinach into a medium bowl.
- Add the sour cream, mayonnaise, dried soup mix, chopped water chestnuts, and chopped green onions to the bowl.
- Stir until well combined. Chill in the refrigerator for a minimum of 2 hours up to overnight.
- Serve with sourdough bread chunks, assorted vegetables, or crackers. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator. Enjoy!
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soni says
this looks easy to do. will try it soon 🙂
Stacy says
Love this dip. I have been making a similar one for years but this one although similar has a slightly different taste. My kids love it.
Ayanna says
This looks like an easy recipe to make; I will try it for the season. Thanks for sharing!
Suzan says
Love a good dip and this one fits the bill!
Dee Dee says
The homemade version is always so much better than store-bought! And this recipe look super easy.
Michael says
Creamy spinach is always a crowd pleaser and will the holidays right around the corner I can’t wait to try this recipe.
Dawn Bowers says
MMMM… This looks so good and super easy to make. I especially would like to try it with the sour dough bread. I think I will make this for Christmas. Thanks for the recipe!