Creamy Spinach Dip Sourdough Bowl (Printable version)
Warm, creamy spinach dip inside a crusty sourdough bowl.
# Ingredient List:
→ Dip
01 - 10 oz frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well-drained
02 - 8 oz cream cheese, softened
03 - 7 oz sour cream
04 - 4 oz mayonnaise
05 - 3.5 oz grated Parmesan cheese
06 - 4 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
07 - 2 cloves garlic, minced
08 - 1 small onion, finely diced
09 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
10 - 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
11 - 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
→ For Serving
12 - 1 large round sourdough bread loaf (approximately 1.5 lb)
13 - Extra sourdough slices or breadsticks for dipping
# How to Make It:
01 - Set the oven temperature to 350°F (180°C).
02 - In a mixing bowl, blend cream cheese, sour cream, and mayonnaise until smooth and creamy.
03 - Add thawed spinach, Parmesan, mozzarella, minced garlic, diced onion, salt, pepper, and nutmeg; mix thoroughly.
04 - Cut the top off the sourdough loaf and hollow out the center, leaving a shell approximately 3/4 inch thick; reserve removed bread for dipping.
05 - Spoon the spinach mixture into the prepared bread bowl and place it on a baking sheet.
06 - Bake uncovered for 30 minutes until the dip is bubbling and golden on top.
07 - During the last 10 minutes of baking, arrange reserved bread pieces around the bowl to toast lightly.
08 - Remove from oven and serve immediately with toasted bread cubes or breadsticks.
# Expert Suggestions:
01 -
- It looks impressive but comes together in under an hour, so you can actually enjoy your guests instead of panicking in the kitchen.
- The bread bowl is edible, which means less cleanup and more of that satisfying bread-and-dip combination people secretly crave.
- One recipe feeds a crowd and somehow feels both fancy enough for dinner parties and casual enough for a Sunday game day.
02 -
- Spinach must be truly drained or your dip becomes a soupy disappointment, so take the extra minute to squeeze it in a clean kitchen towel.
- The bread bowl is structural, not just decorative, so don't slice it too thin or it becomes bread soup instead of a dip vessel.
03 -
- Don't skip the nutmeg—just 1/4 teaspoon adds a subtle sophistication that people taste but can never quite identify.
- Keep the bread bowl on the serving platter the entire time, not on a separate cutting board, so people naturally eat from it in layers as the evening progresses.