It’s no secret I love spinach and artichoke dip. The best type of spinach and artichoke dip is one with lots of cream cheese, mayo and parmesan cheese, but obviously that isn’t too healthy. I’ve made 30 minute Creamy Spinach and Artichoke Dip and Spinach and Artichoke Dip Enchiladas, but I wanted to come up with a spinach and artichoke dip that was actually healthy.
The secret ingredient……?
White Beans. Cannelini or Northern, whatever white bean you have on hand will add the creaminess that spinach and artichoke dip needs without all of the added fat and calories. My can of beans had 350 calories and 24 grams of protein and no fat. Compare these nutrition stats to other dips that typically use 1/4 cup of mayonnaise which has 230 calories, but 20 grams of fat and less than one gram of protein (and that’s not counting the cream cheese and other cheeses in their recipes!)
I am imagining this dip spread on a piece of grilled chicken for a protein-packed meal that’s not skimping on flavor. I am not a nutritionist, but according to all of the nutrition stats on the ingredient packaging, each serving (about 3/4 cup!) would be about 112 calories, 11 grams of protein and very little fat (like less than 1/2 gram).
You definitely don’t need to feel guilty about stuffing your face with this dip!
Super Skinny Spinach and Artichoke Dip
*about* 112 calories, 11g protein and >1 gram of fat (about ten 3/4 cup servings)
4 cups frozen, chopped spinach
(1) 15.5 oz. can of white beans, blended
(2) 14 oz. cans of chopped artichoke hearts
4 oz. fat free cream cheese
10 oz. Greek yogurt
1 Tbls chopped garlic
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
- Blend white beans.
- Add everything to a slow cooker.
- Cook on low, about two hours until everything is melted together nicely. (These small crockpots are perfect for dips and transport easily)
Yes, drain!
Do you drain the spinach due to all that water in the frozen spinach or no?
I’m a little new to making these things at home. Do I drain out the all liquid from the canned ingredients?
Yay! I’m glad libby! Ya, I had a hard time eating only one serving. It’s better than regular though!
This was absolutely delicious!! To suit my own taste, I added some onion powder, garlic powder, red chili pepper flakes, and an extra 2oz of the cream cheese (though the recipe still would have been good without that stuff). I know this says it makes 10 servings…but it turned out to be 4 or 5 servings for me haha ;). Totally awesome, easy and quick. I’m going to the grocery store today for the ingredients to make it again!!
I regularly add ‘healthier’ ingredients in recipes and my family never knows! This sounds delicious over rigatoni!
I made this tonight and put it over rigatoni for dinner!
I did it a little different though. Big Lots had cheap artichokes, so I used 1 15 oz can of hearts and 1 6 oz jar of marinated hearts and a 10 oz brick of frozen spinach with the 4 oz of cream cheese and 1 can of the beans. I didn’t tell my family I used beans and they had no idea! It tastes just like the regular dip!! Great recipe!
LOL I just realized that I commented already, then I commented again today. HA Goes to show how much I liked it. I just hate trying new recipes when they end up sucking – so I guess I felt the need to comment twice when I typically don’t bother commenting once!
Well, three times now!
I tried this – most skinny dishes are exactly that – skinny on taste and flavour….
THIS ONE! OMG! Best dip I have ever tried! I like it better than the store bought fat-filled crap.
I highly recommend EVERYONE try this. It really surprised me. It also makes a huge portion – great for potlucks. At my 14 person party, the bowl was 3/4 empty at the end of the party and there was lots of other food.
That said, I used jarred artichoke which is packed partly in oil. The fat content was lower than I would have expected for something packed in an oil base, but that added slightly (and I mean slightly) to the overall fat content.
YUM YUM YUM
I’ve tried lots of “yummy skinny” recipes and so many of them don’t even compare to the “yummy” versions. This… is AMAZING. I recommend everyone try it. You will be blown away.
This looks delicious and so easy to make!
This looks really yummy!
did not know you could do this in the slow cooker! so awesome!