Cheesy Bacon Spinach Dip
The best and cheesiest, creamiest dip you will ever have – after all, you just can’t go wrong with bacon!
It’s New Year’s Eve tomorrow night and I will be doing nothing except stuffing my face with this dip. That and finally starting Scandal on Netflix. I’m ending this year with a bang, guys.
And when I say “bang”, I mean cheese, some more cheese, and bacon. With a side of creaminess, of course.
After all, once that calendar hits 1/1/2015, I’ll be starting those juice cleanses and “clean eating” nonsense so I might as well get in all this bacon when I can!
Cheesy Bacon Spinach Dip
The best and cheesiest, creamiest dip you will ever have - after all, you just can't go wrong with bacon!
Ingredients
- 6 slices bacon, diced
- 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 cup sour cream
- ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cups baby spinach, chopped
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add bacon and cook until brown and crispy, about 6-8 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly oil a 9-inch baking dish or coat with nonstick spray.
- In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, sour cream, Parmesan, mayonnaise and Worcestershire. Stir in bacon, spinach, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup cheddar cheese; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Spread bacon mixture into the prepared baking dish; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheeses.
- Place into oven and bake until bubbly and golden, about 20-25 minutes.
- Serve immediately, garnished with bacon and parsley, if desired.
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I’ll be making this recipe this Friday for a Christmas party….what would I buy to serve it with? …..toasted sour dough bread or hearty crackers? Any suggestions…
Anyone? Thank you!! 🙂
This is terrific recipe! Thank you for sharing it!! I’ve taken it to parties where I saw people freak out and have 5 helpings and ignore all the other food.
This dip is delicious. I made it for a Christmas party and have been asked to make it several times since. I’ve even had some left over that I used on top of chicken and baked, it was a simple dinner and a new chicken dish to add into the repetiore.
Made this dip and everyone loved it! Â
Omg this is sooooo good!! I have a question for anyone that will answer. I had to make this the night before a work Christmas party. What’s the best way to reheat this dish while at work?
Easy to make. Â Very crowd pleasing !
It was so good one of my favourite dips!!
Great recipe! My friends like bacon so increased bacon amount by 50% and it still works
I’ve made this dip for parties going on 2 years now and it’s always the first thing that is gone. Every party it never fails someone asks me for the recipe! It’s absolutely delicious and you can always put your own spin on it by adding some garlic powder to the sour cream or some herbs….. i always ‘doctor’ it up a bit, in different variations or go by the original recipe.. either way it’s always delicious and such a fan favorite. I serve with ritz crackers but also I’ve tried small baguette slices and that is good as well!Â
This looks delicious, I am making this on the weekend!
The best Really I JUST LOVE THIS RECIPE……….,
Awesome Ellen! Happy to hear it 🙂
Can you freez the cheese dip
Unfortunately, we cannot answer this with certainty as we have never tried freezing this ourselves. Please use your best judgment for freezing and reheating.
Hi love this dip always a great hit at family get togethers.
Is this frozen spinach or fresh?
Fresh spinach.
As soon as I saw this post I just had to get off my bottom and go get the stuff to make it! I am making it tonight for when I have a few friends over 🙂 Should be incredible, I cant wait 🙂
I’m all for an emergency grocery run!
I just made this…I am letting it sit all day and overnight and baking in the morning…it looks amazing and smells delicious…I hope I can wait..I am serving with Ritz crackers as that’s all I have…it should be wonderful
I feel utterly compelled to make this now…I am getting my shoes on and going to the store
Hmmm. I wanted to love this, cheesy bacon should be yum. It needed something else. All I could taste was cream cheese.
Saw your recipe, intended to make it, and then swapped out the spinach for carmelized onion. OMG.
SOUNDS amazing!
I will be making this for a Christmas party, but probably won’t be eating it till about a hour later. Will it harden up and be difficult to dip from or will it be okay? Â Thank you. Â **it sounds absolutely delicious, and would be a big hit**
This is really best when served immediately.
Hello! Tied to the question above, I’m planning on making this for my work lunch Christmas party. So I’ll be prepping it the night before. When should I bake it though? The morning of? The party doesn’t start until noon, but I do have the option of reheating it for 10 mins or so right before the party… would that change the texture of things?Â
The morning of should work!
Opps ! Sorry I didn’t realize this was a repeat question.
Am I able to combine everything and then leave it in the fridge overnight and heat up the next afternoon? Or does it all have to be made the same day? Same question for you hot cheesy corn dip. Thank you 🙂
I want to know the answer also bummed there wasn’t a reply
What do you like to serve this with? Chips? Crackers?
Yes and yes!
Wondering how this keeps for leftovers? Only 3 to eat it. Trying to decide if I should make it or not since I know we can’t eat it all alone.
It reheats beautifully – we had this for a few days nonstop!
Everyone loved this dip…actually it was the hit of the party! I added a few extra slices of crumbled bacon but other than that followed the recipe to a tee. Will definitely make again.
Are you supposed to cook the spinach before putting in the dip?
Nope – there’s no need to!
I made this yesterday for a party we had at the house. I took it out of the oven and as soon as it was cool enough to eat without people burning their mouths it was gone. Just gone. There were other foods on the table that were reached over and around to get to this dip. I had several people ask for the recipe on their way out. Again, thanks for another great recipe.
I had a halloween party and made this dip. Literally everyone said it was the best they’ve ever had! This is definitely going to be a party staple! so easy and delicioussss!! I was not shy with that Worcestershire sauce! YUM! Â
I’m excited to make this! I love your recipes and have made many of them. Do you think I could assemble the night before and then bake the following day?
Yes, it should be fine to prep the night before but it may be best to leave it out at room temperature for at least 1 hr prior to baking.
Would frozen spinach work or does it need to be fresh
Frozen spinach should work just fine.
If I am using fresh spinach and doubling the recipe, how many bags of spinach? I bought two with 5oz each. I know the spinach will cook down so should I buy two more?
Just found your website and love the appetizers; will try some before I go back to work. I try not to use name brand seasonings, like Emerils, not cost effective. Can you include an alternative to “name brand” seasonings in the future?
Annabelle
Annabelle, I am confused with your comment as Emeril’s Seasoning is not part of the ingredient list here. You can also make Emeril’s Seasoning right at home using pantry ingredients: https://damndelicious.net/2013/09/17/potato-corn-chowder/. It’s easy and cost-effective!
I used this recipe to bring to a work party. It was a super bowl party where we voted for the best soup, but a lot of my coworkers said they wished they could vote for this dip instead! Thanks for the recipe!
And for the crockpot question above: I cooked my in my crockpot for about an hour and a half before we ate all of it (and I even made a double batch!).
This dip looks absolutely delish! Is there a way to adapt this to make it in the crock pot?
Unfortunately, it is very difficult to give exact conversion information to translate a traditional stovetop recipe to be used in a slow cooker without further recipe testing. However, here is an article worth checking out on a possible conversion guide: http://www.thekitchn.com/5-tips-for-converting-recipes-to-the-slow-cooker-189343.
I made your honey mustard chicken and it was fantastic. Easy n delicious. I’m going to try the spinach bacon dip this week for a girl’s night out!
This looks fantastic, but I’m curious what you are using to dip into the delish dip? Looks like toast? Thanks!
I used toasted baguette slices but this dip would really go well with anything!
Jesus wept…looks amazing.
I don’t know how to save these recipes, if I could email them to myself that would work but I do not see a place to email it. What are my options?
Have a great NYE
There is a “share” button both at the beginning and the end of the post. Once you click on this, there is an option to email it to yourself.
I would really like to know what kind of crackers or melba toast is shown with this recipe….I’ve tried melba toast, but the one shown here looks great and looks like it would be ideal with this dip! Â Thanks!
I actually just used a baguette and toasted them! 🙂
As if spinach dip wasn’t good enough already, THEN you added cheese and bacon. 🙂 This looks so good!
That cheesy bacon spinach dip is making my mouth water!
Happy New Year!
Just came across your blog and I LOVE it. All of your recipes look so delicious…especially this one. Hope your have a wonderful new years eve with your dip and netflix 🙂
This looks delicious…will definitely try! Love your site. I sooooo look forward to following you through this New Year. Thank you for all the wonderful recipes. Creamy/broccoli cheese soup is on the menu for New Years Eve
I am so glad I found your site, I can’ tell you how many recipes I’ve used! I’ll be taking this one to the party tomorrow night. Happy New Year
how can I save recipe
Carol, unfortunately, you are no longer able to save recipes as ZipList has shut down early December. My apologies on the inconvenience.
If you pin it, you can find it again.better yet print it out
I cut and paste recipes to my recipes only file on my laptop! It takes a few minutes but then I can find them later and don’t go wasting ink, paper and space printing them all.
Thanks for the lovely recipes. Trying this and the Spinach and Artichoke Dip French Bread for Super Bowl!
I open it on my iPhone to safari and save to my favorites. I have this great recipe saved to my favorites!
I think I’ll join you in the stuffage of the face with dip. I mean, multiple kinds of cheese AND bacon? HOW CAN YOU GO WRONG.
Pinning and craving!
I hope you have a great start to the new year – as it sure sounds like you’re making the most of the rest of 2014 😉 xx
Oh my gosh…You’re going to love Scandal….We just started it and are devouring it four episodes a night!!! Five, when the fourth ones ends on a have-to-know-what-happens-now note…So much fun….Gonna make your dip to go with it tonight… 🙂 Have a Happy New Year!
Mmm this looks tasty Chungah – I hope you have a wonderful new year!