This cheesy, creamy Instant Pot Spinach Artichoke Dip is served warm and ready in MINUTES. It’s the perfect crowd pleasing appetizer, and it’s so easy to make too.
Love spinach? Enjoy this Spinach Alfredo Pasta for dinner tonight. Add in some canned artichokes if desired! Or give our Spinach Lasagna a try next.
Copycat Recipes
Do you ever find yourself craving restaurant food? I’m not talking about McDonald’s Shamrock Shakes…I’m talking about things like, Panera Mac and Cheese or Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli Soup.
Last week I was totally craving Applebee’s Spinach Artichoke Dip.
The crazy thing is, I think I’ve only had it twice, but both times it was the comfort food my body craved.
Since I’m on a kick creating Instant Pot recipes, I figured why not give this one a try in the Instant Pot.
I already have a Spinach Artichoke Hummus recipe, and an Artichoke Dip…so I took what I love about those two recipes and combined them into today’s dip!
Ingredient Notes
Spinach. Today’s recipes does not call for fresh spinach. Nope. Save that for spinach salad!
For my Instant Pot Spinach Dip you’ll need a 10oz box of FROZEN spinach. No need to thaw either!
ALL THE CHEESE. To make this creamy dip, you’ll need several varieties of cheese:
- Cream Cheese
- Parmesan Cheese
- Mozzarella Cheese
Artichokes. One can of artichoke hearts, drained. Whether they are quartered or not doesn’t matter. Just don’t get seasoned artichokes.
Seasonings. In addition to garlic, onion powder, and kosher salt, you’ll need sour cream and mayonnaise to finish this creamy dip recipe. And chicken broth (or vegetable broth) to add extra liquid for the Instant Pot.
How to Make Instant Pot Spinach Dip
STEP 1. Add Ingredients.
Add chicken broth to the bottom of the pot. Top with drained artichokes, garlic, and frozen spinach.
Then add the sour cream, cream cheese, mayonnaise, kosher salt, and onion powder. Do NOT stir.
Be sure to add ingredients in the order stated and DO NOT STIR.
STEP 2. Pressure Cook.
Lock the lid in place and make sure the valve on top is set to SEALING.
Select HIGH PRESSURE (or manual) for 4 minutes.
When cook time ends do a quick release of the pressure by turning the valve on top to “VENTING.”
STEP 3. Add Cheese.
Open the lid and add parmesan and mozzarella cheese to the pot. Stir until smooth.
Serve with pita chips, bagel chips, pretzels, etc. ENJOY.
Tips and Tricks
- Follow directions and be sure to add ingredients in the order stated, DO NOT STIR.
- To add a little heat/spice to the recipe, feel free to sprinkle in some crushed red pepper flakes when adding the cheese.
- Got leftovers? Serve it with warm rotini or rigatoni pasta. SO GOOD.
- You can also reheat leftovers in the oven or microwave until desired temperature.
What to serve with this Copycat Applebee’s recipe
I love having a variety of “dippers” available for guests. My favorites include pita chips and pretzels.
However, we also enjoy fresh cut vegetables, corn chips, and cubed bread (either sweet Hawaiian or French bread).
If you’re wondering what crackers to serve with spinach artichoke dip, I like “less seasoned” crackers such as saltines or Club crackers.
More Party Food
- Pepperoni Pizza Dip
- Spinach Artichoke Dip
- Jalapeno Spinach Queso
- BLT Dip
- Cookie Dough Dip
- Buffalo Chicken Dip
Instant Pot Spinach Artichoke Dip
Ingredients
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1 can artichoke hearts, drained 14 ounce
- 4 cloves garlic pressed
- 1 box rozen spinach 10 ounce f
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 package cream cheese 8 ounce
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Add chicken broth to the bottom of the pot. Top with drained artichokes, garlic, and frozen spinach.
- Then add the sour cream, cream cheese, mayonnaise, kosher salt, and onion powder. Do NOT stir.
- Lock the lid in place and make sure the valve on top is set to SEALING.
- Select HIGH PRESSURE (or manual) for 4 minutes.
- When cook time ends do a quick release of the pressure by turning the valve on top to “VENTING.”
- Open the lid and add parmesan and mozzarella cheese to the pot. Stir until smooth.
- Serve with pita chips, bagel chips, pretzels, etc. ENJOY.
Notes
- Recipe tested in 6qt Instant Pot.
- Follow directions and be sure to add ingredients in the order stated, DO NOT STIR.
- To add a little heat/spice to the recipe, feel free to sprinkle in some crushed red pepper flakes when adding the cheese.
- Got leftovers? Serve it with warm rotini or rigatoni pasta. SO GOOD.
- You can also reheat leftovers in the oven or microwave until desired temperature.
Nutrition
This Instant Pot Spinach Artichoke Dip recipe is a crowd pleaser. Packed with flavor, it’s easy to make too!
Absolutely love this recipe! So easy to make and it was done in no time. Thanks so much for sharing!
Love this recipe but I have to cook for 10 to 12 minutes or the spinach is frozen.
I put a dollop of this dip on top of a grilled chicken breast then popped it under the broiler for a minute or so. It was delicious!
This was sooo good! Thank you!
Hi there,
If I double the recipe, should I double the cooking time as well?
If your Instant POt can fit a double batch, keep the cook time the same. It will just take much longer to come to pressure 🙂
Do you think this would taste okay with veggie broth instead of chicken?
Absolutely! We actually just made it with veggie broth last week since my daughter is vegetarian 🙂
This was great! Easy, quick and keto. Always looking for new IP recipes and this is a keeper 👍👍
Great recipe! The only tweak I would make next time is pressure cooking it for a min or two longer as my spinach was still a little frozen in the middle. Definitely a keeper!
So was mine :/
I have an 8qt and believe I need to have one cup of liquid when cooking in it. Does anyone know if I should use 1 c of broth as opposed to the 1/2 c or would it turn out without making any adjustments?
Hi there. Did you ever figure out whether to use 1/2 or 1 cup? I have an 8qt as well.
Following…
There’s PLENTY of liquid released from the frozen spinach. (Just made this in my 8qt)
I used 1c. Because the cheese will thicken it up a bit. I suggest adding more parm vs motz I also used fresh spinach vs frozen and it was fantastic. I just ripped it up into pieces before putting it in the pot
I’m interested in the spinach artichoke dip. But don’t have installed pot. Can i use a crock pot for several hours to do it?
That should work!
I’m thinking this would work in the crockpot minus the chicken broth? I’ve made a similar to your recipe in the crockpot that uses fresh spinach, shredded mozzarella but no mayo. Thoughts? I do not have an instant pot and no plans to purchase one.
LOVE! LOVE! THIS RECIPE! MY FAVORITE DIP RECIPE OF ALL TIME!!!!!! I
I HAVE A SMALL PROBLEM! I DO NOT HAVE AN INSTANT POT! I AM 75 YEARS OLD!, AND LIVE IN A SMALL APARTMENT!, WITH SMALL STORAGE SPACE.
I LOVE EVERYTHING YOU POST! A BIG QUESTION FOR YOU! DO YOU HAVE THE RECIPE, FOR MAKING THIS IN A CROCK POT?? I HAVE AN OBLONG CERAMIC LINED CROCK POT! THAT I USE FOR ALOT OF COOKING? I CAN GUARANTEE, THAT I WILL NOT STIR THE POT‼️‼️
I WOULD BESO GRATEFUL! IF YOU WERE ABLE TO PASS ALONG SOME ADVICE, TO THIS “OLDER THEN DIRT”, FAN👏🤔
THANK YOU‼️