Spinach Dip With Water Chestnuts
This spinach dip with water chestnuts is a cold creamy dip made with healthy Greek yogurt, frozen spinach, and chopped water chestnuts for a little bit of crunch. It’s so good, you’ll want to eat it every day!
When I was a kid, my mom and I used to celebrate New Year’s Eve by staying in and eating junk food. Cake, candy, chips and dip. It was the one night a year that she let me go absolutely hog wild and eat whatever the heck I wanted.
One thing that I ALWAYS wanted was a spinach dip sold at the deli counter of our local grocery store. It was a cold, creamy delicious dip made with water chestnuts, and we would eat it with water crackers, and for some reason I just could not get enough of it.
I eventually aged out of our NYE tradition, and I moved away from my hometown, but I can still have spinach dip whenever I want it and I know that it’s what I’ll be making this New Year’s Eve.
Spinach Dip With Water Chestnuts
Recipe details
Ingredients
Spinach Dip with Water Chestnuts
- 8 ounces of frozen spinach, defrosted and chopped
- 2 cups of plain, full fat greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 (eight) ounce can of water chestnuts, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder
- Pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
- 1/2 teaspoon - 1 teaspoon of chopped fresh dill
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
To Make Spinach Dip with Water Chestnuts
- Defrost the spinach according to package directions. Drain the water from the spinach and chop fine.
- In a large bowl, mix the greek yogurt and sour cream together.
- Add the defrosted spinach and chopped water chestnuts.
- Add the garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne, parsley, chives and dill(if using) and taste. Season with salt and pepper as needed.
- Cover with plastic wrap, and let the dip sit in the fridge for at least an hour or two before serving.
Tips
- Start low on the fresh herbs. Taste and adjust as you go.
Comments
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Can this be made with fat free Greek yogurt and fat free sour cream?
Always used water chestnuts in my spinach dip, but the yogurt is a new twist. Will try this!