This warm and creamy Mexican Spinach Dip is easy, make ahead, bursting with fiesta-licious spices and quite possibly the BEST Spinach Dip ever!
Don’t you just looooove Spinach Dip? Its creamy, cheesy, comforting and just plain addictingly delicious. It’s no surprise that Spinach Dip has been an American favorite appetizer since the 1950’s, back when Lipton published the recipe on the back of their vegetable soup mix. History in the making. Today, Spinach Dip is as deliciously popular as ever – but even more delicious with this festive Mexican twist with multi-dimensional flavors!
MEXICAN SPINACH DIP
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This Mexican Spinach Dip was born out of an experiment. I was making Spinach Dip for a baby shower and although it was good, I thought it was somewhat predictable. Been there, tasted that. I wanted to put a fresh twist on Spinach Dip so I added some black beans, Rotel tomatoes, red bell peppers, handpicked Mexican seasonings, Pepper Jack cheese and this glorious Mexican Spinach Dip was born. Can we say flavor?! This Mexican Spinach Dip tastes wonderfully fiestalicious without being too spicy for all your guests. If you want to kick it up, then feel free to add hot sauce to taste.
This Mexican Spinach Dip is so crazy good you will be craving it for days. What I love almost as much as the taste, is that it is a stress free, make ahead appetizer. You can prep the entire appetizer up to the point of baking and then stick in the fridge until it’s party time. Or fiesta time. If you are making the Dip beforehand, I would add an additional 5-10 minutes cooking time, just to ensure the dip is nice and bubbly hot in the center. As this hot Mexican Dip should be.
As far as the reception of this twist on a classic? It was the runaway hit of the party with everyone begging for the recipe. And now they will be begging you for the recipe!
Want more fiesta food?
- Salsa Onion Dip
- Slow Cooker Chicken Taquitos
- Mini Bean Dip Cups
- Green Chili Chicken Enchilada Casserole
- Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup
- More appetizer recipes…
Tools used to make this Mexican Spinach Dip recipe
Cast Iron Skillet: This cast iron skillet is one of my most treasured pieces of cookware. I’ve had mine for years and make everything from breakfast to dinner and dessert in it!
Baking Dish: A square baking dish is a must have for home cooks. This one comes with a sturdy lid for easy storing and transporting your favorite dishes!
Mexican Spinach Dip Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ yellow onion peeled and diced
- ½ red bell pepper cored and diced
- 15 ounces canned black beans drained and rinsed
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 10 ounces Rotel tomatoes drained
- 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach thawed and thoroughly dried
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ⅓ cup mayonnaise
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded, divided
- 1 cup pepper Jack cheese shredded, divided
- ⅓ cup sour cream
- avocado pitted and diced
- tomatoes diced
- cilantro or parsley finely chopped
Equipment
Method
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat in a 12-inch oven-proof skillet. Add 1/2 yellow onion and sauté for approximately 3 minutes or until soft. Add 1/2 red bell pepper, 15 ounces canned black beans, and 2 cloves garlic, and sauté for 2 more minutes.
- Stir in 10 ounces Rotel tomatoes, 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach, 2 teaspoons chili powder, 1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika, 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, and 1/3 cup mayonnaise until well combined, and the spinach is warmed through.
- Reduce the heat to low and stir in 4 ounces cream cheese until melted, followed by ½ cup sharp cheddar cheese until melted, and ½ cup pepper jack cheese until melted. Stir in1/3 cup sour cream until well combined.
- Top the dip with the remaining ½ cup sharp cheddar cheese and ½ cup pepper jack cheese. Transfer to the oven and bake for 20 minutes. Broil until cheese is golden.
- Carefully remove from the oven and top with avocado, tomatoes, and cilantro or parsley for garnish if desired. Serve warm with tortilla chips.
Aubrey's Tips
- If you don’t have an oven proof skillet, you can prepare in another skillet and transfer to an oven safe dish.
- You can substitute low-fat mayo, 1/3 less-fat cream cheese, and reduced-fat sour cream if desired.
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