Spinach Dip in Bread Bowl

  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 2 hr 20 min
  • Servings 10

Ingredients

  • 2 boxes (10 oz) frozen spinach leaves, chopped (do not use fresh, frozen only!)
  • 1 cup regular mayonnaise (do not substitute!)
  • 1 envelope onion soup mix (powder) (from 2 oz box)
  • 1 container (16 oz) sour cream
  • 2 cans (8 oz each) water chestnuts (chopped or diced)
  • 3 green onions (finely chopped)
  • 1 loaf Hawaiian or sourdough bread

Steps

  • 1
    Soak both packages of frozen spinach in warm water to defrost.
  • 2
    Drain spinach well. Ring out spinach like a wet towel to squeeze out excess juice, with hands.
  • 3
    Place spinach in a large bowl and mix in sour cream, onion soup packet, mayo, green onion and water chestnuts. You may add as much mayo and/or sour cream to satisfy your taste. Mix well.
  • 4
    Cover and refrigerate overnight (or at least 2-4 hrs)
  • 5
    Hollow out a large, round loaf of Hawaiian Bread (or Sourdough), leaving at least a 2 inch wall. Place bread bowl on tray and pour in the dip. (Place extra bread pieces around spinach bowl for easy to get, bite sized pieces to dip with.)
  • 6
    Use another loaf of bread to tear more pieces with and place around bowl. (Try out different kinds of breads. My favorites are the sweet Hawaiian rolls and sourdough.)
  • 7
    Serve & enjoy!

  • The dryer your spinach, the thicker and creamier your dip will be so make sure to squeeze out as much liquid as possible.
  • Sliced zucchini, carrot sticks or sweet bell pepper strips make excellent dippers for this spinach dip.
  • Tortilla chips are another obvious dipping choice, but experiment with flavors like blue corn tortilla chips, lime chips or quinoa chips.
  • If you don’t want to serve this dip in a bread bowl, a serving bowl of similar size works just as well.

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