Original Ranch Spinach Dip Bread Bowl
Easy, creamy, and delicious spinach dip bread bowl is the perfect appetizer for any occasion. 5 minutes and 5 ingredients are all you need to make it leaving more time with friends and family!
Easy Spinach Dip
When I start planning a party, I start by thinking about what to serve. Usually before I even decide why I’m having a party, or who I am going to invite.
I might even go as far as plan a get together where I only invite two people: myself and a bowl of spinach dip!
Does this make me weird? Nope, not after you try this spinach dip! You too might be having a quiet night in with just you and this handsome bread bowl of yumminess.
Even better is that this Spinach Dip only uses 4 ingredients! 5 if count the bread bowl, but who’s counting, right?!?!
Like this easy appetizer? Check out my Spinach Artichoke Dip and my Broccoli Dip. Warm and cheesy!
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Ingredients Needed
The Original Ranch Spinach Dip is full of delicious flavors, mouth-watering herbs and spices, and fun textures for a party in every bite!
Making this dip is super easy, which is why I love it for a weekend crowd or just snacking mid week while I am making dinner.
This 4 ingredient recipe includes:
- sour cream
- Hidden Valley ranch seasoning Shaker
- chopped spinach
- water chestnuts
How to Make Spinach Dip in a Bread Bowl
Not only is the recipe easy because of it’s simple and delicious ingredients, but even quicker with the Hidden Valley Ranch Seasoning Shaker. Forget tearing open a package, just uncap and sprinkle some seasoning right into the dip!
The fun doesn’t stop there, you can add some your favorite ranch seasoning to any week day meal or snack with a few shakes from the convenient Hidden Valley Ranch Seasoning Shaker.
I can’t get enough of it, I might need one for every room in the house:)
For the full recipe and detailed instructions, please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
Once you have your dip put together, let’s get our serving bowl in order. While the dip is chilling out in the fridge and all the flavors are getting to know each other, grab your round French bread loaf.
Cut a circle in the top at an angle and hollow out the extra bread inside. Don’t throw away that inside bread or the top, cut or tear them into bite-sized pieces. Perfect for dipping out a big bite of the dip hiding out in the fridge.
This Creamy Beer Cheese Bread Bowl Dip is outstanding too if you are in a cheesy mood!
Can I heat it up?
You can heat up the dip in the microwave at half power in one minute intervals until warm or you can place in the oven at 350F for 5-10 minutes.
What goes well with spinach dip?
Just about everything goes well with spinach dip in a bread bowl. Besides the bread you are using to scoop out dip, try adding a variety of crackers and raw veggies too!
How long can it sit out?
Because of the dairy in the dip, I wouldn’t let it sit out for more than 2 hours at room temperature. I don’t think you will have to worry about it being around for that long anyway!
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Can you freeze spinach dip?
Yes, you can! Just give it a stir to remix when it’s thawed out. If it gets a little watery, you can place it in a colander lined with paper towels until it’s nice and thick again.
Can you use fresh spinach?
Frozen and chopped is easier but if you want to use fresh spinach, just cook up and drain really well.
What is a substitute for water chestnuts?
If you don’t feel like using water chestnuts, feel free to add celery, onions, artichoke hearts, or even pecans!
How far in advance can you make it?
This dip can be made up to two days in advance as long as you keep it stored in the fridge!
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This Original Ranch Spinach Dip Bread Bowl will quickly become your new favorite dish, if it isn’t already!
Complete your party with
Original Ranch Spinach Dip Bread Bowl
Ingredients
Spinach Dip
- 16 ounces sour cream
- 8 ounces water chestnuts
- 10 ounces chopped spinach
- 1 ounce Hidden Valley Original Ranch Seasoning
Bread Bowl
- 1 French bread round loaf top cut off and hollowed out
Garnishes and Dippers
- tomatoes small snack size
- celery trimmed and cut into sticks
- carrots snack size
- broccoli trimmed and cut into bite-sizes florets
- bread pieces cut into bite-sized pieces
- cucumbers sliced
- green onions trimmed
Instructions
- Mix the spinach dip by combining the sour cream, water chestnuts, spinach, and ranch seasoning.
- Cover and store in the fridge for an hour.
- While the spinach dip is chilling, make the bread bowl.
- Trim the top of the bread bowl by cutting at a 45 degree angle around the top being careful not to cut all the way to the bottom.
- Remove the top and pull out a large portion of the bread inside making a "bowl" inside.
- Cut or tear the top of the bowl into bite-sized pieces for dipping.
- When the dip is chilled, scoop into the bread bowl.
- Serve with bread pieces and your favorite veggies and chips.
- Enjoy!
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Definitely 5 ⭐ – Made this once before for a work event .. it was gone in minutes and the compliments are still coming! So thank YOU for sharing and making me a hit! I’ve decided to add it to my Thanksgiving appetizers ☺️
I am so glad! It’s one of our favorites too! And I love that the bread bowl is eaten and no dishes to clean:)
I made this for a neighborhood potluck and found it very quick and easy. After about a half an hour after I set it out, my neighbors were scraping the bread bowl for the last traces of dip. I’m definably making this again!
so glad you like it!!
Does this recipe call for frozen spinach..do you thaw it out and squeeze it ?
How about the seasoning…can you use the package of ranch seasoning from the package? If so how much..1 package ? If not how much is 1oz of seasoning? 2 tablespoons???
Frozen spinach is best. I thaw it and squeeze as much water out of it as possible. The packets are one ounce but if you have the shaker bottle or are making your own it is 3 tablespoons of seasoning mix.
When making this Dip, I Found using “Portuguese Sweet Bread”, Round loaf bread is the Best!… The Portuguese Explorers, were the first Europeans in the Hawaiian Island. Leaving Many Delicious Recipes for the Native Hawaiians to Enjoy!…. (So, Technically It’s “PORTUGUESE, Sweet Bread!…. “NOT HAWAIAN” Sweet Bread!…
I Grew Up Eating this Delicious Staple, in Rhode Island, And, Massachusetts….
Just, for the Record, this Bread, was Originated in “PORTUGAL”!….. “NOT HAWAII”!…. “WHAT”, Recipes have the HAWAIIANS, Produced?….. NADA!…. It Was All brought to their Islands By Explorers, from Europe or, Asia!….
Bon Appetite!….
Loely photos! and great recipe, keep it up 🙂
We always have a shaker bottle of HV Ranch seasoning in the cupboard. Super grateful for that, because I needed a quick appetizer this weekend, and I had everything on hand for this spinach dip! Thank you for the quick recipe!
This is a brilliant idea! I hate opening a whole package of an ingredient and only need a portion of it. This is going to come in so handy for tailgating!
This was so so good! I keep my pantry stocked with the bottle of ranch seasoning! We love it!
This was so delicious. I loved using the shaker, it made it so easy!! 5 minutes for an app, and I’m sold.
This spinach dip is a party pleaser. We can’t wait to dig into that bread bowl! Hidden Valley Ranch Seasoning is a staple at our house too, and the shaker works super well to season popcorn!
This is one of my favorite party snacks!! I didn’t know they carry the shaker seasoning now! I need to make this for fathers day!
4 ingredients for the win! Made this at the last minutes and was so happy to have doubled it! We DEVOURED IT!
This looks fantastic! And ooh that bread bowl, that’s the best part with all that dip soaked in – yum!!!
We love ranch and this product makes everything so much more convenient! Your dips are amazing and this one will definitely be at our next party!
This is such an awesome appetizer idea! I love that you put the dip in a bread bowl!
I love hos easy this dip is! Just 4 ingredients sounds perfect to me! And, you need a bowl either way, so the bread bowl isn’t an ingredient. LOL
Love this dip, it’s so easy and so good! Leftover bread bowl? Delicious! 🙂