Spinach and Spaghetti Squash Dip – a delicious appetizer made with cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, Mozzarella cheese, Greek yogurt (or sour cream), cooked spinach, cooked spaghetti squash, minced garlic, spiced up with a touch of Cayenne pepper.
It’s unbelievable how good this dip is. I might even prefer this over the traditional artichoke dip.
MY OTHER VIDEOSWho knew that spaghetti squash combines so well with spinach and all the cheeses? I love the texture that the dip acquired with the addition of squash.
To make this dip, you will need to precook the spaghetti squash in the oven as described in the instructions below. IMPORTANT STEP: After you baked the squash, cooled it, and scraped it with a fork to remove the flesh in long strands, wring out the spaghetti squash by wrapping portions of it in paper towels and squeezing hard with your hands over the sink. Be careful not to drop the spaghetti squash into the sink if the paper towel breaks. Try to get rid of as much liquid as you can.
Once the squash is cooked and ready to be used, the dip is so easy to make. Just basically combine all ingredients until everything is heated through and melty and you’re done.
This recipe is vegetarian and gluten free.
Ingredients
- 1 package (8 oz) lower fat cream cheese
- ½ cup Greek yogurt or low fat sour cream
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
- 1 cup part skim mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 cup spaghetti squash, cooked and wringed out (see instructions below)
- 1 cup cooked spinach
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- Cayenne pepper
- Salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 Fahrenheit.
- Cut the squash in 2 halves, scrape out the seeds and the fiber out of each half. Spray oil over the cut sides of the squash. Spray the baking sheet with oil and place the squash on the baking sheet cut side down.
- Bake for about 30-40 minutes. Remove it from the oven when it's cooked through and soft, and let it cool. Flip the squash so that cut side faces up – that will speed up the cooling. After squash cools, scrape squash with a fork to remove flesh in long strands and transfer to a bowl. Let it cool.
- Important: Wring out the spaghetti squash by wrapping portions of it in paper towels and squeezing hard with your hands over the sink. Be careful not to drop the spaghetti squash into the sink if the paper towel breaks. Try to get rid of as much liquid as you can.
- Cooked spaghetti squash can be refrigerated for 5 days. I prefer to cook spaghetti squash, refrigerate it and make fritters the next day or 2 days later - that allows spaghetti squash to drain the liquid out and get dryer, which is preferable for fritters
- In a medium pan, combine cream cheese, Greek yogurt, Parmesan cheese, Mozzarella cheese, and stir, over medium heat, until cream cheese melts.
- Stir in spinach and spaghetti squash and cook for 1-2 minutes over low-medium heat, until everything is well combined and creamy. Stir in minced garlic, and remove from heat.
- Season with Cayenne pepper and salt, to taste.
I made this for a tv show watching party, and it disappeared. Freaking good.
Perhaps wring the liquid out of the spaghetti squash with cheesecloth.
What a sneaky way to get more veggies in. I like it!
Oh this looks great! #yum
Looks so appetizing!
Tonight your chicken pasta sun dried tomato dish!