Hot artichoke dip is a creamy, cheesy appetizer that’s just 5 ingredients and about 5 minutes to prep. Great for game day or cocktail hour!

Anyone else been falling back on old family favorite recipes this year?

When we first hunkered down in March, I made all of our family favorites for dinner and just went back to the basics.

Even over the summer, I was keeping things pretty basic with my cooking. (I mean, I always do to a certain extent, but I was really scaling back more than usual.)

And one of my re-discovered go-to sources is a collection of recipes my Aunt Edith shared with me years ago.

It’s one she had given both of my older cousins when they first got married, and as soon as I found out about it, I asked for a copy.

She’s got appetizers and snacks, main dishes, desserts, and extras like sauces, marinades, rolls and more.

In fact, I’ve shared many of these recipes with you here already!

Some appetizers I’ve shared from her include crab melts, Mississippi caviar and eggplant caviar, as well as easy microwave baked brie with apricots and bacon. It’s one of my favorite holiday time apps!

And today it’s a new one I found recently, her hot artichoke dip recipe.

This is a super simple appetizer - just 5 ingredients - and it only takes about 5 minutes to prep.

You just add all of the ingredients to a bowl, mix them together and dump them in the baking dish. Can’t beat that for easy!

And this artichoke dip comes out so creamy, delicious and flavorful. Oh, and it’s nice and hot and bubbly too!

It’s perfect for dipping with crackers, baguette slices, toast points, tortilla chips or anything else you have on hand.

So while we might not be having holiday parties this year, we can still have good eats.

And this could work as great for game day as for cocktail hour.

So let’s get cooking.

Now, I’ve got some notes and tips coming up on how to make hot artichoke dip. Just tryin’ to be helpful.

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Notes on making hot artichoke dip:

• You’ll want to buy canned artichoke hearts for this recipe. Then you need to drain them and give them a rough chop to break them down a bit. (You don’t want huge chunks cause those will be harder to scoop.)
• You can use regular mayonnaise or a reduced fat or light version, whichever you prefer.
• If you want to lighten it up a bit, I think you could easily substitute half plain nonfat Greek yogurt for half of the mayo in this recipe.
• If you love a touch of heat like I do, you could also add a few dashes of hot sauce to this mixture (or serve it with some on the side if you have a mixed group).

As mentioned, this can be served with any scooper you like: crackers, baguette slices, toast points or tortilla chips would all work well. Whatever you fancy - or just whatever you have on hand.

And if you need a good pairing for another appetizer, these sausage stuffed mushrooms make a delicious, meaty bite to pair with this. Or try holiday hummus with some veggies for dipping for a light and fresh option.

For holiday celebrations this year, or for when we can finally gather together safely again, I hope you give this hot artichoke dip a try.

And from my family to yours, have a safe and happy holiday season!

Enjoy!

XO,

Kathryn

P.S. I have a few more appetizers coming up this month, so stay tuned. (Update: Check out this baked black eyed pea dip or these crab melts for other hot and cheesy appetizers.)

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