Slow Cooker Bacon & Spinach Dip
Creamy, cheesy, smoky, and packed with bacon — this crowd-pleasing hot dip bubbles away in the slow cooker while you relax. Perfect for game day, holidays, or any time you need a guaranteed empty-bowl appetizer.
Slow Cooker Bacon & Spinach Dip
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Slow Cooker Bacon & Spinach Dip
Creamy, cheesy, smoky, and packed with bacon — this crowd-pleasing hot dip bubbles away in the slow cooker while you relax. Perfect for game day, holidays, or any time you need a guaranteed empty-bowl appetizer.
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
2–3 hours on LOW
Servings
10–12 (about 6 cups)
Ingredients
8 oz cream cheese, cubed
1 cup sour cream
1 cup mayonnaise
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1 package (10 oz) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed very dry
8–10 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled (reserve 2 Tbsp for topping)
1 small onion, finely diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
½ teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon smoked paprika (optional but delicious)
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional, for a tiny kick)
For serving: tortilla chips, baguette slices, crackers, celery sticks, or pretzel chips
Directions
- Add cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, mozzarella, Parmesan, spinach, most of the bacon, onion, garlic, black pepper, smoked paprika, and red pepper flakes to a 3–4 quart slow cooker.
- Stir everything together as best you can (it will look lumpy — that’s okay).
- Cover and cook on LOW for 2–3 hours, stirring once halfway through if you’re around. When it’s hot and melty, give it a final good stir until completely smooth and creamy.
- Taste and add a pinch of salt if needed (bacon and Parmesan are usually salty enough).
- Sprinkle the reserved bacon on top and switch to WARM setting to keep it dippable for hours.
Tips
- Make it lighter: use reduced-fat cream cheese, sour cream, and mayo — it’s still delicious.
- Extra cheesy: stir in ½ cup shredded pepper-jack or sharp cheddar.
- Crock pot liner = zero cleanup.
One bite and your guests will fight over the last scoop. Serve it once and it’ll be requested forever.
