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    Home » Recipes » Healthy Recipes » Low Calorie Recipes

    Guilt-Free Spinach Dip - Low Cal, Low Fat, High Protein!!

    Published Jul 16, 2012 by Allyson · 30 Comments
    This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.

    Spinach dip is one of those things that nearly everyone loves, and it is always around during the holidays, sporting events, cocktail parties, and pretty much whenever people get together.  It is so yummy, but by taking a look at the ingredients, it is not healthy at all.  Tons of mayo and sour cream bulk this recipe up with saturated fat and tons of calories.  The standard serving is classified as 2 tablespoons.....TWO TABLESPOONS???  Who eats that little spinach dip?  I mean, seriously?!?!  In that small amount there are 8 grams of fat, 80 calories, and 2.5 grams of saturated fat (too much!), and no one eats just one serving!  So last week I was craving spinach dip so bad after my friend, Stacey, posted a picture of her delicious spinach dip in a bread bowl on her way to a party.  DROOL.  I had to make it, literally.  I went out to the store a few hours later and picked up all the ingredients.  Once I got home I decided I would try to tweak the original recipe and replace a lot of the bad ingredients with Greek Yogurt.  These days it seems like everything can be replaced with Greek yogurt.  I always use it in place of sour cream, and I can never tell the difference so I figured it would be the same story for the spinach dip.  I did decide to leave a tiny bit of reduced fat mayo in the recipe, because mayo has a certain zing that is hard to replicate, and I didn't want the recipe to feel like it was lacking something.  Anyway, it turned out great!  I worked out the nutritional information as well, and cut out all the saturated fat, reduced the fat by a ton, and the calories as well.  I decided to make the serving a lot larger (⅔ cup), which to me seems more realistic.

    This is how the nutritional information compares (both have 6, ⅔ cup servings)

    Regular Recipe........................................Our Recipe (greek yogurt)

    I mean, look at the difference!!! By modifying with the greek yogurt you save 43 grams of fat, 350 calories, 14 grams of saturated fat, and you gain nearly 7 more grams of protein.  This is a win!!!

    Low fat, low cal, protein packed Spinach Dip!

    Spinach Dip...yum!

    Here is the recipe folks....

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    Guilt Free Spinach Dip - Low Cal, Low Fat, High Protein
    Ingredients
    • 1 packet Knorrs Vegetable Recipe Mix
    • ¼ cup reduced fat mayo
    • 10 ounces frozen spinach thawed and drained
    • 22 ounces Fage total 0% yogurt or 2 cups+ ¾ cup
    • Chives to garnish optional
    Instructions
    1. Combine all ingredients and chill about 2 hours. Serve with your favorite dippers.
    Recipe Notes

    A new serving idea: Hollow out cucumber slices and cherry tomatoes. Fill vegetables with Spinach Dip and garnish with a sprig of dill.

    Spinach Dip!

    **My nutritional information does not include bread bowl or dippers.

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    Comments

    1. soididitmyself

      July 18, 2012 at 9:36 pm

      I don't like this recipe...I love it!

      Reply
      • arzea

        July 18, 2012 at 10:32 pm

        Thank you! It was really tasty...especially for the 'healthy' version.

        Reply
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    4. Natasha In Oz

      March 17, 2013 at 11:36 pm

      Wow, that looks so good! Thanks so much for this guilt-free recipe. I'm going to try this as soon as I can. Pinning it now!

      If you have a minute to spare please feel free to share this at my Say G'Day party! This would be a great addition.

      Best wishes,
      Natasha in Oz

      Reply
    5. Leah

      July 13, 2013 at 8:55 pm

      Yay, I'm so excited to try this. I have always sworn by plain greek yogurt tasting the same as sour cream and I'm on a journey to replace all sour cream in recipes with plain greek yogurt. The benefits outweigh the costs.

      Reply
      • Allyson

        July 14, 2013 at 5:46 pm

        Me too! I am on the exact same page with the greek yogurt! Love it!

        Reply
    6. Lori

      August 06, 2014 at 5:18 pm

      I make something similar, but with only 3TBL mayo, 16oz. plain Greek yogurt and 6oz. chopped spinach, sea salt, pepper and 3 chopped green onions. My real "add-on" is artichokes. SO good!

      Reply
      • michellem

        October 20, 2015 at 6:51 pm

        Nice!! sounds good!

        Reply
    7. Lori

      August 06, 2014 at 5:26 pm

      Water chestnuts give a great crunch too!

      Reply
    8. Natalie

      September 05, 2014 at 10:26 am

      what is fage total?

      Reply
      • Allyson

        September 05, 2014 at 11:23 am

        Its plain Greek yogurt!

        Reply
    9. Danny

      February 10, 2016 at 12:17 am

      I respect and appreciate your adding the custom nutrition labels to your recipes. Thanks for your effort!

      Reply
      • Allyson

        February 10, 2016 at 3:52 pm

        You are so welcome!

        Reply
    10. Sue Pritchard

      October 20, 2016 at 7:27 pm

      Thanks! Been on the look out for healthier stuff to bring to my monthly Girl's Nights ever since I have been trying to lose weight. Pot luck nights are sooo hard when there is nothing on the table safe to nibble on. This is a life saver!

      Reply
      • Allyson

        October 23, 2016 at 6:05 pm

        I totally agree with that! I hope you love it as much as I do!

        Reply
    11. Kara Alexandra

      April 26, 2017 at 9:37 am

      What kind of bread did you use for the bread bowl?

      Reply
      • Allyson

        April 26, 2017 at 4:54 pm

        I just use a sourdough bread bowl or pumpernickel bread bowl!

        Reply
    12. Julie

      September 08, 2017 at 9:13 pm

      I'm excited!! I'm trying this for the guys band practice tonight! I know the ladies will appreciate this recipe- going to attempt to say nothing to the guys, will let you know how it goes over! Thank you for posting this- weight loss is so hard when you get up in age 😁

      Reply
      • Allyson

        September 11, 2017 at 3:40 pm

        I hope everyone loved it!

        Reply
      • Kelly Montes

        February 03, 2021 at 6:44 pm

        How did the guys like it? Could they tell it was "healthy"?

        Reply
    13. Ashley

      June 18, 2018 at 11:28 am

      This looks so delicious and healthy! How long would this last in the fridge?

      Reply
      • Allyson

        June 18, 2018 at 12:29 pm

        I think it should last at least 2-3 days in the fridge.

        Reply
    14. Liz

      August 24, 2018 at 1:04 am

      This was great thanks for posting! I substituted 1 Tbs Mayo for the 1/4 cup to make it a little leaner, added red pepper flakes and some seasonings and it was amazing!! Put it in oven at 400 for 20 minutes. Enjoyed with saffron rd lentil chips and truly felt like I was indulging... I ate the entire thing!! But instead of a million calories for that much dip it was only 310 for the entire bowl!!! And I got my protein for the day, win win. Going to make this for my sisters bridal shower too since we will be having cupcakes we will need something light!

      Reply
      • Allyson

        August 24, 2018 at 11:07 am

        Oh my WORD!!!! So glad you liked it! Totally making me crave it now!

        Reply
    15. Fraggle

      December 21, 2018 at 9:17 pm

      This recipe sucked...up all my money, I eat this every week!

      Reply
      • Allyson

        December 22, 2018 at 7:10 pm

        LOL! I was like WHAT?!?! Then started cracking up! Thanks for the laugh 🙂

        Reply

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