OVEN-BAKED SPINACH DIP IN A BREAD BOWL

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This awesome spinach dip recipe is the best I've ever had. Perhaps because it's heated and in a Hawaiian bread bowl. I received this recipe from a friend years ago, and wanted to share it because it is one of my absolute favorites!

Provided by dutschd

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Dips and Spreads Recipes Spinach Dip Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 15

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup mayonnaise
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach - thawed, drained, and squeezed dry
2 (5 ounce) cans sliced or whole water chestnuts, drained, coarsely chopped
5 slices fried bacon, chopped
1 cup finely shredded Cheddar cheese
2 green onions, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
1 clove garlic, minced
¾ teaspoon seasoned salt (such as LAWRY'S®)
⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 loaf Hawaiian sweet bread

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Combine cream cheese and mayonnaise in a large bowl and mix well. Add spinach, water chestnuts, bacon, Cheddar cheese, green onions, dill, garlic, seasoned salt, and pepper and stir until well combined.
Cut off 1/2 to 1 inch off the the top of the Hawaiian bread to make a lid. Hollow out the rest of the bread to form a bowl. Make sure to leave a little layer of bread throughout the inside of the bowl and save the pieces for dipping. Fill the bowl with the dip and cover with the lid. Wrap in aluminum foil and place on a baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until bread bowl and dip are thoroughly heated through, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 353.4 calories, Carbohydrate 22.1 g, Cholesterol 49 mg, Fat 26.6 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 7.9 g, SaturatedFat 10.4 g, Sodium 345.4 mg, Sugar 3.6 g