A delicious spinach artichoke grilled cheese sandwich will satisfy two cravings at once! This yummy grilled cheese sandwich is here to stay!
I love spinach and artichoke dip - maybe a little too much if I'm honest. It's almost an addiction. My husband knows that's the only shareable appetizer at a restaurant I won't share and he doesn't come near it.
Now, we don't eat out very often, and making spinach artichoke dip at home every time I crave it is not always feasible. But turning it into a grilled cheese sandwich is an excellent idea for two reasons:
- You don't need to make a huge batch or buy mounds of chips
- It is so satiating, you won't mind sharing it with your husband
Of course, making your food at home and knowing exactly what you put in it is another good reason, but the first two were convincing enough for me. I've been always using mozzarella cheese for this grilled cheese sandwich, but here I made a few with cheddar just to add a bit of color.
I thought it surely wouldn't take away from that spinach and artichoke dip flavor I love. I was wrong. From now on, my friend, I'm sticking with mozzarella.
I was also thinking of some other, healthier, alternatives. But you know what?
April is National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Month and I'll celebrate it today with all this gooey cheese and bread and think of healthy food some other day. Besides, spinach and artichokes count for something, right? For more grilled cheese inspiration a group of bloggy friends got together to share their favorite grilled cheese sandwich. Make sure you visit their links below.
I shared the recipe for spinach and artichoke grilled cheese sandwich five years ago. It badly needed a revamp. I've got a few old posts I need to redo. I'll get to it one day, I hope. Leaving the old post there in case you need a good laugh.
Spinach Artichoke Grilled Cheese Recipe
Ingredients:
Makes 4 sandwiches
- 6 cups fresh baby spinach leaves, chopped
- 6 canned artichoke hearts, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 tablespoons sour cream
- 2 cups shredded or sliced mozzarella
- Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- 8 slices of bread
- Butter for spreading
Directions:
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 20-30 seconds. Toss in spinach and sauté until just wilted about two minutes. Add the artichokes, salt, and pepper, then sauté until heated through, about two minutes. Drain off any liquid from the skillet and stir in sour cream (to make spinach artichoke dip add mozzarella cheese, but for grilled cheese sandwich proceed to the steps below).
- Spread butter on one side of each of the bread pieces. Heat a griddle pan or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Place pieces of bread on the griddle, buttered side down. Spread some shredded cheese, the spinach artichoke filling, and some more cheese. Top with the other piece of bread buttered side faced up. When the bottom is browned, flip the sandwich and cook until the bread is toasted and the cheese is melted.
Spinach and Artichoke Grilled Cheese
Equipment
- A cast-iron or non-stick skillet
Ingredients
- 6 cups fresh baby spinach leaves chopped
- 6 canned artichoke hearts chopped
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 tablespoons sour cream
- 2 cups shredded or sliced mozzarella
- Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- 8 slices of bread
- Butter for spreading
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 20-30 seconds. Toss in spinach and sauté until just wilted, about two minutes. Add the artichokes, salt, and pepper, then sauté until heated through, about two minutes. Drain off any liquid from the skillet and stir in sour cream.
- Spread butter on one side of each of the bread pieces. Heat a griddle pan or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Place pieces of bread on the griddle, buttered side down. Spread some shredded cheese, the spinach artichoke filling, and some more cheese. Top with the other piece of bread buttered side faced up. When the bottom is browned, flip the sandwich and cook until the bread is toasted and the cheese is melted.
HI Jas,
this is Lindsey with repurpose and upcycle and I just wanted you to know that this recipe looks so good. I'm going to be featuring you tommorrow for the link party #iDIYedthat. Thanks so much for linking up and I hope to see you again this coming week.
Hi, Lindsey! I saw it when I went to your site, it was such a nice surprise! Thank you bunches, I'm honored 😀
Thank you for sharing your wonderful post at #OverTheMoon. I look forward to what you will share next week! Like someone in person today! We hope you’ll come back again next Sunday when we open our doors at 6:00 PM EST. Pinned and tweeted!
Thanks, Marilyn! Always happy to party with you 😀
Your spinach and artichoke grilled cheese sandwich sounds delish. Thank you for sharing your recipe at the Snickerdoodle Create~Bake~Make link party!
Thank you, Sharon! Much appreciated 🙂
I don't have grilled cheese as often as I would like to. However, spinach and artichokes are veggies so I'll look at it as getting in another veggie serving for the day.
Ha, ha I like that analysis.
Never had this before and I will trying this recipe! There is something about Spinach and artichoke together and I never thought of trying it this way. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe with us at Funtastic Friday.
Thanks, Joyce! I'm sure you'll like it this way 😀
This looks amazing!! Can't wait to try it. Pinned. Thanks for sharing at the Friday at the Fire Station link-up!
Thank you, Jen! Have a great day 🙂
What a fabulous idea, Jas! I think this sound so amazing ~ pinning to try later.
I'm visiting today from The Pin Junkie Link Party.
~ Megin of VMG206
Thank you, Megin! Happy Easter 🙂
Jas, I just wanted you to know that your spinach and artichoke grilled cheese is one of my features at Share Your Style! Congratulations, my friend!
Thank you, Carol! That's a great news! I am thrilled 😀
Oh yum! I love mixing up ingredients with grilled cheese, and this one is a great take on it! Thanks so much for sharing at Celebrate Your Story!
Hi, Chloe! This one is my family's fav! Thanks for stopping in!
I love the addition of the spinach and artichoke to your awesome grilled cheese! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you have a fantastic weekend and come back soon!
Miz Helen
Thank you, Miz Helen! XO
Spinach/Artichoke is my absolute FAVORITE! Will have to try this the next time we make grilled cheese! Thanks for sharing!
Awesome, Heather! I know you'll love it in a sandwich too 😀
What an interesting combinations. It looks so delicious!
Delicious meals can happen when you think outside the box 🙂 Thanks for visiting, Cristina!
Good morning Jas, I use all the ingredients you have listed, but I have never thought about putting them all together to make a sandwich. This is a fabulous sandwich and I cannot wait to make it. I just know my husband will love it as well.
Best Wishes
Daphne
Hi, Daphne! We just can't stop eating them.If you're going to make them I'd suggest doubling the batch, unless you can contain yourselves. We always fail, lol.
Ok. I'm not crazy! I used spin dip as like a spread on a sandwich. Never thought to grill cheese it! Thanks so much for the idea and letting me know I'm normal to want to eat it this way!'nn
Haha, Patty, you're completely normal! I don't think there are any rules on how to make or eat a sandwich, so whatever floats your boat. At least that's my story and I'm sticking to it, lol! 😉
Jas that dip looks pretty amazing. I couldn't get past it to see the sandwich. But since you say this is grilled cheese month I'll have to force myself to see that too. Who is it that can live without cheese? Certainly not I!!
Me neither, Mary! I tried, but it keeps calling my name, lol. I love cheese too much. Hope you're having a great weekend!
I love hearty grilled cheese sandwiches. I can't wait to try this one. And I'm glad you tried it with cheddar and found out its better with mozzarella, because thats a mistake I would have made, I am sure, since I use cheddar for almost everything!
🙂 gwingal
Learn from other people mistakes, my mom always used to say. If only I listened to her sooner, ha! Thanks for stopping in and have a great weekend!
You've taken everything I loved and put it in one recipe-is that even possible? Thanks for sharing this at the #HomeMattersParty! I'm definitely trying this sandwich.
I certainly hope so, Lynn! Thanks for visiting and have a super weekend!
This sounds like a little bit of heaven!!!
Thanks, Colleen! To me, it tastes just like a bit of heaven too!!!
This one made me thoroughly hungry - yum!
I'm so glad, Lynda! Thank you 😀
This looks delicious! Thanks for the tip about the cheddar, I might have tried that too!
You're welcome, Allison! It's not bad, by any means, but it doesn't have that spinach and artichoke dip flavor 🙂
It's like spinach artichoke dip in a sandwich! YUM!
It's exactly that, Christie! 🙂
"Jassy" new look you've got here, nice.
I would never have thought of this is a million years, but I game to try it in consideration of cheese month.
What a sport, right?
p.s. I'm GLAD it's not the healthy version - too much talk of healthy eating & calories & stuff just bores me because it's been SO overdone that the whole thing seems to have just become a jumble of buzzwords. Can't we just eat food and enjoy it?
Thank you so much Mrs. Shoes! I agree with you on healthy food. I say everything in moderation 🙂
That's one of the best grilled cheese recipes I've found. Thanks so much! I will try it!
Aw, thank you! You made my day 😀
Mmm that looks so delicious
Mollyx
Thanks, Molly! It really is delicious, if you like spinach and artichoke dip.
Totally loving this cheesy addictive sandwich melt. Great new site, clean and easy to navigate. We were both overdue for a cleanup. Just pinned!
Hi, Bobbi! Thank you for the compliments on my new design. I wanted a new look for a long time but was dreading the work. Still needs some tweaking but I can finally relax and do it at the slower pace.
Oh how scrumptiously delicious. All that gooey, oozy cheese with spinach and artichokes just has to be a winner, whether it's in a sandwich or as a dip. Yummy
P.S.Your new web site looks stunning Jas
Thank you so much, Michelle! I'm very pleased you like it 😀 Hope your week is going great!
Artichokes are on my 2017 to -try list, and what a great way to do it!
Hi, Jolene! Artichokes are best when mixed with another flavor. I also love them in a sauce like in my Italian chicken with artichoke sauce recipe. Hope you like them!
This looks like such a fantastic sandwich - yum!
Thank you, Caroline! 🙂
I love your new look!!! And this sandwich looks amazing. I love spinach artichoke dip and making it into the feature of a grilled cheese is a wonderful idea! That way I don't have to feel bad about eating a pile of chips!
Thank you! It was long overdue. I love every sandwich featured. Each is unique and I can't wait to try them all!
Missing the meat already, Jas!
You can always add some meat, Ann 😉
Sooooo hungry now!!! 🙂
Looks amazing!
- Mersad
Ha, ha, sorry, Mersad! 😉
Wonderful food photos. Yes, I would love to have this sandwich .
Thank you so much! Compliments are always welcomed! Have a wonderful week!
Great idea using the spinach artichoke dip and I think homemade is always best.
Thank you, Wendy! I totally agree 😀