Garlicky Spinach and Artichoke Dip Pull Apart Sliders

Key Ingredients

These sandwich sliders are made with simple ingredients, many you probably already have on hand. If there is a substitution for an ingredient, you’ll find it below:

• Seasoning: kosher salt, fresh cracked black pepper, red pepper flakes, Italian seasoning, onion powder, and garlic powder all add extra flavor to this dish. Other seasonings like mined onion, paprika, or cayenne pepper also work.
• Garlic: add as many fresh garlic cloves as desired, I use upwards of around 5 or 6 large cloves. Jarred minced garlic can be used as well.
• Cheese: this recipe uses a mixture of shredded mozzarella and shredded parmesan cheese. You could swap out other types of shredded cheese like pepper jack cheese or shredded gruyere.
• Cream cheese: full fat cream cheese works best but low-fat can be used if desired. Make sure to softened your cream cheese first.
• Sour cream dip: I use AE Dairy’s garlic sour cream dip, any flavor sour cream dip will work or use plain sour cream.
• Butter: unsalted butter is preferred. Ghee, olive oil, or avocado oil may also be used.
• Spinach: frozen chopped spinach is the best option for this recipe. Make sure you thaw and remove moisture from the spinach before adding it into the dip. Fresh spinach doesn’t work the same.
• Artichokes: jarred marinated artichokes add the best flavor and texture but canned artichokes can also be used, make sure the give them a good chop first.
• Dinner rolls: sweet Hawaiian rolls are preferred but this recipe will work with any slider bun or dinner roll.

How To Make The Spinach Dip Slider Sandwiches

Let’s talk a little about how to make Garlicky Spinach and Artichoke Dip Pull Apart Sliders (The printable instructions are in the recipe card below.)

Quick overview:

• Prepare spinach artichoke dip. Split buns in half.
• Layer spinach dip on bottom half of buns and top with cheese and the top half of buns.
• Prepare the melted butter mixture and drizzle over the sliders.
• Cover and bake until gooey. Enjoy!

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, grease a baking dish and set aside. Slice the Hawaiian rolls in half lengthwise. Place the bottom half of the rolls in the baking dish.
2. In a small mixing bowl combine the minced garlic, red pepper flakes, garlic powder, kosher salt, black pepper, Italian seasoning, and onion powder.
3. In a large mixing bowl combine spinach, chopped artichokes, half of the mozzarella, parmesan, sour cream dip, parmesan cheese, cream cheese, and half of the garlic seasoning mixture from above. Mix to combine.
4. Spread the spinach artichoke dip over the bottom half of the rolls. Sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella cheese and top with the top of the buns.

5. Add the melted butter to the bowl with the remaining garlic seasoning blend, stir to combine. Pour evenly over the top of the rolls. Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 for 18-20 minutes or until gooey.

Recipe Notes:

• Jarred marinated artichokes add extra flavor but canned artichokes can be a substitute. 
• Make sure to thaw and squeeze out any extra moisture in the spinach, you can do this using a clean dish towel. You want to remove as much liquid from the spinach as possible so it doesn’t make the sliders soggy while baking. 
• Any flavor of sour cream dip can be used or substitute plain sour cream.
  

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