Baked Mini Spinach and Artichoke Bites

Spinach and Artichoke Bites are a perfect easy appetizer that combines a favorite dip with crescent rolls for delicious finger food.

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I love the combination of spinach and artichoke together. I’ve made it as a regular dip, a baked dip, and in stuffed shells and quesadillas. This time, I decided to make it slightly thicker than usual and try it with some crescent rolls.

Spinach and Artichoke Bites would be a perfect appetizer for a party. They are a small handheld appetizer and stay good even as they start to cool just a bit.

When we made these, I did them with the crescent dough cut in half and at normal size. While they were delicious, the smaller ones were a bit better. They seemed to have a bit more stuffing compared to the amount of bread. And a large one gets closer to meal portions while the small ones are perfect as an appetizer.

I served mine with a bit more of the filling on the side, or you can dip it in marinara sauce. Some may find marinara an odd choice, but it’s one of my favorites and I liked it with the Spinach and Artichoke Bites.

Spinach Artichoke Bites Ingredients

Spinach Leaves

Use fresh spinach leaves for this recipe. It works better than frozen spinach and has more flavor. I like to use baby spinach leaves because they are smaller and easier to work with. 

Artichoke Hearts

The artichoke hearts are the most important part of the hot spinach artichoke dip that goes in the middle of the bites. The marinated artichoke hearts add a bit of flavor, but you could use plain ones if necessary. I like the ones that are already quartered because they blend easier, but it isn’t necessary. 

Swiss Cheese

While I am not usually a fan of Swiss cheese, it works really well in this recipe. You could also replace it with shredded parmesan cheese or mozzarella cheese. 

Cream Cheese

It doesn’t seem like a lot of cream cheese, but this is what holds the dip together. If you can’t get cream cheese, you could replace it with an equal amount of sour cream. 

Crescent Rolls

The crescent rolls surround the spinach-artichoke dip to hold the bites all together. I like using these because the crescent roll dough is already cut into triangles and is perfect for rolling up. If you can’t get crescent rolls, you could also purchase premade pizza dough in a roll and cut it into triangles. Or use a phyllo shell or a puff pastry cup.

Spinach and Artichoke Bites Step by Step

Ingredients

• 3/4 cups spinach leaves
• 1/4 jar marinated artichoke hearts (drained)
• 1 oz Swiss cheese (shredded)
• 1/2 oz cream cheese (softened to room temperature)
• 2 cans refrigerated crescent rolls

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375F. Prepare all of your ingredients.

Add the spinach, artichoke hearts, Swiss cheese, and cream cheese to a blender and pulse until the mixture is creamy and smooth. Transfer the spinach mixture to a large bowl. 

Unroll the crescent rolls from one can and slice them in half to make each triangle into two triangles. Gently stretch the larger end of each triangle and make a small indention in the dough. It doesn’t have to be much, but enough to hold the dip.

Spoon about 1/4 tbsp of the spinach-artichoke mixture into the indentation on each triangle.

Roll from the widest part of the triangle to form the crescent roll around the filling, pinching the sides to seal any open edges. Continue with all of the triangles. Repeat with the other can of crescent rolls. Place on a cookie sheet sprayed with cooking spray or baking stone about one inch apart.

Bake for about 12-15 minutes, until the crescent rolls are golden brown. Serve your spinach dip bites with more dip or marinara sauce. 

Spinach and Artichoke Bites Leftovers

Storage: We put the leftover Spinach and Artichoke Bites in an airtight container and refrigerated them. I thought they were decent cold, but we both preferred them warmed up. 

Reheating: The best way to reheat is in the toaster oven on the warm setting to add a bit of heat back to the bites without toasting them further.

Recipe

Spinach and Artichoke Bites

Spinach and Artichoke Bites are a perfect easy appetizer that combines a favorite dip with crescent rolls for a delicious finger food.

Prep Time 25 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 40 minutes minutes

Course:

Appetizer

Cuisine:

American

Keyword:

artichoke

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crescent rolls

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spinach

Servings: 32 pieces

5 from 9 votes

Ingredients

• 3/4 cups spinach leaves
• 1/4 jar marinated artichoke hearts (drained)
• 1 oz Swiss cheese (shredded)
• 1/2 oz cream cheese (softened)
• 2 cans refrigerated crescent rolls

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 375F
• Add the spinach, artichoke hearts, Swiss cheese, and cream cheese to a blender
• Pulse until the mixture is creamy and smooth
• Unroll the crescent rolls from one can and slice them in half to make each triangle into two triangles
• Gently stretch the larger end of each triangle and make a small indention in the dough
• Spoon about 1/4 tbsp of the spinach-artichoke mixture into the indentation on each triangle
• Roll from the widest part of the triangle to form the crescent roll around the filling, pinching the sides to seal any open edges
• Continue with all of the triangles
• Repeat with the other can of crescent rolls
• Place on a baking sheet about one inch apart
• Bake for about 12-15 minutes, until the crescent rolls are golden brown

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Nutrition Facts

Spinach and Artichoke Bites

Amount Per Serving (1 piece)

Calories 11 Calories from Fat 9

% Daily Value*

Fat 1g2%

Saturated Fat 1g5%

Cholesterol 1mg0%

Sodium 17mg1%

Potassium 4mg0%

Carbohydrates 1g0%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 1g2%

Vitamin A 79IU2%

Vitamin C 1mg1%

Calcium 8mg1%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.

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