King's Hawaiian Spinach Dip Bread Bowl
King's Hawaiian Spinach Dip Bread Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 King's Hawaiian sweet round bread
- 24 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 12 ounces frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
- 8 ounces shredded Colby Jack cheese
- 1 teaspoon Meat Church Holy Gospel BBQ Rub, or your favorite seasoning, as needed
- 16 ounces sour cream
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted, optional
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Place the softened cream cheese into an aluminum baking pan.
⏱️ 2 min•🌡️ 350
- 2
Add the thawed and squeezed dry chopped spinach over the cream cheese in the pan.
⏱️ 1 min
- 3
Evenly sprinkle 8 ounces of shredded mozzarella cheese and 8 ounces of shredded Colby Jack cheese over the spinach and cream cheese.
⏱️ 1 min
- 4
Add a few shakes (approximately 1 teaspoon) of Meat Church Holy Gospel BBQ Rub, or your preferred seasoning, over the ingredients in the pan.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Pour the 16 ounces of sour cream into the pan with the other ingredients.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Place the aluminum pan with the dip ingredients into the preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes to soften and melt the ingredients.
⏱️ 30 min•🌡️ 350
- 7
While the dip bakes, prepare the King's Hawaiian sweet round bread. Using a bread knife, carefully cut around the top perimeter of the bread, creating a lid. Do not cut all the way through to the bottom.
⏱️ 3 min
- 8
Hollow out the inside of the bread, leaving a thick wall and bottom, to create a bread bowl. Reserve the removed bread pieces for serving.
⏱️ 2 min
- 9
Once the dip is out of the oven, use a spatula to thoroughly mix all the melted and softened ingredients together until well combined and creamy.
⏱️ 2 min
- 10
Spoon the mixed spinach dip into the hollowed-out King's Hawaiian bread bowl, filling it to the top.
⏱️ 1 min
- 11
Sprinkle additional shredded Colby Jack cheese over the top of the dip in the bread bowl.
⏱️ 1 min
- 12
Place the bread bowl (in its original foil pan or a similar disposable pan) onto a baking sheet for stability. If desired, brush the sides of the bread bowl with melted butter.
⏱️ 1 min
- 13
Return the bread bowl to the oven and bake for another 15 to 25 minutes, or until the cheese on top is nicely browned and bubbly.
⏱️ 15 min•🌡️ 350
- 14
Serve warm with the reserved bread pieces or your favorite chips.
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King's Hawaiian Spinach Dip Bread Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 King's Hawaiian sweet round bread
- 24 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 12 ounces frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
- 8 ounces shredded Colby Jack cheese
- 1 teaspoon Meat Church Holy Gospel BBQ Rub, or your favorite seasoning, as needed
- 16 ounces sour cream
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted, optional
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Place the softened cream cheese into an aluminum baking pan.
⏱️ 2 min•🌡️ 350 - 2
Add the thawed and squeezed dry chopped spinach over the cream cheese in the pan.
⏱️ 1 min - 3
Evenly sprinkle 8 ounces of shredded mozzarella cheese and 8 ounces of shredded Colby Jack cheese over the spinach and cream cheese.
⏱️ 1 min - 4
Add a few shakes (approximately 1 teaspoon) of Meat Church Holy Gospel BBQ Rub, or your preferred seasoning, over the ingredients in the pan.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Pour the 16 ounces of sour cream into the pan with the other ingredients.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Place the aluminum pan with the dip ingredients into the preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes to soften and melt the ingredients.
⏱️ 30 min•🌡️ 350 - 7
While the dip bakes, prepare the King's Hawaiian sweet round bread. Using a bread knife, carefully cut around the top perimeter of the bread, creating a lid. Do not cut all the way through to the bottom.
⏱️ 3 min - 8
Hollow out the inside of the bread, leaving a thick wall and bottom, to create a bread bowl. Reserve the removed bread pieces for serving.
⏱️ 2 min - 9
Once the dip is out of the oven, use a spatula to thoroughly mix all the melted and softened ingredients together until well combined and creamy.
⏱️ 2 min - 10
Spoon the mixed spinach dip into the hollowed-out King's Hawaiian bread bowl, filling it to the top.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Sprinkle additional shredded Colby Jack cheese over the top of the dip in the bread bowl.
⏱️ 1 min - 12
Place the bread bowl (in its original foil pan or a similar disposable pan) onto a baking sheet for stability. If desired, brush the sides of the bread bowl with melted butter.
⏱️ 1 min - 13
Return the bread bowl to the oven and bake for another 15 to 25 minutes, or until the cheese on top is nicely browned and bubbly.
⏱️ 15 min•🌡️ 350 - 14
Serve warm with the reserved bread pieces or your favorite chips.