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    Home » Recipes » Pasta Recipes

    Published: Apr 2, 2021 by Nicole This post may contain affiliate links.

    3 Ingredient Spinach Artichoke Mac and Cheese

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    Spinach mac and cheese is a simple 3 ingredient dish that takes moments of prep work but delivers flavor and uniqueness.

    a bowl of spinach artichoke mac and cheese with more in a pan and owl in background

    Finding minimal ingredient recipes is sometimes a challenge but I have to admit this baked spinach mac and cheese works out pretty well. While I enjoy my spinach artichoke mac and cheese with a sprinkling of salt at the end, my kids enjoy it as-is. Yes, even the picky kids are enjoying the veggie macaroni and cheese. Win-win.

    I like meals that don't require much effort or prep work, which is probably why I keep making this tasty 3 ingredient macaroni and cheese recipe. While it's not the traditional orange cheddar we expect, the flavors are good and the comfort meal feeling is still abundant.

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    • 🍽 Equipment Needed
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • 🍴 Recipe Tips
    • 💭 FAQs
    • 📖 Recipe
    labeled ingredients needed to make spinach artichoke mac and cheese

    🥘 Ingredients

    • Spinach dip
    • Mozzarella cheese
    • Elbow noodles

    🍽 Equipment Needed

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    • Large Pot
    • 9x13 Baking Dish
    • Measuring Cups

    🔪 Instructions

    Check out how to make 3 ingredient mac and cheese with these simple step-by-step instructions:

    Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and grease a 9x13 baking dish.

    Cook your elbow noodles in a large pot according to package directions until al dente.

    boiling elbow noodles in a pot of water

    Drain the noodles and then return to pot. Turn off heat. Stir in the cheese and spinach dip until well mixed.

    ingredients in a pot ready to be mixed

    Place the noodle mixture into the prepared baking dish and bake in the oven for 20 minutes.

    aerial view of spinach artichoke mac and cheese in a baking dish unbaked

    Optionally, broil on high for 1-2 minutes for a golden crisp top.

    baked spinach artichoke mac and cheese in a baking dish

    Serve with a sprinkling of salt added to taste.

    aerial view of a bowl filled with spinach artichoke mac and cheese

    🍴 Recipe Tips

    We've had this spinach and artichoke mac and cheese recipe a few times now and have tried it a few different ways trying to find the perfect combination of noodles or brand of dip.

    While my homemade spinach artichoke dip tastes great in this dish we've personally found that spinach dips with water chestnuts aren't our favorite. The light crunch isn't what we want in our mac and cheese but to each their own.

    Due to different noodles absorbing liquid at different speeds and different dips having different liquid contents you may risk having dry noodles here or there. If you think your mac and cheese is at risk of turning out dry, add in a cup or two of milk or reserved pasta water when stirring in the dip and cheese. Then you'll get a much creamier spinach macaroni and cheese.

    💭 FAQs

    Does this recipe only have 3 ingredients?

    Yes, using storebought dip, cheese, and cooked noodles is all you need for a spinach dip mac and cheese recipe made simple at home. You could however add in more ingredients such as milk, water, other cheese varieties, salt, etc. But this recipe is a great one as-is and a good base to build up from if you wanted to get creative.

    bowls of spinach artichoke mac and cheese

    More great pasta recipes to try

    • Pineapple Teriyaki Yakisoba Noodles
    • Lemon Garlic Butter Pasta
    • Cheddar Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
    • Creamy Roasted Garlic and Tomato Pasta
    • Ramen with Egg and Cheese
    • Pepperoni Pizza Pasta Bake
    • Southern Baked Spaghetti

    📖 Recipe

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    3 Ingredient Spinach Artichoke Mac and Cheese

    Spinach mac and cheese is a simple 3 ingredient dish that takes moments of prep work but delivers on flavor and uniqueness.
    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 20 mins
    Total Time 35 mins
    Servings: 8 servings
    Calories: 318kcal
    Cost Recipe $8.51 / Serving $1.06
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    Equipment

    • Large Pot
    • 9x13 Baking Dish
    • Measuring Cups

    Ingredients

    • 16 ounce box elbow noodles ($0.99)
    • 16 ounce container spinach artichoke dip ($5.54)
    • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (8 ounces) ($1.98)
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    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and grease a 9x13 baking dish.
    • Cook noodles in a pot on the stove according to package directions until al dente.
    • Drain noodles and return to pot. Turn off heat. Stir in cheese and spinach dip until well mixed.
    • Place noodle mixture into baking dish and bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
    • Optionally, broil on high for 1-2 minutes for a golden crisp top.
    • Serve with salt added to taste.

    Notes

    Recipe Tips

    Due to different noodles absorbing liquid at different speeds and different dips having different liquid contents you may risk having dry noodles here or there.
    If you think your mac and cheese is at risk of turning out dry, add in a cup or two of milk or reserved pasta water when stirring in the dip and cheese. Then you'll get a much creamier spinach macaroni and cheese.
     You could add in more ingredients such as milk, water, other cheese varieties, salt, etc. But this recipe is a great one as-is and a good base to build up from if you wanted to get creative.
    I LOVE to use the Marketside brand Spinach and Artichoke dip from Walmart, but try this recipe with your favorite spinach dip.

    Nutritional Information

    Serving: 2scoops | Calories: 318kcal | Carbohydrates: 48.8g | Protein: 17.9g | Fat: 5.3g | Saturated Fat: 1.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1.4g | Cholesterol: 9.3mg | Sodium: 586.4mg | Potassium: 206.3mg | Fiber: 2.7g | Sugar: 2.9g | Vitamin A: 51.3IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 329.4mg | Iron: 2mg
    Author NicoleDurham
    Course dinner, Main Course
    Cuisine American
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