Skillet Spinach and Artichoke Dip with Grilled Flatbread

13 Aug 2023

Skillet Spinach and Artichoke Dip with Grilled Flatbread

1 hour 15 minutes, plus rising time for the flatbread dough | easy | Serves 8-10

This is our version of the classic spinach and artichoke dip, served in the Jupiter Outback cast iron skillet. This is the perfect way to feed a crowd when you have people over, or to bring out at a special event or party. We use a cheese sauce as the base of the dip, before adding the more usual artichokes, spinach and cream cheese. Served with fresh flatbreads, this dip is hard to resist!

Ingredients

  • 50g unsalted butter
  • 50g plain flour
  • 500ml whole milk
  • White pepper, to season
  • 100g Red Leicester grated, plus a little extra for the top
  • 100g low moisture mozzarella, grated
  • Parmesan, for grating on top
  • 400g spinach
  • 400g spinach
  • 2 leeks, trimmed and thinly sliced
  • 150g cream cheese
  • Splash of white wine
  • 100g panko breadcrumbs
  • 75g Parmesan, grated
  • 150g yoghurt
  • 200ml warm water
  • 500g strong white bread flour
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 x 7g sachet dried yeast

Directions

1.

To make the flatbreads

To make the flatbreads, mix everything together in a bowl and knead on a lightly floured surface
for a few minutes, until smooth and springy.

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0.

Leave the dough

Leave the dough in a warm place for an hour or so until it has roughly doubled in size.

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3.

Preheat two gas burners

Preheat two gas burners on the Jupiter Outback BBQ. Knock back the dough and divide into 8 balls. Roll the dough balls flat.

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4.

Cook rolled out flatbreads

Cook rolled out flatbreads for 2-3 minutes over direct heat until a little charred on each side, then set aside to rest.

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5.

Make the cheese sauce

Make the cheese sauce by heating the milk in one saucepan and melting the butter in another. Once the butter is foaming, add the flour and whisk to incorporate. Cook this mixture, whisking all the time, for a couple of minutes.

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6.

Begin adding the milk

Begin adding the milk, a ladleful at a time. Whisk to incorporate fully before adding the next. Once all the milk is incorporated, season with salt and white pepper. Add the Red Leicester, reserving a little for the top of the pancakes, then add the mozzarella. Continue whisking until both cheeses are fully melted. Cover and set aside.

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7.

Light the two central burners

Light the two central burners on the Jupiter Outback BBQ and set the heat to medium-low. Once hot, add a splash of oil in the Jupiter Outback cast iron skillet and soften the leeks gently for around 10 minutes, stirring.

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8.

Add the splash of white wine

Add the splash of white wine and let it bubble down, then add the spinach and close the lid of the BBQ. Allow the spinach to wilt down for a few minutes.

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9.

Remove the spinach mixture

Remove the spinach mixture to a bowl and mix in the artichokes and cream cheese. Season with salt and pepper.

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10.

Combine the cheese sauce

Combine the cheese sauce with the artichoke and cream cheese mixture and return to the skillet. Sprinkle with the breadcrumbs and Parmesan. Close the lid of the BBQ on the opposite side to the heat, and cook for 5 minutes, or until everything is bubbling and golden.

11.

You can also try adding herbs and spices to the flatbreads when mixing the dough, for example try adding some chilli flakes if you like it spicy, or mix through soft herbs, such as chives.

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Recipe Author

Recipe Author

Helen Graves

Helen Graves is an award-winning recipe, food and travel writer with a particular interest in barbecue. She writes freelance for many major food and drink publications and is editor of Pit, the UK's first independent magazine about live-fire cooking. Helen has created a series of exclusive recipes for Outback that focus on maximising flavour for the home cook using lots of spices, fresh herbs and BBQ technique.

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