Easy Creamed Spinach Food Wine Recipes

EASY CREAMED SPINACH

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add spinach, and cook just until wilted, about 1 minute. Drain in a colander; rinse with cold water until cool. Squeeze spinach to remove as much liquid as possible; coarsely chop, and set aside.
• In a large saucepan, heat butter over medium. Add onion and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion softens, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add cream cheese and milk; cook, stirring, until cream cheese is melted and smooth. Stir in spinach. Simmer over medium heat until mixture thickens, 8 to 10 minutes. Add nutmeg; season with salt and pepper.

FAST AND EASY CREAMED SPINACH

Steps:

• Pour olive oil into a large soup pot, place over high heat, add spinach, and cover. Cook for 1 minute, uncover, and lightly stir until most of the leaves are bright green and wilted, about 2 minutes. Quickly drain spinach in a strainer and transfer to a plate lined with 4 or 5 paper towels. Once cool enough to handle, squeeze as much liquid from the spinach as possible. Transfer spinach to a cutting board and coarsely chop.
• Mix salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and nutmeg in a small bowl.
• Place a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter in skillet, and stir shallot in the hot butter until just barely golden and translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir seasoning mixture into shallot mixture and pour in cream. Raise heat to medium-high and reduce cream sauce to about half, about 5 minutes. Stir in lemon zest.
• Reduce heat to low and toss spinach with cream sauce in skillet. Cook and stir until spinach is heated through and coated, about 2 minutes. Stir Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese into spinach until thoroughly combined; serve immediately.

EASY CREAMED SPINACH

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add shallot, garlic and nutmeg. Cook, stirring frequently, until shallots have become translucent, about 2-3 minutes. Whisk in flour until lightly browned, about 1-2 minutes. Gradually whisk in heavy cream and milk. Cook, whisking constantly, until the sauce has begun to thicken, about 5 minutes. Stir in cheeses until melted, about 1-2 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Stir in spinach until well combined, about 1 minute. Serve immediately.

CREAMED SPINACH (FROM FROZEN)

Steps:

• Place the frozen spinach in a microwave-safe bowl. Cover and microwave on high just until thawed, about 4 minutes.
• Place the spinach in a colander and press on it with the back of a large spoon to remove as much liquid as possible.
• In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• Stir in the spinach, salt, pepper, nutmeg, heavy cream, and Parmesan.
• Cook, stirring, just until heated through, 1-2 minutes, then serve.

LIGHTER CREAMED SPINACH

Steps:

• Gently melt the soft cheese in a medium saucepan. When melted, add the spinach and stir well to combine. Heat gently until warmed through. Add the nutmeg, season, then serve immediately.

CREAMED SPINACH

Steps:

• Blanch the spinach: Boil a pot of water, then turn off the heat. Add the spinach, stir, and let it soak for 20-30 seconds. Drain the spinach in a colander in the sink and immediately run the spinach under cold water to halt the cooking. Let it drain the colander while making the sauce.
• Sauté onion and garlic: In a saucepan pan over medium-high heat, add the olive oil and. Stir in the onion and cook for 3-4 minutes until softened and translucent. Add the garlic and cook for another 30 seconds until aromatic. Stir in the flour and cook for another 2 minutes. Add the milk, mix well until smooth and thickened.
• Add the spinach and cook: Add the spinach to the saucepan, salt, and pepper. Stir well to combine. Cook for another 3 to 5 minutes until sauce has thickened.
• Blend: Add the creamed spinach to a food processor and pulse a few times until it's reached your desired consistency.
• Serve: warm with some freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

EASY CREAMED SPINACH

Steps:

• In a large sauté pan, heat the butter over a medium heat. Tip in the spinach and wilt for 5 mins until all the liquid from the spinach has evaporated.
• Add the double cream and grated Parmesan. Season well and add a little nutmeg, if you like. Serve as a delicious side to smoked haddock.

BEST HEALTHY CREAMED SPINACH

Steps:

• COOK SPINACH: Cook frozen spinach in microwave as per package instructions. I add a teaspoon of water and microwave it, covered, for 3 1/2 minutes on High. Drain in strainer, squeezing out as much moisture as possible. It's ok if a little bit remains. Note 1 for using fresh spinach.
• MAKE CREAM SAUCE: Heat butter and/or oil on medium heat in a medium saucepan. Add onions and sauté gently for 3 minutes. Add garlic and sauté another 30 seconds. Mix in flour to make a roux. Stir for 2 minutes until it turns pale brown. Don't let it get dark. Add any combination of milk and cream that you like to equal 1 1/2 cups/354 ml. I generally use mostly fat free or 2% milk and about 1/4 cup half and half (10%) cream. Stir until thickened, about 5 minutes. Add salt, black pepper and nutmeg (if using) to your taste.
• COMBINE: Stir in cooked well-squeezed-out chopped spinach. Add Parmesan cheese if using. If mixture is too thick, add more milk until desired consistency is reached. Taste and adjust seasonings. Serve immediately. Note 3 to make ahead.

EASY CREAMED SPINACH

Steps:

• Melt 1/4 cup of butter in a medium-sized pot over medium heat. Whisk in the flour and cook for a couple of minutes until light golden. Add in the onion and cook until transparent (about 2-3 minutes), then add the garlic and cook until fragrant (about 30 seconds).
• Pour in the milk (or half and half), whisking constantly until the white sauce thickens (about 5 minutes). Season with salt, pepper, nutmeg and cayenne (If using). If the sauce is too thick, add another 1/4 cup of milk to the sauce, whisking it through until reaching your desired thickness.
• For the spinach: melt the remaining butter in a separate pan, and add spinach in batches, wilting each batch before adding the next, until all spinach is wilted. (Add a small spoon of water if the pan gets too dry.)Alternatively: Cook the spinach in a pot of boiling water for just one minute; then immerse in a cold water bath to stop the cooking process. Squeeze out any excess water from the leaves and set aside.
• Season the cream sauce with salt, pepper, nutmeg and cayenne. Add wilted spinach to the cream sauce, stirring gently to combine. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and serve immediately.

CREAMED SPINACH

Steps:

• Wash and dry spinach if using fresh. Remove any tough stems and roughly chop.
• Cook spinach in a pan with olive oil over medium heat until wilted and cooked through, about 3 minutes. Remove from pan and place in a strainer to drain.
• Add onion and butter to the pan and cook on medium low heat until onion is softened. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a simmer while stirring until smooth. Simmer 1-2 minutes or until thickened.
• Squeeze any excess moisture out of the spinach. Add back to the pan and stir to combine. Heat through and serve.

EASY CREAMED SPINACH

Steps:

• In a cooking pan, heat the butter and add the spinach.
• Saute the spinach until soft.
• Add salt and pepper to your taste.
• Crush the garlic and set it aside.
• Separately, mix flour and milk until smooth and free of any lumps.
• Add the milk and flour to the spinach and keep mixing to keep it creamy.
• If it gets too thick, add a little bit of milk to the pan.
• Add the garlic.
• Keep mixing-taste for salt and pepper.
• Remove it from the heat and serve.
• Note: If you want it smoother, use a vertical blender for few seconds, especially if you serve it to young kids. It makes a great dip as well, served with pita chips.

WILTED SPINACH WITH BUTTER AND WINE

Steps:

• This dish takes only 5 minutes to prepare, so begin preheating the skillet 7-8 minutes before you are ready to sit down and eat.
• Heat a medium sized skillet over medium heat. With the flat side of your knife, make a garlic paste with smashed garlic and salt. Melt butter into pan. Add garlic paste to the pan and the spinach in bunches, adding more spinach to the pan as it wilts down. When all of the spinach is wilted, add wine and turn to coat. Let wine cook down a minute or 2. Season spinach with salt and pepper and serve.

CREAMED SPINACH

Steps:

• Wash the spinach in several changes of water to get rid of any grit. Drain the spinach but keep some of the water clinging to the leaves. Heat the butter and oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the spinach and garlic. Cook, turning frequently, until the spinach has wilted down evenly. Remove the garlic and put the spinach into a colander and let it drain well. Press out as much liquid as you can from the leaves and chop them coarsely.
• Heat the skillet again over medium-high heat and add the cream and nutmeg; cook until it reduces a bit, about 5 minutes. Add the spinach and parmesan and season with salt and pepper. Cook until the spinach is hot, about 5 more minutes. Serve immediately.

EASY CREAMED SPINACH- FOOD & WINE

Steps:

• 1. Steam spinach in bags in microwave, 2 min. Let cool, squeeze out as much liquid as possible.
• 2. In large skillet, cook the butter, shallots, and garlic over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent but not browned, about 5 min. Remove from head, add Cognac and Pernod. Flame. Stir in spinach, cream, and thyme. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring, until thickened, several minutes. Discard thyme sprigs. Season with nutmeg, salt, and white pepper. Transfer to a bowl and serve hot.
• Can be made and refrigerated overnight.

CREAMED SPINACH FOR A SMALL FAMILY

Steps:

• Heat soup in a saucepan over medium heat until hot, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir butter, flour, garlic salt, onion powder, salt, and black pepper into soup; add spinach, stir, and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.