Southern Sauteed Spinach Recipes

SAUTEED SPINACH

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the garlic in oil for 1 minute. Add wine. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half., Add spinach and salt; cook and stir for 2 minutes or just until spinach is wilted. Serve with a slotted spoon.

SAUTEED SHRIMP AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Stir together garlic, pepper, salt and lemon zest.
• Blend in lemon juice and olive oil.
• Set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the shrimp, and cook for 2 minutes.
• Stir in the spinach and cook just until the greens are wilted and shrimp turn pink (about 2-3 minutes).
• Stir in the lemon-olive oil mixture.
• Toss well.
• Serve immediately.

SAUTEED SPINACH WITH GARLIC

Steps:

• In a large saute pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic, and cook until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer garlic to paper towels; reserve. Discard oil.
• Spray pan with cooking spray, and heat over medium heat. Coarsely chop the spinach and stalks. Working in batches, add the damp spinach to the pan. Cover, and cook until spinach just begins to wilt, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer the cooked spinach to a metal bowl, and cook the remaining spinach. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle the reserved garlic over spinach, and serve warm with a wedge of fresh lemon.

GARLIC SAUTEED SPINACH

Steps:

• Rinse the spinach well in cold water to make sure it's very clean. Spin it dry in a salad spinner, leaving just a little water clinging to the leaves.
• In a very large pot or Dutch oven, heat the olive oil and saute the garlic over medium heat for about 1 minute, but not until it's browned. Add all the spinach, the salt, and pepper to the pot, toss it with the garlic and oil, cover the pot, and cook it for 2 minutes. Uncover the pot, turn the heat on high, and cook the spinach for another minute, stirring with a wooden spoon, until all the spinach is wilted. Using a slotted spoon, lift the spinach to a serving bowl and top with the butter, a squeeze of lemon, and a sprinkling of sea or kosher salt. Serve hot.

SAUTEED SPINACH WITH BACON

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until crispy, 5 to 8 minutes. With a slotted spoon, remove bacon, leaving fat in skillet; drain on a paper towel. Set aside.
• Increase heat to high; fill skillet with as much spinach as will fit. Season with salt and pepper. Cook, tossing spinach and adding more as it wilts (it may take up to 2 minutes to fit it all). Continue to cook until tender, 1 to 3 minutes.
• Tilt skillet to drain water from spinach (using slotted spoon or a spatula to hold spinach back). Mix in vinegar; season with salt and pepper. Serve sprinkled with crispy bacon.

QUICK AND EASY SAUTEED SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the spinach to the skillet and cover; allow to cook 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic salt and cover again for another 5 minutes; remove from heat. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese to serve.

SOUTHERN STYLE SPINACH

Steps:

• Thaw spinach and squeeze out excess juice.
• Fry bacon till crisp, remove and reserve 3 tablespoons of drippings.
• Saute onions, garlic, and jalapenos in bacon drippings, just until onions are translucent.
• Add vinegar and brown sugar and stir until disolved.
• Add spinach and saute for about 5 minutes.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Sprinkle on crumbled bacon.

SPINACH WITH APPLES AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet or wok over low heat. Add the garlic, pine nuts, and apple; cook until the nuts and garlic are golden and the apple is just soft, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Increase the heat to medium, and add the spinach to the skillet. Stir and cook another 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

SOUTHERN SAUTEED SPINACH

Steps:

• 1. In a small frypan, heat bacon grease over medium heat. Squeeze out about half of the liquid from thawed spinach. Add it to pan and add all other ingredients on top. Stir to combine well, and sautee while stirring frequently until spinach is hot. Turn heat to low and simmer a few minutes until liquid is gone.

SAUTEED SPINACH WITH BACON AND ONIONS

Steps:

• In a large saute pan, melt the bacon grease over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and stir to cook until the onions are very soft, about 5 minutes. Add the vinegar, crushed red pepper flakes, salt and pepper and stir; add the spinach and toss it around, cooking until it's just wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve immediately so the spinach is wilted but not soggy.