Don’t mess with perfection. This easy, traditional creamed spinach recipe is the only one you need.
Classic Creamed Spinach
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 35 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 2 boxes (10 oz each) frozen spinach
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
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Step1Cook spinach as directed on box; drain well.
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Step2In 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion; cook 4 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add garlic; cook about 1 minute, stirring frequently, until onion is tender.
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Step3Stir in flour with whisk until mixture is smooth and bubbly, stirring constantly. Gradually stir in milk until mixture boils and thickens, stirring frequently. Stir in salt and pepper.
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Step4Stir in drained spinach; cook until thoroughly heated.
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Nutrition
130
Calories
9g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
9g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 130
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 9g
- 13%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 26%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 25mg
- 8%
- Sodium
- 420mg
- 17%
- Potassium
- 260mg
- 8%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 9g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 8%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 120%
- 120%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 1/2 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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