This classic dish, a staple of high-end steakhouses and humble tables alike, is one that every cook should learn to make. We’ve carefully crafted this recipe to capture the ultimate classic creamed-spinach characteristics so that it can be your textbook version and an heirloom to pass down. Once you’ve made it and seen how easy it is, there’s a good chance it’ll be on your table more often than for just special-occasion feasts. It’s creamy and satisfying even though it takes just 35 minutes to make. The ingredients are all easily accessible staples, but the inclusion of nutmeg might surprise you. If you associate that spice more with cookies than vegetables, you’re in for a pleasant surprise. Rather than dominating the dish, or even standing out on its own, nutmeg in this application serves to elevate the flavors of the key ingredients—cream and spinach—and bring them into harmony. As a finishing touch, we’ve added butter-toasted panko bread crumbs for a pleasant little crunch that we think you’ll find very satisfying.
Creamed Spinach
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 35 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup Progresso™ plain panko crispy bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 3 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 1/3 cups half-and-half
- 4 packages (5 oz each) baby spinach leaves
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Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1In 8-inch skillet, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter over medium heat. Stir in bread crumbs. Cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown. Place crumbs in small bowl; set aside.
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Step2In 1-quart saucepan, melt 3 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat. Add onion; cook, stirring frequently, 4 to 5 minutes, or until tender. Stir in flour salt, pepper and nutmeg. Cook and stir until mixture is bubbly. Gradually stir in half-and-half. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; set aside.
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Step3In 12-inch skillet, heat remaining 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Gradually add spinach. Cook, stirring, just until spinach is wilted. Stir in half-and-half mixture. Cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes or just until heated. Spoon mixture into serving bowl; top with toasted bread crumbs.
Nutrition
240
Calories
16g
Total Fat
6g
Protein
17g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 240
- Calories from Fat
- 140
- Total Fat
- 16g
- 25%
- Saturated Fat
- 10g
- 50%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 45mg
- 15%
- Sodium
- 500mg
- 21%
- Potassium
- 630mg
- 18%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 17g
- 6%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 10%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 6g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 190%
- 190%
- Vitamin C
- 25%
- 25%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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