I really had my doubts about this weeks recipe. I love raw spinach so most of the time, it’s uncooked in this house.  If I do choose to heat it, a simple 1-2 in the sauté pan works just fine.  I don’t like a glob of soggy spinach. The recipe for Ellie Krieger’s Creamed Spinach on the Food Network site looked exactly like a glob of green, soggy spinach. However, I didn’t want to disappoint Liz of Not So Skinny Kitchen who made the pick this week so I gave it a try. 

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What a success!  What a delightful dish!  Both Ted and I thought the creamed spinach side dish was great. We coupled it with fresh tuna steaks which turned out a little dry. The creamed spinach offered a moist and tasty pairing with the fish and the entire meal was a hit.

Hopefully my photos look a little more appealing than the dull glob of mossy green on the Network site.

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No matter how hard I tried, it just didn’t seem very photogenic.

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Ellie’s original recipe found HERE.  The way I made it (very minor adjustments) listed below.

  • 2 (10-ounce) packages frozen spinach, thawed
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 2 small shallots, finely chopped (about 1/2 cup)
  • 4 teaspoons all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cups 1 percent milk
  • 1/2 cup low-sodium vegetable broth
  • 2 tablespoons fat free evaporated milk
  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Squeeze all of the water from the spinach. In a large pan, heat the oil over a medium heat. Add the shallots and cook, stirring, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add the flour and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add the milk and broth and cook, scraping up any bits from the bottom of the pan. Bring to a simmer and cook for 2 minutes. Add the spinach and simmer until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the evaporated milk and nutmeg and season to taste with salt and pepper.

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Great pick Liz! You turned us on to a new way of enjoying spinach.

What are your feelings about spinach? Are you a “Green Monster Smoothie” fan?  Are you more of a “Popeye” right from the can spinach fan?  Is fresh best for you?  Tell me how you eat your spinach.

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