Microwave Creamed Spinach

Microwave Creamed Spinach is a gluten free recipe with 4 servings. One portion of this dish contains roughly 5g of protein, 20g of fat, and a total of 226 calories. For $1.55 per serving, this recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 40 people have made this recipe and would make it again. This recipe from Foodnetwork requires juice of lemon, heavy cream, onion, and unsalted butter. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 20 minutes. A few people really liked this side dish. Overall, this recipe earns a pretty good spoonacular score of 68%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Healthy Creamed Spinach: Less cream, more spinach, just as good, Creamed Spinach, and Creamed Spinach.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 5 minutes

Cooking duration: 15 minutes

 

Ingredients:

12 ounces baby spinach

Pinch cayenne pepper

1 ounce cream cheese, cut into 4 pieces

1/3 cup toasted breadcrumbs or fried onions

1 clove garlic, minced

1/2 cup heavy cream

Finely grated zest and juice of 1/2 lemon

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Pinch freshly grated nutmeg

1 small onion, finely chopped

3 tablespoons grated Parmesan

1 tablespoon unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Equipment:

plastic wrap

microwave

knife

bowl

oven

baking pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Place spinach and 2 tablespoons water in a microwave-safe large bowl. Cover tightly with plastic wrap; cut a small slit in the center with the tip of a paring knife to vent excess steam. Microwave on high (at 100 percent power), stirring halfway through, until the spinach is just wilted, 3 minutes in an 1,100-watt oven or 6 minutes in a 700-watt oven. (When removing the plastic wrap, be careful to avoid the hot steam.) Scatter the onions, garlic, butter, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a couple grinds of black pepper in a microwave-safe 8-inch square baking dish. Cover tightly with plastic wrap; cut a small slit in the center. Microwave on high (at 100 percent power) until the onions are soft and translucent, 5 minutes in an 1,100-watt oven or 8 minutes in a 700-watt oven. If the onions are still a little hard, microwave again, covered, in 30-second increments, stirring after each. Squeeze the wilted spinach completely dry, and place in the baking dish with the onion mixture. Add the heavy cream, cream cheese, Parmesan, cayenne, nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper, and stir to combine. Microwave, uncovered, on high (at 100 percent power) for 5 minutes in an 1,100-watt oven or 7 minutes in a 700-watt oven. The spinach should be hot and bubbly and the cream slightly thickened. Add the lemon juice, and stir. Top with breadcrumbs or fried onions and some lemon zest.

 

Step by step:


1. Place spinach and 2 tablespoons water in a microwave-safe large bowl. Cover tightly with plastic wrap; cut a small slit in the center with the tip of a paring knife to vent excess steam. Microwave on high (at 100 percent power), stirring halfway through, until the spinach is just wilted, 3 minutes in an 1,100-watt oven or 6 minutes in a 700-watt oven. (When removing the plastic wrap, be careful to avoid the hot steam.)

2. Scatter the onions, garlic, butter, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a couple grinds of black pepper in a microwave-safe 8-inch square baking dish. Cover tightly with plastic wrap; cut a small slit in the center. Microwave on high (at 100 percent power) until the onions are soft and translucent, 5 minutes in an 1,100-watt oven or 8 minutes in a 700-watt oven. If the onions are still a little hard, microwave again, covered, in 30-second increments, stirring after each.

3. Squeeze the wilted spinach completely dry, and place in the baking dish with the onion mixture.

4. Add the heavy cream, cream cheese, Parmesan, cayenne, nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper, and stir to combine. Microwave, uncovered, on high (at 100 percent power) for 5 minutes in an 1,100-watt oven or 7 minutes in a 700-watt oven. The spinach should be hot and bubbly and the cream slightly thickened.

5. Add the lemon juice, and stir. Top with breadcrumbs or fried onions and some lemon zest.


Nutrition Information:

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225k Calories
5g Protein
19g Total Fat
8g Carbs
14% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
225k
11%

Fat
19g
31%

  Saturated Fat
11g
73%

Carbohydrates
8g
3%

  Sugar
1g
2%

Cholesterol
58mg
20%

Sodium
395mg
17%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
5g
10%

Vitamin K
412µg
393%

Vitamin A
8635IU
173%

Folate
171µg
43%

Manganese
0.81mg
40%

Vitamin C
27mg
33%

Magnesium
74mg
19%

Calcium
161mg
16%

Potassium
544mg
16%

Vitamin E
2mg
14%

Iron
2mg
14%

Vitamin B2
0.22mg
13%

Vitamin B6
0.21mg
11%

Phosphorus
101mg
10%

Fiber
2g
9%

Copper
0.13mg
6%

Vitamin B1
0.09mg
6%

Zinc
0.71mg
5%

Vitamin B3
0.68mg
3%

Selenium
2µg
3%

Vitamin B5
0.22mg
2%

Vitamin D
0.32µg
2%

Vitamin B12
0.12µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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