Creamed Spinach with Bacon

Creamed Spinach with Bacon might be just the side dish you are searching for. For $1.47 per serving, this recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 210 calories, 8g of protein, and 15g of fat. This recipe serves 4. If you have spinach, garlic, whole milk, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 722 people have tried and liked this recipe. It is brought to you by Simply Recipes. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 93%, this dish is great. Similar recipes include Creamed Spinach With Bacon, Creamed Spinach with Bacon, and Creamed bacon and spinach toast.

Servings: 4

 

Ingredients:

3 to 4 strips of bacon, uncooked, finely chopped

2 Tbsp butter

2 Tbsp flour

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

A pinch of nutmeg

1 medium onion, finely chopped

Salt and pepper to taste

1 pound fresh spinach, about 2 large bunches

1 cup whole milk

Equipment:

pot

frying pan

sauce pan

whisk

Cooking instruction summary:

1 Cut off the thick stems of the spinach and discard. Clean the spinach by filling up your sink with water and soaking the spinach to loosen any sand or dirt. Drain the spinach and then repeat soaking and draining. 2 Blanch the spinach in a pot of boiling water until the spinach is wilted, about 1 to 2 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water to stop the spinach from cooking further. Squeeze the spinach to remove all the moisture possible. Chop the spinach and set aside.3 Heat a large skillet on medium high. Add the chopped bacon and sauté until the bacon begins to render some of its fat. Add the chopped onion and garlic. Sauté until onions are translucent.4 Make the béchamel sauce. Melt butter in a small saucepan on medium/low heat until it just starts to bubble. Add the flour and cook, stirring until smooth, about 2 minutes. Slowly add the milk, whisking continuously, cooking until thick. 5 Combine spinach, bacon and onion mixture, and béchamel sauce into one pan. Add nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a simmer, remove from heat and serve.

 

Step by step:


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2. Cut off the thick stems of the spinach and discard. Clean the spinach by filling up your sink with water and soaking the spinach to loosen any sand or dirt.

3. Drain the spinach and then repeat soaking and draining. 2 Blanch the spinach in a pot of boiling water until the spinach is wilted, about 1 to 2 minutes.

4. Drain and rinse in cold water to stop the spinach from cooking further. Squeeze the spinach to remove all the moisture possible. Chop the spinach and set aside.3

5. Heat a large skillet on medium high.

6. Add the chopped bacon and sauté until the bacon begins to render some of its fat.

7. Add the chopped onion and garlic. Sauté until onions are translucent.4 Make the béchamel sauce. Melt butter in a small saucepan on medium/low heat until it just starts to bubble.

8. Add the flour and cook, stirring until smooth, about 2 minutes. Slowly add the milk, whisking continuously, cooking until thick. 5

9. Combine spinach, bacon and onion mixture, and béchamel sauce into one pan.

10. Add nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a simmer, remove from heat and serve.


Nutrition Information:

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210k Calories
8g Protein
14g Total Fat
13g Carbs
26% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
210k
11%

Fat
14g
23%

  Saturated Fat
7g
45%

Carbohydrates
13g
4%

  Sugar
4g
5%

Cholesterol
32mg
11%

Sodium
470mg
20%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
8g
16%

Vitamin K
548µg
522%

Vitamin A
10916IU
218%

Folate
235µg
59%

Manganese
1mg
55%

Vitamin C
34mg
41%

Magnesium
102mg
26%

Potassium
795mg
23%

Vitamin B2
0.36mg
21%

Calcium
192mg
19%

Iron
3mg
19%

Vitamin E
2mg
17%

Vitamin B6
0.33mg
17%

Phosphorus
145mg
15%

Vitamin B1
0.21mg
14%

Fiber
3g
13%

Selenium
8µg
12%

Copper
0.19mg
10%

Vitamin B3
1mg
9%

Zinc
1mg
7%

Vitamin D
0.97µg
6%

Vitamin B12
0.37µg
6%

Vitamin B5
0.46mg
5%

covered percent of daily need
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