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Cheesy Creamed Spinach

This Cheesy Creamed Spinach is a rich, creamy, and flavorful vegetable side dish made with fresh baby spinach, sweet onion, garlic, and two kinds of cheese. It’s a quick and easy recipe that’s perfect for holidays or weeknight dinners. Use fresh or frozen spinach!

Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword easy side dish, spinach recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 295 kcal
Author Sandy Clifton

Ingredients

  • 16-ounces Fresh Baby Spinach (see Notes)
  • 3 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
  • ¼ cup Minced Sweet Onion (2-oz)
  • 1 cup Half and Half (or heavy cream)
  • 1 Tablespoon Minced Garlic
  • ½ teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • ¼ teaspoon Pepper
  • 4 slices Provolone Cheese (3-oz) or use shredded
  • ⅓ cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese

Instructions

Prep

  1. Gather all ingredients and equipment together. Do the necessary chopping and measuring so all is ready to go.

Wilt & Drain the Spinach

  1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add spinach; cook and stir until wilted.

  2. Drain the spinach in a sieve set in a bowl to catch the liquid. Press out as much of the liquid as possible. Set aside.

Sauté the Onion & Garlic

  1. Add the butter and onion to the skillet over medium heat. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender.

  2. Add the garlic, salt, and pepper, and cook for a minute.

  3. Add the drained spinach back into the skillet and stir well to combine.

Make it Creamy

  1. Stir in the half and half. Let it heat through.

Make it Cheesy

  1. Add the provolone cheese in small pieces to the spinach mixture. Stir until cheese is melted.

  2. Stir in the Parmesan cheese. Continue to cook and stir until desired thickness.

  3. Serve hot.

Recipe Notes

Frozen Spinach

  • One 10-ounce package of frozen chopped spinach can be used in place of 16-ounces of fresh.
  • Thaw it and squeeze the liquid out before adding it to the recipe.

 

Cheeses

No Provolone? Try cream cheese, Monterey Jack, mozzarella, white cheddar, fontina, or Gruyère.

 

Doubling the Recipe

This recipe doubles easily to feed a larger group. It will just take a bit longer to wilt all of the spinach and drain it.

 

Approximate per serving: Calories: 295 | Carbohydrates: 6.2g | Protein: 8.7g | Fat: 16.2g | Saturated Fat: 10.0g | Cholesterol: 44.5mg | Sodium: 418mg | Fiber: 1.5g | Sugar: 2.2g