MY FAVORITE CREAMED SPINACH

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I love this creamed spinach even though I don't care for most cooked spinach dishes. I worked on this until it tasted like the one in a favorite restaurant of ours.

Provided by Patrice Manning @ladybug77

Categories     Vegetables

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/4 cup(s) onions, diced
2 - garlic cloves, small to medium, minced
1 tablespoon(s) butter
1 tablespoon(s) flour
1 1/4 cup(s) half and half
2 ounce(s) cream cheese, cut into small cubes
1/8 teaspoon(s) nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
16 oz. package(s) frozen spinach, thawed and sqeezed
1/4 cup(s) plus 1 tablspn parmesan cheese, shredded

Steps:

  • Saute the onion and garlic in the butter until tender. Stir in the flour.
  • Slowly whisk in half and half. Bring to a boil using medium heat.
  • Stir for a couple of minutes until slightly thickened.
  • Add the cream cheese, nutmeg and salt. Stir until cream cheese is melted.
  • Stir in the spinach and 1/4 cup of the Parmesan cheese until throughly heated. (save the 1 Tablespoon cheese for next step)
  • Top with the reserved 1 Tablespoon Parmesan cheese and serve!

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