Creamed Spinach

By gizgaab

When you're ready to prepare spinach, discard any yellow leaves and tough stems. Spinach can be gritty, so to clean it, swish it around in several changes of cool water until there's no grit left at the bottom of the bowl.

Ingredients

• coarse salt and ground pepper
• 3 to 4 bunches (2 1/2 pounds total) flat-leaf spinach, trimmed and cleaned
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 medium onion, minced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 ounces bar cream cheese, cut into pieces
• 1/2 cup milk
• pinch ground nutmeg

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from marthastewart.com

Preparation

Step 1

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add spinach, and cook just until wilted, about 1 minute. Drain in a colander; rinse with cold water until cool. Squeeze spinach to remove as much liquid as possible; coarsely chop, and set aside.

In a large saucepan, heat butter over medium. Add onion and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion softens, 3 to 5 minutes.

Add cream cheese and milk; cook, stirring, until cream cheese is melted and smooth. Stir in spinach. Simmer over medium heat until mixture thickens, 8 to 10 minutes. Add nutmeg; season with salt and pepper.