Creamed Spinach

By jkenb

Ingredients

• 2 10 ounce bag spinach (large stems removed) or two 10-oz. pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 2 - 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Preparation

Step 1

1.
In a large pot of rapidly boiling salted water cook fresh spinach (if using) for 1 minute. Drain well, squeezing out excess liquid. Pat dry with paper towels. Snip spinach with kitchen shears to coarsely chop; set aside. If using frozen spinach, drain well, squeezing out excess liquid.
2.
In a large skillet cook onion and garlic in hot butter about 5 minutes. Stir in cream, pepper, salt, and nutmeg. Bring onion mixture to boiling; cook, uncovered, until cream begins to thicken. Add spinach. Simmer, uncovered, about 2 minutes or until thickened. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper. Makes 4 servings.