Creamed Spinach 2

By JodyWilliams

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Step 1

In a large saucepan of rapidly boiling salted water cook fresh spinach 1 minute. Drain, squeeze out excess liquid. Pat dry with paper towels. Coarsely snip spinach with kitchen shears; set aside. For frozen spinach, drain well and squeeze out liquid.

In large skillet, cook onion and garlic in hot butter for 5 minutes. Stir in cream, pepper, salt, and nutmeg. Bring to boiling. Cook, uncovered, until cream begins to thicken. Add spinach. Simmer, uncovered, 2 minutes or until thickened. Sprinkle salt and pepper.