Easy Skillet Creamed Spinach

Submitted by Zewbiedoo

"You can make this in one pan in minutes."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon bacon grease
• 2 -3 whole white mushrooms, rinsed & diced
• 1⁄2 medium yellow onion, diced
• salt and black pepper
• 1 clove garlic, minced or 1 clove garlic powder, to taste
• 1 (9 ounce) bag washed & ready to eat spinach
• 1⁄4 cup cream
• 4 ounces low-fat cream cheese, cubed

directions

1. In a large nonstick skillet, saute onion, mushroom and garlic in bacon grease until soft.
2. Season with salt and pepper, and garlic powder if not using fresh garlic.
3. Add entire bag of spinach and gently mix, then cover and reduce heat to low.
4. After a few minutes when spinach has wilted, add cream and cream cheese and gently stir until cream cheese chunks have melted into the sauce.

Reviews

[slickchick]

Loved this:) Easy to make. Didn't have the mushrooms, but will have some next time I do make this. I think that 2 ounces of cream cheese will be enough. The 4oz for a 9 ounce bag just seemed like to much. When I first but the spinach in I thought it was way to much, but boy does it cook down :) Thanks for sharing such a tasty recipe.

 

[Chef Joey Z.]

Personally I loved this, it was very good. I used tofutti cream cheese and silk creamer, and some Romano cheese. Thanks for this, I'll make it again.

 

[ltdsaloon16r]

We loved this, I didnt have bacon grease so used olive oil, I also used less cream cheese as it was all I had, the result was still creamy and tasted great. Putting this in my favourite file, thanks for sharing.

 

[Summerwine]

I loved the flavor of this dish, however it seemed to be a bit too 'liquidy' for my taste. I think next time I make it I will either add more spinach or cut down on the cream or leave it out. Thanks for posting.

 

[Ms B.]

This is a very rich and flavorful side dish. I added a bit of crumbled crisp bacon and a few gratings of fresh nutmeg. My husband had seconds and said that the recipe is an absolute keeper.