Salmon Spinach Casserole

Clara12's Note:

Awesome and great for a romantic evening - even for beginner cooks. So light the candles and set the table until the oven does the cooking for you.

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4-5

Yield: 1.0 casserole

• 1 ¾ lbs salmon
• ½ lb spinach leaves , frozen (but thawed)
• 14 ounces cream cheese , softened
• 14 ounces cheese , grated
• ¼-½ cup white wine
• ½-1 cup heavy cream
• basil
• pepper
• salt

Directions:

1. Preaheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Grease a baking dish.
3. Spread thawed spinach in baking dish.
4. Season salmon with salt& pepper.
5. Place salmon on spinach.
6. Mix cream cheese, heavy cream, white wine and basil to get a creamy mass.
7. Consistency is your choice.
8. Pour mass over salmon.
9. Sprinkle with grated cheese.
10. Bake uncovered for 40- 45 minutes.
11. Serve with rice or baguette.

Reviews

[Lorac]

This recipe has an 8 star potential, but lacks the specific information to make it a success. My review is based on the choices I made for cooking 1/2 the recipe. I bought 1" thick fillets and 1 pound of fresh baby spinach. I chose Swiss Ementhal cheese, 1/2 cup white wine, 1/2 cup cream and 1 tsp of dried basil. The sauce was devine and the fish a tad over done. I expected the spinach to serve as a bed for the salmon but even with using fresh and doubling the amount it got lost in the sauce. I will make this again, checking the salmon after 30 mins. and serving it on a bed of fresh cooked spinach.

[Chef #838461]

This was soooo delicious! I kept the cooking time, but reduced it to 380 F. I didn't have enough cream cheese, so I added Ricotta Cheese to the cream. I didn't have white wine on hand, so I substituted water plus lemon juice and wine vinegar. I only used 8 oz. of Pizza Cheese comb. I omitted salt and put Sicilian Seasoning (V. Taylor's) on the salmon. I used a combination of fresh baby spinach & Creamed on top. And I also used a few chopped onion pieces on top of the spinach. Thanks for such a great recipe! I will do it again.

[Evie*]

I used a 650 gram salmon fillet, 8 ounces lite cream cheese, 1/2 cup lite cream, 1/4 cup wine and about 1/2-1 cup grated cheese (served 4) Cooked the salmon for 30 minutes and it was lovely and moist. The sauce is delicious! Great recipe.