Spinach and Mushroom Casserole

Submitted by Rita1652

"I used a recipe #66040 which flavors this Yummy good! Use care when seasoning for the cheese does add salt. If you don't use a compound butter do add a couple cloves of minced garlic when sauteing the onions. Check out the link for other butters you may want to use. url=http://www.recipezaar.com/cookbook.php?bookid=101913"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• Cheese Sauce

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup diced asiago cheese
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg, grated
• 1⁄2 teaspoon white pepper

• Spinach Mixture

• 1 tablespoon compound butter (Mixed-Herb Compound Butter for Veggies or Meat)
• 2 cups sliced onions
• 6 cups sliced mushrooms
• 10 cups fresh Baby Spinach
• 1⁄4 cup diced sun-dried tomato
• 1⁄2 cup diced asiago cheese

directions

1. Preheat oven to 325.

2. Cheese sauce:

3. In microwave oven melt butter. Add flour and mix till all incorporated. Whisk in milk, nutmeg and white pepper and microwave till thickened. Remove from microwave and stir in 1 cup of the cheese till melted.

4. Spinach mixture:

5. Heat butter in a large frying pan.
6. Saute onions and mushrooms for 5 minutes.
7. Add spinach a couple cup at a time to wilt till all is incorporated.
8. When wilted remove the mixture leaving all the juice.
9. Reduce the juices till almost gone and then add back to spinach mixture.
10. Stir in sun-dried tomatoes and cheese sauce.
11. In a oiled casserole dish place 1/2 the mixture in then top with 1/4 cup cheese, layer rest of spinach then top with remaining cheese.
12. Bake for 30 minutes.

Reviews

[calds]

Wow! My 3 children ate this entire casserole and loved it! By the time we had thirds the casserole was gone. A huge hit. I didn't have fresh spinach so I used 2 packages of frozen spinach that I thawed and squeezed mostly dry. I didn't try the compound butter because I was in a rush, but instead I added 3/4 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning to my saute pan with the butter. I served it with bread and butter. So good!

 

[Cmjennings1590]

I actually wasn't as impressed with this as the other reviewers. I choosing not to rate it because although I wasn't a big fan, my boyfriend really enjoyed it. I did made it as directed following all the measurements and ingredients. It had a good flavor but I thought it was lacking something. I think I am going to try this one again but add some cooked rice or quinoa in it before baking to give it more texture and make it more substantial.

 

[Lori Mama]

Yum yum yum! i used the garlic alternative to the compound butter. Made for 8th Annual Photo Tag. :)