Spinach Casserole - Ww Friendly

Submitted by A la Carte

"I'm on a quest to revamp some of my recipes to make them WW friendly. This was from the WW site and I changed it to make it even less points."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 16 ounces spinach, cooked and well-drained
• 2 shallots, minced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 12 ounces fat-free cottage cheese
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon dried chili pepper flakes
• salt and pepper
• cooking spray

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Spray a non-stick skillet with cooking spray and sauté the shallot and garlic until softened. (I had to add a splash of water to keep them from browning).
3. Mix the shallot, garlic and spinach together, and then fold in the cottage cheese, eggs and the parmesan cheese, sprinkle in the chili flakes. Add a generous amount of freshly ground pepper, and some salt to taste (I added about a tsp of kosher course salt).
4. Bake uncovered for 40 minutes.
5. The original recipe called for 2% cottage cheese, melted margarine, and shredded cheddar - I eliminated them to make this down from a 4 pt side to a 2 pt side. I think it tasted really good!

Reviews

[Miss Annie in Indy]

Loved the flavor of this recipe and so easy to prepare. To lower fat AND cholesterol even further I used 3 egg whites instead of the whole egg. I was out of parmesan cheese so I used fat free feta. Feta and spinach are a match made in heaven for me. I didn't see the point of pre-cooking the spinach, after all it will be in the oven for 40 minutes. I ran it under water to defrost, squeezed out the water and added to the sauteed onions and garlic. Two servings of this dish made a wonderful, low calorie and filling lunch. Low fat, healthy AND tasty, what else could you ask for? Thanks for posting this great recipe. I'm looking forward to more revamped WW recipes.

 

[Lucky in Bayview]

Yum! I used a little less than a half lb. of fresh spinach that I wilted slightly while cooking the shallot and garlic. I pulsed it couple times in the FP to chop it. Turned out great! Thanks posting the recipe.

 

[DPar6310]

Loved this light casserole although next time I will skip the chili peppers

 

[tatumis]

Delicious! I used onion instead of shallots.

 

[sandrasothere]

Yum! Even my spinach hater loved this. I couldn't believe we had no leftovers! Thanks for posting!