Boursin Cheese Creamed Spinach Bake

Submitted by COOKGIRl

"From Cuisine at Home. I can't abide frozen spinach, so baby spinach leaves fit the role nicely. Cut down on the fat content by using lower fat milk instead of cream. A brief history of boursin, compliments of www.cheese.com: "Boursin is a modern, creamy, fresh cheese of cylindrical shape without rind. It is made with garlic and herbs or even black pepper. It is a soft industrial cheese with no affinage (maturity/aging process). The cheese was founded by Monsier Boursin in 1957. It has a rich, sweet flavor with a hint of acidity." Update: I discovered recently that there is a posted boursin cheese recipe on this site. I have not tried it."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup yellow onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon butter, unsalted
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
• 5 ounces boursin cheese
• 10 ounces baby spinach leaves, chopped
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest, finely minced
• salt
• white pepper
• cayenne
• 1 pinch freshly grated nutmeg

• Topping

• 2⁄3 cup fresh breadcrumb
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• salt
• black pepper

directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Butter a shallow baking dish and set aside.
3. Prepare the sauce first by sauteing the onion in butter over medium heat. Cook until soft, about 4-5 minutes.
4. Add flour and stir well to coat. Cook about 1 minute.
5. Gradually whisk in the milk and whipping cream, stirring the mixture constantly to break up any lumps. Simmer sauce for 1 minute. DO NOT burn.
6. Next stir in the boursin cheese a little bit at a time, until melted and smooth. Remove the pan from the heat.
7. Now add the spinach, Parmesan cheese, lemon zest and seasonings. Transfer the spinach mixture to the prepared baking dish.
8. Toss together the topping ingredients. Add the topping to the spinach mixture and pat down with your hands.
9. Place the dish on a baking sheet and bake until crumbs are golden and saucy bubbly; approximately 20-25 minutes.
10. NOTE: Casserole can be prepared up through Step #8, covered with foil and chilled for baking at a later time.

Reviews

[cwork]

This is becoming a holiday favorite for my family. I use the Laughing Cow Light cheese wedges, which melt nicely. Last night, substituted swiss chard whch has more body than spinach and it was great!

 

[DoveChocolatierinKY]

This was absolutely delicious! I used the reduced fat Boursin, which wasn't the same full flavor, but it still made a fabulous spinach dish. It was on sale at the time, but next time I'll splurge, bc I LOVE Boursin Cheese! I also used fresh spinach as you suggested. I was a good choice, very simple and a great compliment to any meal.

 

[Koechin Chef]

This is an outstanding recipe!! I used it in my cooking class and it was a big hit!1 I used Fat-Free 1/2&1/2 instead of milk and heavy cream and made my own boursin.Recipe#31669 Thanks for sharing, Oh, I also used frozen chopped spinach.

 

[CindiNMike]

This was fairly nice. The only thing I think I'd change in the future, is I'd use alot less lemon zest, if I used it at all.