The Best Creamed Spinach
Use frozen or fresh spinach for this easy creamed spinach recipe that's the ultimate cozy side dish! It comes together in just 25 minutes and has that restaurant-quality taste you crave.
Ingredients
- 1 poundfrozen chopped spinach or 2 pounds fresh (see notes)
- 2 tablespoonsbutter
- ½ mediumonion (chopped)
- 2 clovesgarlic (minced)
- ¾ cupheavy/whipping cream
- 4 ouncescream cheese (1/2 block philly) (softened)
- 1 cupfreshly grated parmesan cheese
- nutmeg
- salt & pepper (to taste)
Directions
- 1
Frozen spinach: Thaw the spinach, then squeeze out as much of the excess water as you can. Fresh spinach: Boil a pot of water. Add the spinach and cook for about 1 minute. Drain it and rinse it under cool water. Squeeze out excess water. Chop if desired.
- 2
In a pot, sauté the butter and onion over medium heat until it's lightly browned (about 5-7 minutes).
- 3
Reduce heat (I keep it on medium-low for this step, but you can increase heat as needed). Stir in the garlic, followed by the heavy cream, cream cheese, parmesan, and nutmeg. It will take a few minutes for the cream cheese to melt in. I break it up with my spoon/stir it continuously. The sauce should thicken up as it cooks.
- 4
Stir in the spinach and let it heat through. If you want more liquid, add in a splash more cream. If there's too much liquid, you may need to cook the spinach for a few more minutes to reduce the sauce to your liking.
- 5
Season with salt & pepper as needed (I am pretty generous with both).