Creamed Spinach

Name: Creamed Spinach
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams bacon (about 4 strips); 4 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 118 milliliters heavy cream; 59 milliliters Parmesan; 4 servings Salt and pepper; 454 grams fresh organic spinach, soaked several times in salt water to remove grit, well-rinsed and dried in a salad spinner

Creamed Spinach might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. One serving contains 272 calories, 10g of protein, and 24g of fat. This gluten free and primal recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up bacon, pepper, heavy cream, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 50 minutes. Healthy Creamed Spinach: Less cream, more spinach, just as good, Creamed Spinach, and Creamed Spinach are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Steam spinach until tender and set aside to cool in a colander placed over a bowl to catch any excess moisture. (Steaming preserves vitamins, so since it cooks quickly, be careful to avoid overcooking the spinach, which will negate that advantage.)

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Cook bacon until crispy in a saute pan and remove to paper toweling to drain and cool.

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Pour most of the fat out of the pan and add the cream to the same pan over low heat, allowing to reduce by about one-third.

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While the cream is reducing, finely chop the now cooled spinach, and return it briefly to the colander placed over a bowl.

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Cut the bacon strips into 1/4-inch pieces.

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Whisk the Parmesan into the reduced cream, and season with pepper. Since the cheese will add saltiness, add salt only if needed. Fold the well-drained spinach and bacon into the sauce.

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