Florentine Stuffed Onions

Name: Florentine Stuffed Onions
Prep time: 56 min
Cook time: 56 min
Total time: 56 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 142 grams package fresh baby spinach; 1 Tbsp butter or margarine; 227 grams 1/2 package cream cheese; 0 teaspoons dry mustard; 1 Tbsp flour; 1 garlic clove, minced; 79 milliliters milk; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 118 milliliters freshly shredded Parmesan cheese; 0 teaspoons pepper; 0 teaspoons salt; 4 medium sizes sweet onions

Florentine Stuffed Onions might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. One portion of this dish contains about 6g of protein, 15g of fat, and a total of 217 calories. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up olive oil, salt, cream cheese, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 56 minutes.

Instructions

Peel onions, and cut in half crosswise. Cook in a large Dutch oven in boiling salted water to cover 15 minutes or until almost tender.

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Onion

Water

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Dutch Oven

Cut a thin slice from bottom (rounded end) of each half, forming a base for onions to stand.

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Onion

Base

Place onions in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.

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Onion

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Baking Pan

Remove onion centers, leaving 1-inch-thick shells. Chop centers, reserving 1 cup chopped onion for the stuffing. Reserve remaining onion for another use, if desired.

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Stuffing

Pasta Shells

Onion

Saut spinach, garlic, and 1 cup chopped onion in hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat about 4 minutes or until spinach is wilted.

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Spinach

Garlic

Onion

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Remove mixture from pan.

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Frying Pan

Melt butter in same skillet over medium heat. Stir in flour and next 3 ingredients until smooth. Stir in milk, and cook, stirring constantly, 2 to 3 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat to low; stir in cream cheese, stirring until melted. Stir in spinach mixture. Spoon hot mixture evenly into onion halves.

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Cream Cheese