Fresh Spinach with Garlic-Yogurt Sauce

Name: Fresh Spinach with Garlic-Yogurt Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 dried chiles de árbol; 1 Tbsp butter; 1 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 6 servings Small, thin, very hot red chiles; available at some supermarkets and at Latin markets; 2 garlic cloves; 4 Tbsps olive oil, divided; 158 milliliters chopped onion; 6 Tbsps plain Greek yogurt or drained plain whole-milk yogurt; 680 grams fresh spinach leaves (four 6-ounce bags), divided; 1 Tbsps tomato paste; 2 Tbsps uncooked medium-grain white rice

Fresh Spinach with Garlic-Yogurt Sauce is a gluten free and vegetarian recipe with 6 servings. One serving contains 165 calories, 5g of protein, and 12g of fat. This recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a rather inexpensive side dish. Head to the store and pick up chiles de árbol, butter, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Heat 3 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat.

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Add onion and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes.

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Add tomato paste; stir 1 minute.

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Add chiles and 1/3 of spinach. Cook until spinach wilts, adding remaining spinach in 2 additions and tossing often, about 4 minutes.

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Mix in rice. Cover and simmer until rice is tender and moisture from spinach is absorbed, adding water by tablespoonfuls if needed for rice, about 10 minutes. Uncover and continue to cook until mixture is dry, about 2 minutes; discard chiles.

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