Easy Creamy Spinach

Vegetarian
Gluten Free
Health score
17%
Easy Creamy Spinach
17 min.
6
211kcal

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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter 
  • 18 oz pkt spinach frozen thawed chopped
  • 1  garlic clove minced
  • 0.3 cup onions frozen thawed chopped
  • 0.5 teaspoon pepper 
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt 
  • 0.5 cup cup heavy whipping cream sour
  • 6 oz spreadable swiss cheese 

Equipment

  • frying pan
  • paper towels

Directions

  1. Drain thawed chopped spinach and thawed chopped onions well, pressing between paper towels.
  2. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add spinach, onions, and minced garlic, and cook, stirring often, 3 minutes or until tender. Stir in spreadable Swiss cheese and next 3 ingredients until smooth (about 4 minutes).
  3. Serve immediately.
  4. Note: For testing purposes only, we used The Laughing Cow Original Creamy Swiss Flavor
  5. Spreadable Cheese Wedges.
  6. Easy Creamy Collards: Substitute 1 (16-oz.) bag frozen chopped collard greens, thawed, for frozen spinach, and 1/2 cup milk for sour cream. Increase initial cook time to 8 minutes or until collards are cooked to desired degree of tenderness. Prepare recipe as directed, stirring in 2 tsp. sugar with cheese.
  7. Note: For testing purposes only, we used Pictsweet All Natural Chopped Collard Greens.

Nutrition Facts

Calories211kcal
Protein20.7%
Fat68.78%
Carbs10.52%

Properties

Glycemic Index
27.67
Glycemic Load
0.32
Inflammation Score
-10
Nutrition Score
21.475652020911%

Flavonoids

Isorhamnetin
0.33mg
Kaempferol
0.04mg
Myricetin
0.01mg
Quercetin
1.36mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:211.32kcal
10.57%
Fat:16.79g
25.83%
Saturated Fat:9.53g
59.59%
Carbohydrates:5.77g
1.92%
Net Carbohydrates:3.14g
1.14%
Sugar:1.5g
1.66%
Cholesterol:47.71mg
15.9%
Sodium:345.51mg
15.02%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:11.37g
22.74%
Vitamin K:317.7µg
302.57%
Vitamin A:10445.21IU
208.9%
Calcium:385.8mg
38.58%
Folate:128.47µg
32.12%
Manganese:0.64mg
32.05%
Phosphorus:223.05mg
22.3%
Selenium:14.51µg
20.72%
Magnesium:76.23mg
19.06%
Vitamin E:2.82mg
18.81%
Vitamin B2:0.31mg
18.4%
Vitamin B12:0.9µg
15.07%
Zinc:1.8mg
12.01%
Fiber:2.63g
10.53%
Potassium:353.47mg
10.1%
Iron:1.7mg
9.44%
Vitamin B6:0.19mg
9.44%
Copper:0.15mg
7.29%
Vitamin C:5.5mg
6.67%
Vitamin B1:0.09mg
6.09%
Vitamin B5:0.28mg
2.85%
Vitamin B3:0.48mg
2.41%
Source:My Recipes