It’s not easy being green, especially if you’re a vegetable. I meet people all the time who claim they don’t like green vegetables, but I’m calling BS. They just haven’t had them prepared the right way.
This tasty spinach side dish is so good, I bet even Popeye himself would approve. It has only 4 ingredients, comes together in 5 minutes, plus it’s both healthy AND delicious. What more could you want in a recipe?
Check out the video below to see just how easy it is!
Parmesan Spinach
2015-04-24 07:13:54
Serves 4
Prep Time
3 min
Cook Time
2 min
Total Time
5 min
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 lb fresh spinach, washed and large stems trimmed, or baby spinach
- 2 oz good quality parmesan cheese, such as Grana Padano or Parmigiano Reggiano
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large sauce pan over medium heat, the add in the garlic. Season with a pinch of salt, and saute for about a minute or two until it just starts to turn golden brown. Throw in the spinach and toss around until it starts to wilt- this will happen very quickly. Grate a little more than half of the parmesan over the top and toss some more.
- Remove from the heat to prevent overcooking - you want the spinach to be just wilted - and season with more salt and pepper to taste. Place the spinach and all of the juices into a serving bowl, and grate the remaining parmesan over the top. Serve hot!
Notes
- If using farm fresh stalks of spinach, be sure to give them a good wash before cooking, as they tend to be very sandy. In addition, you'll need to trim off the bulkier stems before cooking, but don't throw them away! They're perfect for juicing, making soups or adding to a green smoothie.
- If using a box of baby spinach, these steps are not necessary.
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Nicole Gaffney, aka Coley, is a professionally trained chef, recipe developer, tv host and food writer.
Yep. There are few things better. Although I rarely use that much garlic, this dish appears on the Casa d’Bruno table two or more times a week. I keep the Dole bagged spinach supply at the Ack-a-me moving. Sometimes with Parm, sometimes with red pepper flakes and a dash of apple cider vinegar sometimes just wilted in extra virgin olive oil and some white pepper. We’re the Popeye family on the island. Last night it was blanched, chopped and creamed with a black truffle oil drizzle at the finish. Love that stuff.
Thanks Popeye… I mean Bruno! Nice to hear from you, as always! Creamed spinach is a favorite of mine too, I’ll have to share my recipe for that soon!
Please do. I still make mine with a brown butter roux and I’m looking for a lower fat version. Perhaps you have one. I’m still trying to lose the weight I gained when I stopped smoking. (After 51 years!) But I love food even more now. You rock, kid! Keep on keeping on.
Put enough butter and cheese on it and I will eat an ice skate. You are a gross slurper which is funny and you need to put the link to the post in the video in case people see it just from youtube.
Rating: Good Place!
Hi, Coley!! I love fresh spinach and lately have been making a spinach cheddar cheese quiche (ask Vida..lol) using a pre-made granola pie shell that really gives it a great taste. I make it for dinner with a salad but eat the left-overs for breakfast (Ramon adds bacon on the side) or lunch. Really tasty!
yum that sounds awesome! I’d take mine with bacon too 🙂