Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Creamed Spinach

I started this recipe following Julia Child's directions, and then took off in a different direction halfway through. It worked!
Serves: 6-8

Ingredients


3 cups spinach (frozen is fine, just defrost)
1.5 Tbls flour
3 Tbls butter
1/2 onion - chopped
1 cup brown stock
3/4 cup swiss cheese
1/2 cup gruyere cheese
1/2 cup cream cheese
dash of nutmeg
salt and pepper to taste
dash of vermouth

Directions

1. Heat oven to 375.
2. Heat butter on stove and then add in flour. Once flour is mixed in, add the spinach and begin sautéing.
3. Chop onions into small pieces and toss in with spinach.
5. Once spinach and onions are hot, pour in the brown stock and dash of vermouth, and cook until the spinach has soaked up all the stock.
*note* you may need to squeeze some liquid out of the spinach once done cooking
4. Pour spinach mixture into a casserole dish and add in all cheeses and spices.
5. Mix well, and place casserole in the oven
6. Bake spinach for about 30 minutes and enjoy!

Note


The recipe calls for a topping of buttered breadcrumbs, but I omitted that in order to save some calories. If you'd like to do this, melt 3 Tbls of butter and mix into a few Tbls of breadcrumbs. Sprinkle crumble mixture on top of casserole before baking.

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