How to Make Creamy Cheesy Spinach Side Dish
Serving: 4 portions
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon butter salted, (34 g)
- 1 medium white onion diced (95 g)
- 1 red bell pepper diced (150 g)
- ½ tablespoon of garlic powder
- 10 ounces chopped spinach (283 g)
- ¼ cup heavy cream (60 ml)
- ¼ cup cream cheese (53 g)
- 1 teaspoon of salt or to taste
- ½ teaspoon of black pepper freshly-cracked, or ground, or to taste
- ¼ cup drained cottage cheese crumbled (33 g)
Instructions
Step 1: Cooking the onion and pepper
- In a large pan heat the butter over medium-low heat, stir in the onion and bell pepper, and garlic powder and cook stirring until the onion starts to become translucent.
Step 2: Cooking the spinach
- If you are using frozen spinach, squeeze the spinach in a strainer to eliminate as much water as possible liquid and add the spinach to the pan. Cook stirring until the spinach is heated through. Add the cream and cream cheese to the mixture and stir.Lower heat and simmer covered until the spinach mixture is creamy, but there is no excess liquid (about 15 minutes). Stir often while it simmers. Once the spinach is cooked through, season with salt and pepper to taste.
Step 3: Serving
- Remove from the heat. Sprinkle with the ricotta cheese and serve.
Cook's notes
You can use fresh or frozen spinach, you just need to play a bit with the cooking time, but fresh spinach only adds a couple of extra minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 216kcal
