The Best Creamed Spinach Recipe Side Dish From Home

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated cheddar

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Ricotta is lighter while sour cream provides tanginess.

breadcrumbs

🥗Healthier: panko breadcrumbs

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Crushed crackers can provide a similar crunch.

Chop the ends off the fresh garlic and then chop it up.

Chop the yellow onion.

Chop the baby spinach.

Drizzle olive oil into a hot pan.

Add pancetta to the pan and cook until crispy.

Add chopped onion to the pan and cook until translucent.

Add chopped garlic to the pan with the onions.

Season with black pepper to taste.

Add the chopped spinach to the pan and wilt it down, mixing with the onions and garlic.

Whip the cream cheese until smooth.

Add 1/3 cup of heavy cream to the whipped cream cheese and mix slowly.

Return the cooked pancetta to the pan with the spinach mixture.

Pour in the cream cheese and heavy cream mixture into the pan and mix well.

Add Monterey Jack cheese to the pan and stir until melted.

Add a couple teaspoons of Parmesan cheese to the mixture and let it melt on low heat.

Cooking Techniques

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