QUICK CREAMED SPINACH

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A spinach dish, creamed with a roux of butter, flour and water. It's very easy to make, but slightly time consuming on account using fresh spinach. It is well worth the effort though!

Provided by terry

Categories     Side Dish     Vegetables     Greens

Time 25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 pound fresh spinach
½ cup water
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon butter or margarine
1 teaspoon all-purpose flour

Steps:

  • Wash spinach well and remove any hard stems. In a large pot, bring water to a boil and add spinach (it will cook down very rapidly). Remove spinach from the stovetop, let cool slightly then drain reserving the water.
  • Using an electric food processor, puree the spinach.
  • Make roux with the butter, flour and reserved water. Add the roux to the spinach, stir and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 37.4 calories, Carbohydrate 4.6 g, Cholesterol 2.7 mg, Fat 1.5 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 3.3 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 679.1 mg, Sugar 0.5 g

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