Name: Creamed Spinach with Bacon Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 lb fresh spinach; 4 strips Bacon; 1 medium onion; 1 clove garlic; pinch nutmeg; salt and pepper; For Béchamel Cream Sauce:; 2 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp all purpose flour; 1 cup whole milk

How To Make Creamed Spinach with Bacon

Level up your side-dish game by trying out this creamed spinach recipe. Just add in heaps of bacon and a generous amount of delicious creamy bechamel.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1lbfresh spinach,about 2 large bunches, thoroughly cleaned
4bacon strips,uncooked, finely chopped
1medium onion,finely chopped
1garlic clove,finely chopped
pinchnutmeg
salt and pepper,to taste

For the Béchamel Cream Sauce:

2tbspbutter
2tbspall purpose flour
1cupwhole milk

Instructions

Blanch the spinach in a pot of boiling water until the spinach is wilted for about 30 seconds to 2 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water to stop the spinach from cooking further.
Squeeze the spinach to remove all the moisture possible. Chop the spinach and set it aside.
Heat a large skillet on medium-high. Add the chopped bacon and sauté until the bacon begins to render some of its fat. Add the chopped onion and garlic. Sauté until onions are translucent.
Melt the butter in a small saucepan on medium/low heat until it just starts to bubble. Add the flour and cook, stirring until smooth for about 2 minutes. Slowly add the milk, whisking continuously, cooking until thick.
Combine spinach, bacon and onion mixture, and béchamel sauce into one pan. Add nutmeg, salt, and pepper to taste. Bring to a simmer, remove from heat and serve.