My neighbour gave me a large bag of home-grown spinach?

Question

Any ideas of a good way to cook this - I dont like it just as a vegetable (would prefer cabbage) but is there a recipe that uses spinach as a main ingredient?

Answer 1

Just cook you spinach and make this

SPINACH LASAGNA

3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 15 oz container ricotta cheese
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 teaspoons minced garlic
3 cups marinara-style pasta sauce
9 no-boil lasagna noodles
2 cans (15 ounces) spinach, well drained
1/2 teaspoon black pepper, cracked
pinch of red pepper flakes

Preheat oven to 375° F.
Combine 2 cups of mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese and garlic, chopped parsley and red and black pepper. Set aside.

In a 9x13 inch baking dish pour 3/4 cup marinara sauce. Place 3 pieces of noboil lasagna on the sauce, covering with another 1/2 cup of the sauce.

Layer with half of the spinach, then a layer spreading half of the cheese mixture over the spinach. Repeat layers. Finish with 3 more lasagna strips and cover with remaining sauce.

Cover with aluminum foil and bake for one hour. Uncover and top with 1 cup mozzarella cheese during last 15 minutes of baking.

Allow to sit 10 minutes before serving.

SPINACH PIE/QUICHE

1 box chopped spinach – cooked & strained
4 beaten eggs
½ cup oil
1 cup chopped onion
garlic clove, chopped
½ cup grated parmesean cheese
1 cup bisquick

Mix all ingredients.
Grease a pie plate (bread dish, etc).

Bake for 30 minutes @ 425 degrees.

Enjoy!

Answer 2

Spinach Au Gratin

2½ pounds spinach, washed, cleaned
1 cup Swiss cheese, grated
2 tablespoons butter
Seasonings to taste

Boil the spinach in salted water for about 20 minutes.
Drain off water.
Put the spinach, seasonings, butter and cheese in a baking dish.
Mix well with a fork.
Bake in moderate oven for about 15 minutes.
The top of the spinach should be browned.

Answer 3

MAKE CREAMED SPINACH!
I just tried it the other day, and it tastes amazing, your sure to love it! Heres a recipe, but i've never tried it homeade :


3 tablespoons margarine or butter

3 tablespoons flour

2 cups milk

1/2 cup grated Parmesan or Romano cheese

1 medium onion, finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 to 2 tablespoons butter

2 packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed dry

salt and pepper

Combine flour and butter in saucepan; heat and stir to make roux.

Add milk (more if necessary) and cheese.

In another pot, saute onion and garlic in butter; add spinach.

Cook 10 minutes, or until spinach is hot and onion is translucent.

Add white sauce and mix thoroughly. Add salt and pepper.

Note: You can make this ahead and reheat in a casserole (sprinkle with buttered bread crumbs).


Hope this helps!

Answer 4

Put some oil in a pan and some water, add spinach, cook until softened, then toss with butter and salt or some parmesan cheese.

You can mix it with goat's cheese and spices and flatten a chicken or turkey breast and wrap it around that, should taste fine.

Answer 5

Spinach is easy to cook. Make sure you wash it first. Check out the web site I have as a source

Answer 6

Spinach is great! so many things you can do with it. Put it in pasta remember it only needs about 2 minutes so throw it in last. put it on pizza or eat it raw in salads, stir fry again only for 1 or 2 minutes. The list is endless but its great with recotta cheese.

Answer 7

put it in sandwiches and instead of lettuce in a salad use the spinach Ive tried these both and they taste really good instead of stuffed cabbage how about stuffed spinach.

Answer 8

spinach lasage
creamed spinach to serve as side dish for a good steak

Answer 9

I eat it as a salad, with bacon bits, and a honey mustard dressing.

Goes great as an ingredients to most seafood dishes and pasta dishes.

And of course a great side dish to most meals.

Answer 10

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