Healthier Creamed Spinach
By: Helen Pitlick
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 5:04pm

Ingredients




1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
salt and black pepper

1/2 package (4 oz) reduced-fat cream cheese
3/4 cup 1%% milk
2 packages (10 oz each) frozen chopped spinach, thawed
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Preparation

1 Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring, until soft, 6 to 7 minutes. 2 Add the cream cheese and milk and cook, stirring, until the cream cheese is melted. 3 Squeeze any excess liquid out of the spinach, add the spinach to the sauce, and cook until mixture is heated through and thickened, 3-4 minutes. Sprinkle with nutmeg.

About


This butterless, creamless version of creamed spinach is from the February 2009 issue of "Real Simple."