Savory Creamed Spinach

Prep Time- 10 minutes | Cook Time- 10 minutes | Makes 4 Servings

Ingredients:

• 2 Tbsp Butter
• 1/2 Onion, chopped
• 2-3 Cloves of Garlic, chopped
• 1/4-1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
• 2 Tbsp Flour
• 1 Cup Stock (vegetable)
• 1/4 Cup Fetta Cheese
• 2 Tbsp grated Parmesan
• 400g-450g Fresh Spinach, roughly chopped
• Salt and Pepper to taste

* See notes at the bottom for ingredient alternatives and other ideas!

Instructions:

1- Gather all ingredients: Chop up your onion, garlic, and spinach, keeping the spinach separate from the others.

2- Place a large pan on medium high heat, and melt the butter. Then add the onion, garlic, and red pepper flakes and stir to prevent burning until the onion is cooked through.

3- Stir in the flour and cook for about 3 minutes to ensure the four is fully cooked. Then stir in HALF of the stock– this will steam up and evaporate quickly while cooling down the pan. After a minute, when the pan has cooled down a little, stir in the rest of the stock (This method prevents more of the stock from evaporating too quickly) and allow the pan to warm up again.

4- Turn down the heat to medium and add your fetta and parmesan, stirring so that the cheeses melt smoothly and the mixture turns out creamy. Then, add your chopped spinach and stir until it is fully wilted and the mixture is creamy.

5- Taste and add salt and pepper to your liking. I personally do not add any salt to this dish because the fetta and parmesan add just the right amount of salt for me.

OTHER ADD INS– This recipe is very easy to adapt to your preferences. I’ve made this without parmesan and with less fetta; I’ve added mushrooms and chopped ham; on separate occasions I’ve used more and less spinach than called for (usually, this is because I didn’t have quite enough or I hade a little more that I wanted to use up before it went bad). I do not add salt, but I do add cracked pepper and sometimes I add an extra pinch of red pepper flakes.