Spinach Madeline
This is a quick and easy recipe for a spinach side dish. It is creamy and cheesy and the seasoned bread crumbs give it a little crunch factor.
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- Serves: 2 persons
Ingredients
- 2teaspoons salted butter
- ¼cup Italian-seasoned bread crumbs
- 1(9 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach
- 2tablespoons water
- ¼cup evaporated milk, or as needed
- 2tablespoons salted butter
- 1tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 2tablespoons chopped onion
- 2cloves garlic, minced
- ½cup shredded jalapeno Jack cheese
- 1teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½teaspoon red pepper flakes
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
Step 1
Melt butter in a skillet over low heat. Add bread crumbs. Cook and stir until butter is incorporated into the bread crumbs. Remove from skillet and set aside.Step 2
Place spinach in a microwave-safe baking dish. Add water. Cover and cook on high for 7 1/2 minutes, stirring halfway through. Drain over a measuring cup. Add enough evaporated milk to make 1/2 cup. Set aside.Step 3
Melt butter in the skillet. Add flour and cook, stirring continuously, until mixture turns paste-like. Add onion and cook, stirring constantly until soft and translucent, 4 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Slowly add milk mixture, stirring constantly. Mix in cheese, Worcestershire sauce, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Add spinach and cook until well incorporated, 2 to 3 minutes.Step 4
Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.Step 5
Place spinach mixture in a small greased baking dish, top with bread crumbs, and place under the broiler until bread crumbs are golden, about 5 minutes.