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Creamed Spinach Gratin
Photo: Chiara Conti

Creamed Spinach Gratin

13 ingredients 22 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

763
Calories
15g
Protein
33g
Fat
102g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 20 ounces frozen chopped spinach thawed
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • ½ tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 shallot diced
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg freshly ground or grated
  • ½ cup parmigiano reggiano freshly grated
  • ½ cup romano freshly grated
  • ⅔ cup fontina shredded
  • ⅔ cup panko
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 450°F.

2

Lightly grease a glass or ceramic loaf pan.

3

Mix together all of the different cheeses then set aside.

4

Heat a large pan over medium heat.

5

Add the butter and olive oil.

6

Once the butter has melted and the oils are hot add the shallot and garlic to the pan.

7

Sweat the shallot and garlic for 5 minutes.

8

Add the heavy cream and nutmeg to the pan and raise the heat to medium high.

9

Allow mixture to reduce for 5 minutes.

10

While cream is reducing place thawed spinach into a clean dish towel and ring out as much of the water as you can.

11

Add the spinach, nutmeg and ½ of cheese mixture to the reduced cream.

12

Stir to combine then season with salt and pepper.

13

Pour the creamed spinach into the greased loaf pan.

14

Sprinkle remaining cheese mixture evenly over the top of the spinach then do the same with the panko.

15

Bake at 450°F for 15 minutes.

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Category:Cathy's Recipes

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Category:Casserole Recipes

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Category:Spinach Recipes

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Category:Heavy cream Recipes

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Category:Parmesan cheese Recipes

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Category:Romano Recipes

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Category:Fontina Recipes

Recipe sourced from fandom

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