Italian Spinach

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 169.0
  • Total Fat: 11.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 9.9 mg
  • Sodium: 401.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 8.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.7 g
  • Protein: 11.4 g

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Introduction

If you don't like the normal consistency of spinach give this recipe a try. Full of flavor and a great way to get more veggies in your diet! If you don't like the normal consistency of spinach give this recipe a try. Full of flavor and a great way to get more veggies in your diet!
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    2 lbs Fresh Spinach, washed & well drained
    2 tbs olive oil
    3 cloves crushed garlic
    1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
    Salt & pepper to taste

Directions

1. Crush the garlic into the olive oil, stir and set aside.
2. Wash the spinach and drain well, pat dry or use a salad spinner to remove the excess water.
3. Steam spinach until slightly wilted, shouldn't be more than 2 or 3 minutes- watch closely!!
4. Drain off excess water from spinach and place in a bowl. Stir in olive oil and garlic first and then the parmesan. Salt and pepper to taste (fresh pepper tastes better).

This makes 4 good size servings and is even better the next day!

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JESSB78.