Easiest Way to Cook Delicious Easiest Creamed Spinach

Easiest Creamed Spinach. Drain and place in a bowl of ice water. When cool enough to handle, drain and squeeze out as much excess water as possible. I've tried a LOT of creamed spinach recipes and this is by far the easiest and best tasting.

In a medium saucepan, boil about a half inch of water. Allow to cook only until all the spinach has wilted, about a minute, then transfer to a bowl of ice water. Drain the spinach and squeeze out as much liquid as possible. You can have Easiest Creamed Spinach using 4 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Easiest Creamed Spinach

1. You need of 2 (10 Oz packages) of frozen pre-chopped spinach.
2. It's of cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, cream of celery, or whichever "cream of" soup u prefer (I used Campbell's brand cream of chicken).
3. Prepare of (8 oz.) block of cream cheese.
4. Prepare of Salt & Pepper or Seasoning/local spice blend to taste (I'm in New Orleans, I live by Tony's) Also some cayenne or paprika for garnish.

Creamed spinach is a side dish often served with steaks or even Oven Baked Chicken Breasts (or even with stuffed chicken breasts). A delicious combination of tender sweet spinach in a creamy sauce, just like Spinach Gratin! This dish is simple but has tons of flavor and best of all, it's ready in just minutes. Use Fresh or Frozen Spinach Cook frozen spinach in microwave and squeeze out the excess water.

Easiest Creamed Spinach step by step

1. This is so frickin easy...Listen, throw thawed spinach in a pot & season w ur salt/pepper or wutev spice blend u have (include water content from thawed spinach - I find it all blends together easier w the extra moisture. If u choose to squeeze spinach dry u may need 2 add some milk)..
2. Once spinach is heated thru and seasonings are blended in add ur can of soup & stir in..
   
3. Once that's incorporated and heated thru pretty good, add ur cream cheese & stir that in till it melts. U may want 2 add some additional salt/pepper or seasoning here now that u've added the cream cheese as that will further disperse the seasonings u added earlier.... add spice to ur preferred taste & stir that in well..
4. Now place on a plate next 2 ur fave main dish, garnish w a little cayenne, and DIG IN!!! Waiting on the spinach 2 thaw out is the longest part!!!.

Sauté onion and garlic in butter. Add cream cheese and cook, stirring, until melted. COOK THE SPINACH (if using fresh spinach): Heat a very large, deep skillet over medium heat. Add all the spinach with the water still clinging to its leaves, you may have to firmly pack it. Cover the pan tightly (weight the lid down, if necessary).