Creamed spinach with honey glazed pine nuts is a rich, flavorful, and versatile side dish that can complement a variety of main courses. The creamy sauce pairs perfectly with the nutty flavor of the pine nuts, while the honey glaze adds a touch of sweetness. Whether you are looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal or a special occasion dish, creamed spinach with honey glazed pine nuts is a surefire crowd-pleaser.
Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!
SPINACH WITH PINE NUTS & GARLIC
A stylish side dish that's ready in a flash
Provided by Mary Cadogan
Categories Dinner, Side dish, Supper
Time 5m
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Wash the spinach thoroughly and cram into a large pan. Pour over a little boiling water, cover tightly and cook for 2-3 mins, until the leaves have wilted.
- Tip into a colander and drain well. Use the side of a small plate to press the spinach down to extract the last of the water. If using frozen, defrost in the microwave and drain.
- Meanwhile heat the oil, add the pine nuts and fry until golden. Add the garlic and fry briefly, then stir in the spinach and stir until heated through. Season and serve in a warm side dish.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 127 calories, Fat 10 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 3 grams carbohydrates, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 6 grams protein, Sodium 0.84 milligram of sodium
SPINACH AND PINE NUTS
In the mood for a bit of something green and leafy? Try this scrumptious spinach with pine nuts. Preparation time: 10 minutes. This recipe is from The WEBB Cooks, articles and recipes by Robyn Webb, courtesy of the American Diabetes Association.
Provided by Robyn Webb
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Greens
Time 15m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Wash the spinach, but allow the water to cling to the leaves. Cook the spinach until it wilts in a skillet over medium-high heat, about 3 minutes.
- Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the spinach, pine nuts, and garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Season with pepper and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 83.2 calories, Carbohydrate 8.8 g, Fat 3.9 g, Fiber 5.1 g, Protein 7.2 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 179.6 mg, Sugar 1 g
CREAMED SPINACH WITH HONEY GLAZED PINE NUTS
Delicious comfort food. This can be eaten as either as a wonderful dinner side dish or as a tasty dip when served with tortilla chips. Enjoy!
Provided by kelycarter_
Categories < 30 Mins
Time 20m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a small sauté pan heat 1 tbsp of olive oil on MEDIUM, add pine nuts (be careful they burn quickly! Make sure you are constantly watching and stirring them). Toast lightly (about 1 minute) remove from heat and add 1 tbsp honey. Transfer to a small bowl and let pine nuts cool.
- Add 1 tbsp of olive oil to the small sauté pan. Add onions and garlic. Fry until translucent (do not brown). Sit onions/garlic to the side to cool.
- On MEDIUM heat, add 1/4 cup butter to a large saucepan. Once butter has melted add the flour, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Cook for about 1 minute.
- Slowly add milk to butter/flour mixture, stirring constantly until you have a thick sauce. Add the cubed cream cheese and stir until melted.
- Add the onion/garlic mixture to the cream sauce.
- Add the 2 packages of well drained frozen chopped spinach to the cream sauce. Stir to combine and cook for approx 3-4 minutes on MEDIUM.
- Once spinach mixture is heated completely through, stir in Asiago cheese and remove from heat.
- Transfer creamed spinach to a serving dish.
- Spoon honey glazed pine nuts over the creamed spinach and serve immediately.
CREAMED SPINACH SOUP WITH PINE NUTS
Make and share this Creamed Spinach Soup with Pine Nuts recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Alyssia Mind Over
Categories < 30 Mins
Time 30m
Yield 4 cups, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Saute onions and garlic in olive oil until translucent.
- Add remaining ingredients except for almond milk.
- Bring to a boil, and then turn down to a simmer for 20 minutes.
- Blend with an immersion blender or regular blender in batches. Return to the pot.
- Stir in almond milk and simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
- Season to taste. Garnish with pine nuts and homemade croutons.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 182.1, Fat 4, SaturatedFat 0.6, Sodium 57.5, Carbohydrate 28.7, Fiber 7, Sugar 1.9, Protein 10.1
SPINACH WITH PINE NUTS AND RAISINS
Provided by Joyce Goldstein
Categories Side Sauté Vegetarian Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur Raisin Pine Nut Spinach Kosher Vegan Pescatarian Paleo Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Rinse the spinach well and remove the stems. Place in a large sauté pan with only the rinsing water clinging to the leaves. Cook over medium heat, turning as needed until wilted, just a few minutes. Drain well and set aside. Add the olive oil to the now-empty pan and place over medium heat. Add the onions and sauté until tender, about 8 minutes. Add the spinach, raisins, and pine nuts and sauté briefly to warm through. Season with salt and pepper and serve warm or at room temperature.
CREAMY SPINACH, PINE NUTS AND RAISINS WITH PASTA
Provided by Marian Burros
Categories dinner, easy, quick, pastas, side dish
Time 30m
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Bring 2 quarts of water to boil in covered pot for orzo.
- Mince shallots in food processor.
- Wash and trim tough stems from spinach, and set spinach aside.
- Mix together yogurt and sour cream.
- When the water boils, cook orzo for 9 to 11 minutes.
- Heat oil in a nonstick pot large enough to hold all the ingredients but the orzo. Saute the shallots in the oil until they begin to turn golden. Stir in the pine nuts and currants, and cook over low heat until pine nuts begin to brown; set aside.
- A few minutes before the orzo is cooked, add spinach to shallot mixture; cover, and cook until spinach wilts.
- Remove from heat, and stir in the yogurt mixture; season with salt and pepper.
- Drain the orzo, and stir in the spinach mixture.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 449, UnsaturatedFat 11 grams, Carbohydrate 64 grams, Fat 16 grams, Fiber 8 grams, Protein 17 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 312 milligrams, Sugar 21 grams
CLASSIC CREAMED SPINACH
Using fresh spinach instead of frozen really enhances the flavor of this classic recipe from Ann Van Dyk of Wrightstown, Wisconsin. The hint of nutmeg makes this side dish even more appealing.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a Dutch oven, cook spinach in oil until wilted, 3 minutes. Remove from pan; set aside. Melt butter in the Dutch oven; add onion and saute until crisp-tender, 2 minutes. , Stir in flour, salt and nutmeg until combined. Gradually whisk in milk until blended. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 2 minutes. Add the chopped spinach. Reduce heat to low; cook, uncovered, until heated through, 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 318 calories, Fat 27g fat (14g saturated fat), Cholesterol 58mg cholesterol, Sodium 581mg sodium, Carbohydrate 14g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 7g protein.
SAUTEED SPINACH WITH PINE NUTS
Provided by Pierre Franey
Categories easy, quick, side dish
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Pick over the spinach leaves and remove the large stems. Wash and drain well. Remove all the moisture by placing between paper towels and patting dry.
- In a large skillet over high heat, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and half the spinach, half the nutmeg and half the pine nuts. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cook and toss very quickly until the spinach is just wilted. Drain. Repeat the procedure with the remaining ingredients and serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 137, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 4 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 234 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram
SPINACH WITH SOUR CREAM AND TOASTED PINE NUTS
Categories Side Vegetarian Quick & Easy Pine Nut Spinach Sour Cream Gourmet Sugar Conscious Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Serves 2
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a large skillet cook the pine nuts in the oil over moderate heat, stirring, for 2 minutes, or until they are golden, and transfer them with a slotted spoon to a small dish. In the skillet cook the onion, stirring occasionally, until it is golden, add the spinach, and cook the mixture, covered, stirring once every minute, for 3 minutes, or until the spinach is wilted and tender. Stir in the sour cream, the lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste, remove the skillet from the heat, and sprinkle the mixture with pine nuts.
CLASSIC CREAMED SPINACH
I can't resist a pat-on-my-back moment here--I rock at making creamed spinach. And I'm sharing this recipe with you because I want you to feel the same kind of confidence. Hidden in this seemingly straightforward recipe are lots of skills and foundational techniques, such as making a roux and a bechamel and sauteing onions. When you master this, you can say you're awesome at cooking--and you're definitely ready to graduate to the next chapter ("The Scary Stuff"!). Plus, this steakhouse classic is a great way to get everyone chowing down on iron-rich spinach.
Provided by Amanda Freitag
Categories side-dish
Time 35m
Yield Makes 8 cups, to serve 8 to 10
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Blanch the spinach. Bring 1 gallon water to a boil in a large pot. Add a pinch of kosher salt. Place the spinach in the boiling water. After 45 seconds (exactly), remove the spinach leaves with a slotted spoon, spider or tongs and drain in a colander. Let cool completely.
- Use your hands to press the spinach against the sides of the colander. When most of the liquid has been released, squeeze handfuls of the spinach to make sure all of the excess water has been removed. Set aside.
- In a wide, high-sided saute pan, melt the butter over medium-low heat. With a wooden spoon, stir the flour into the melted butter to create a roux that will look like wet sand. Cook the roux for 3 minutes, stirring continuously to make sure it doesn't burn and it becomes a "blond" color. Add the milk to the roux, whisking vigorously to make sure that the roux completely dissolves into the milk without lumping.
- Turn down the heat to maintain a low simmer. You're making a bechamel sauce, which is the base for the creamed spinach. Next, whisk in the cream and return the mixture to a simmer. Cook the bechamel until thickened and smooth, about 5 minutes, stirring often. Season the sauce with the salt, pepper and cayenne.
- Preheat a small saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the oil and let heat for about 1 minute. Add the onions and season with a pinch of salt. Cook until the onions soften and become translucent, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook an additional minute or two.
- Add the cooked onion and garlic along with the drained spinach to the bechamel, folding to make sure it's completely coated with sauce. Season with the nutmeg. Cook for 2 minutes, then taste the spinach. Adjust the seasoning with more salt and the nutmeg, and/or more cayenne if desired.
Tips:
- Choose tender spinach leaves: Avoid wilted or bruised spinach. Freshly picked baby spinach works best for this recipe.
- Rinse and dry the spinach thoroughly: This will remove any dirt or debris and prevent the spinach from becoming watery.
- Use unsalted butter: Unsalted butter allows you to control the amount of salt in the dish. If using salted butter, reduce the amount of salt added to the recipe.
- Cook the spinach over medium heat: This will prevent the spinach from overcooking and becoming mushy.
- Stir the spinach frequently: This will help the spinach cook evenly and prevent it from sticking to the pan.
- Add the cream and milk gradually: This will help prevent the sauce from curdling.
- Season the sauce to taste: Add salt, pepper, and nutmeg to taste.
- Toast the pine nuts before adding them to the dish: Toasting the nuts will bring out their flavor and make them more crunchy.
- Serve the creamed spinach immediately: This dish is best served hot.
Conclusion:
Creamed spinach with honey-glazed pine nuts is a delicious and nutritious side dish that can be served with a variety of main courses. It is easy to make and can be ready in under 30 minutes. The creamy sauce is made with butter, flour, milk, and cream, and the honey-glazed pine nuts add a touch of sweetness and crunch. This dish is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.
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