Quick and Easy Creamed Bacon Spinach recipe

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Ingredients

2 ⅔ tablespoons butter
1 ½ large white onions, finely chopped
6 slices bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ cup all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 ½ cups milk
3 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach - thawed, drained, and squeezed dry
½ cup half-and-half

Nutrition Info

346.4 calories
carbohydrate: 23.6 g
cholesterol: 48.2 mg
fat: 23 g
fiber: 5.1 g
protein: 14 g
saturatedFat: 10.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1007.9 mg
sugar: 7.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, bacon, and garlic until bacon is crisp, 5 to 7 minutes.

  2. Whisk flour, salt, and black pepper into onion mixture until blended and the flour and drippings form a paste, 1 to 2 minutes.

  3. Slowly whisk milk into onion mixture. Bring to a boil, continuously whisking, until sauce is thick and creamy, 3 to 5 minutes.

  4. Stir spinach and half-and-half into sauce, cook until spinach is heated through, 4 to 6 minutes.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

It is a mouth-watering, creamy, and rich side dish and tastes wonderful with chicken and fresh rolls.

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