Creamed spinach
Fresh leaf spinach, wilted briefly, with cream, garlic and nutmeg — better than from the packet.
- Time
- 20 min
- Effort:
- easy
- Season
- spring
- vegetarian
- classic
- quick
- kid-friendly
- low carb
- keto
Ingredients for 4 portions
600 gspinach
1onions
1 clove(s)garlic
150 mlcream
2 tbspbutter
to tastenutmeg
to tastesalt
to tastepepper
The ingredients land on the shopping list as soon as the dish is in the week.
Possible allergens
Derived from the ingredients as they are typically composed.
- Milk (incl. lactose)
Please check allergens and intolerances yourself — on the packaging, at the bakery, at the butcher's. Recipes change, and a list like this cannot take responsibility for that.
Ready-made instead of homemade
This is what goes on the shopping list when you switch the side to “ready-made” in the week — ready in 10 min.
2 pack(s)creamed spinach (frozen)
Nutrition and ingredients then refer to the bought product.
Nutrition per portion
Estimates computed from the ingredient list — with 4 portions per recipe.
| Energy | 195 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 4.3 g |
| Fat | 17.3 g |
| Carbohydrates | 3.9 g |
| of which sugar | 3.6 g |
| Fibre | 3.3 g |
| Salt | 0.2 g |
Not counted because listed without a quantity: nutmeg, salt, pepper.
Computed with raw ingredients as bought. Cooking losses, peel, trimmings and what stays on the plate are not accounted for. Own dishes and ingredients “to taste” have no values.
Source: Max Rubner-Institut (2025), Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) version 4.0, CC BY 4.0. The mapping of ingredients to BLS foods and the piece weights are the operator's own.
Estimates, not lab values — not a basis for medically prescribed meal plans.
Method
- 1
Wash and drain the spinach, finely chop the onion and garlic.
- 2
Sweat the onion and garlic in butter, add the spinach in batches and let it wilt.
- 3
Stir in the cream, simmer for 3 minutes, season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.