Baked Spinach with Cheese (Uberbackener Spinat Mit Kase)

Be very careful when cooking spinach that you take it from stove top as soon as it begins to wilt. Spinach cooks down considerably. A lovely holiday dish - both Thanksgiving and Christmas.

• 1 1/2 pounds fresh spinach
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 1 large onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• Salt to taste
• 1/4 pound Emmenthaler cheese, grated
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

METHOD

Wash and drain spinach. Dry well. Cut spinach lengthwise into wide strips. Set aside.

In a large Dutch oven heat butter until it begins to foam. Stir in onion and garlic. Sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add the spinach.

Season with salt. Cover and steam just until spinach begins to wilt. Remove from heat.

Lightly butter an ovenproof casserole. Cover casserole with spinach. Sprinkle with paprika, nutmeg and pepper. Top with grated cheese. Bake in preheated 350°F oven 15 - 20 minutes or until cheese bubbles.

Serves: 4

recipe from www.inmamaskitchen.com

Contributor: Marieta Peverelli

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