Creamed Spinach Low-Fat
By Lisa Shanken
September 15, 2015
Creamed Spinach Low-Fat
Ingredients
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- 2 cup Leeks halved and thinly sliced, white parts only
- 2 10 ounce packages Frozen Chopped Spinach thawed and all water squeezed out
- 1/4 cup Fat-Free Milk
- 1 tbsp Corn Starch
- 3 tbsp Light Cream Cheese
- 1 tbsp Parmesan cheese shredded
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp Freshly Ground Black Pepper
Instructions
- In a Dutch oven, heat coconut oil.
- Add in leeks. Cook leeks for about 3-5 minutes, stirring often, until they start to become soft and translucent.
- Combine the milk and the corn starch in a small dish and mix well so there are no lumps.
- Add spinach, and sauté 1 minute. Next pour in milk and corn starch mixture, and mix well.
- Continue cooking, stirring regularly, for about 5 minutes until everything is well combined and hot. Stir in the cream cheese, and mix continuously until cream cheese melts and combines throughout the spinach mixture.
- Stir in parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper, and cook another 2 minutes, and serve.
Notes
Nutrition
Calories: 188kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 11gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 468mgPotassium: 792mgFiber: 7gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 18800IUVitamin C: 67.7mgCalcium: 370mgIron: 5.6mg
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Lisa Shanken
My passion is to help you live your healthiest and most harmonious life, but in a way that’s realistic and practical for you as a unique individual on this planet. My philosophy is all about “balance,” never a diet since a diet is not sustainable for life, aka Kill The Diet.
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