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Creamed Spinach Low-Fat

Course Dinner, Side Dish
Cuisine Vegetarian
Servings 4 people
Calories 188 kcal

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

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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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