Creamed Spinach – Steakhouse Style
People giggle when I say there’s 5 seasons in a year… As you know, there’s spring 🌼, summer, fall, and winter but when the May 2-4 holiday weekend (Victoria Day) is finally here, my fifth season officially starts… BBQ season!
From May to October, I’d say it’s safe to grill 🔥 outdoors without having to carry a tray of seasoned food to the BBQ along with a shovel. Yes, I realize that some years it might be the case but generally, we’re good!
I love a great steak 🥩 on the BBQ. One of my favorite cuts is a T-bone. That beautiful beef cut just melts in my mouth, yum! The other one is filet mignon but I reserve this cut for special occasions. More than likely, that’s the one I order when we go to a steakhouse.
Besides having my protein, I enjoy a salad 🥗 and a nice side dish to complete my meal. There’s one steakhouse classic side that I’ve ordered a few times but only a handful of restaurants made it really good and it’s Creamed Spinach.
It’s extremely delicious with a steak but I find that most places make it pretty bland. They’re just using butter 🧈, flour, milk, and barely any seasonings, that’s all. Lucky for me, there are a few steakhouses I’ve been to that made Creamed Spinach and it was scrumptious! They were adding a lot more to it than just the basics.
I made this side dish a few times and love adding extra seasonings to it. Here’s the thing about cooking… it’s all about creating and making a recipe to your liking 😍. When people tell me that they’ve never heard of a specific dish with this or that ingredient, I respond – “here’s one!”.
You have to open your mind when it comes to cooking. Just like singing 🎤 or painting, cooking is an art form. It’s a way to express your creativity by combining ingredients, mixing, cooking, seasoning, and finally savoring it.
I put a twist on my Creamed Spinach Steakhouse Style and believe me it’s far from being bland. There are just enough added ingredients to make it deliciously interesting! This is a pretty quick recipe because it only takes 15 minutes ⏳ to cook all together plus 5 minutes to prep – that is if you are quick with your knife skills. It’s a lovely recipe to have when you want a quick, tasty side dish… Happy BBQ season!
Bon Appétit!🍽
Check out these other amazing side dish recipes…😀
– Creamed Peas
– Vegetable Medley
– Green Beans with Chili-Orange Oil
– Twice Baked Potatoes
– Tomates à la Provençale – Tomatoes Provençal
– Creamy Mashed Cauliflower
– Smoky Bacon Creamed Corn
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Creamed Spinach - Steakhouse Style
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Ingredients
- 4 tbsp. butter, divided
- 1 bag (10 ounces) baby spinach leaves
- 1/2 cup white onions, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup red peppers, finely chopped
- 3 large cloves garlic, pressed
- 2 tbsp. unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2 ounces light cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup cold half-and-half
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste (I always use mixed peppercorns)
- 1/4 tsp. ground Himalayan pink salt, or more to taste
- 1/8 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg optional
- 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper, or more to taste
- Few dashes hot sauce such as Cholula®, or to taste
Directions
- In a large pot over medium-high heat, add 2 tbsp. butter and when melted, add spinach leaves. Stir every 30 seconds for about 2 minutes. Transfer to a colander to drain.
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add the remaining butter. When melted, add onions and sauté for 1 ½ minutes. Add red peppers and cook for 1 ½ minutes. Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute.
- Add flour and whisk until the ingredients are well coated. Add cream cheese; stir until blended in. Whisk in half-and-half a little at first and when the sauce is very thick, pour in the rest.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and season with freshly ground black pepper, sea salt, nutmeg, cayenne pepper and hot sauce. Taste and adjust if necessary.
- Add drained spinach, stir until well incorporated and when heated through, remove from the heat and serve immediately.
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