Au Gratin Spinach N Pork Food

SPINACH GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed saute pan over medium heat. Add the onions and saute until translucent, about 15 minutes. Add the flour and nutmeg and cook, stirring, for 2 more minutes. Add the cream and milk and cook until thickened. Squeeze as much liquid as possible from the spinach and add the spinach to the sauce. Add 1/2 cup of the Parmesan cheese and mix well. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Transfer the spinach to a baking dish and sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan and the Gruyere on top. Bake for 20 minutes until hot and bubbly. Serve hot.
• Note: This recipe has been updated and may differ from what was originally broadcast or published.

CLASSIC FRENCH SPINACH AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 F and butter a gratin dish.
• Sauté the onion in the olive oil for 5 minutes in a medium saucepan set over medium heat. Sprinkle the flour over the onions and continue sautéing the mixture for 30 seconds. Add the salt, pepper, dried thyme, and spinach to the pan and stir until the ingredients are combined. Cover the pan with a lid and turn the heat to low. Allow the spinach to wilt for 3 minutes.
• Stir the milk and heavy cream into the spinach mixture and turn it out into the buttered gratin dish. Then stir together the melted butter, bread crumbs, and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, and sprinkle the breadcrumbs over the gratin.
• Bake the spinach gratin in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, until it is hot and bubbly, and the breadcrumbs have turned golden brown.

FRESH SPINACH GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat and cook onion until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and thyme. Sprinkle flour over onion mixture and cook until a thick paste forms, about 1 minute.
• Place spinach in a large soup pot and cover. Heat on low until spinach begins to wilt, about 4 minutes. Turn heat off and add half-and-half, 1 cup Swiss cheese, and the onion mixture. Stir to combine and transfer to a 9-inch gratin dish.
• Combine breadcrumbs and remaining 1/2 cup cheese in a bowl. Pour melted butter over the top and stir to combine. Evenly spread breadcrumb mixture over the spinach.
• Bake in the preheated oven uncovered for 20 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.

SPINACH AND BEANS AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Melt butter in a 10-inch cast iron skillet.
• Add onion and saute until translucent.
• Add garlic and saute 1 minute more.
• Add drained beans, chicken broth, tomatoes with juice, and spices.
• Cook over medium heat stirring occasionally for 15 minutes.
• Add spinach a cup at a time, adding more as the spinach wilts.
• Cover with cheese and place skillet under a broiler until cheese is bubbly and a little browned.

SPINACH AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Cook bacon in large skillet until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet, reserving 1 Tbsp. drippings in skillet. Drain bacon on paper towels. Add spinach to drippings in skillet; cook 3 to 5 min. or just until wilted, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Add cream cheese; stir until melted.
• Spoon into 1-1/2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray. Crumble bacon into small bowl. Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Sprinkle over spinach mixture.
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until spinach mixture is heated through and top is golden brown.