Jalapeno Spinach Casserole Food

LAURIE COLWIN'S CREAMED SPINACH WITH JALAPEñO PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300 degrees. Meanwhile, cook spinach according to package directions. Drain, reserving 1 cup of liquid, and chop finely.
• Butter a shallow 8-inch-square casserole dish or other shallow 4- to 6-cup baking dish. Melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter in a saucepan and add flour. Blend and cook 2 to 3 minutes. Do not brown. Add onion and garlic.
• Add the spinach liquid slowly, then add evaporated milk, some black pepper, celery salt and cheese. Mix well and add jalapeño and spinach. Cook until all is blended.
• Turn into the casserole dish, top with buttered bread crumbs and bake until lightly browned, about 45 minutes.

JALAPENO CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook chicken breasts until done.
• In a large skillet saute onions in margarine.
• Drain spinach by using several paper towels to squeeze all water out of spinach.
• Add spinach, jalapenos, sour cream, chicken soup, salt, and ground cumin to onions and mix well.
• In a greased 9x13 inch baking dish, layer half of tortilla chips, half of chicken, half spinach soup mixture, and 1/2 cheese.
• Repeat layers again , but without the cheese.
• Bake covered at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
• Uncover and sprinkle remaining cheese over top and return to oven for 4 minutes or until the cheese melts.

CREAMED SPINACH WITH JALAPENOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Butter a small casserole dish.
• Place the spinach in a microwave-safe bowl, and cook in the microwave 5 minutes on High, until heated through. Drain well, reserving 1/2 cup liquid.
• Melt 2 T. butter in small saucepan over medium heat, and stir in the bread crumbs until well coated. Remove from heat, and set aside.
• Melt remaining 2 T. butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour. Mix in onion and garlic, and cook 1 minute. Gradually stir in reserved spinach liquid, evaporated milk, cheese, and jalapeno. Season with celery salt and pepper. Mix in the spinach. Transfer to the prepared casserole dish, and top with bread crumbs.
• Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven, until bubbly and golden browned.

SPINACH MADELEINE

Steps:

• Cook spinach according to directions on package. Drain and reserve liquid. Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add flour, stirring until blended and smooth, but not brown. Add onion and cook until soft but not brown. Add evaporated milk and reserved spinach liquid slowly, stirring constantly to avoid lumps. Cook until smooth and thick; continue stirring. Add the cheese, Worcestershire, black pepper, celery salt, garlic salt, red pepper, and salt, to taste. Stir until melted. Combine with cooked spinach. This may be served immediately or put into a casserole and topped with buttered bread crumbs. This flavor is improved if the latter is done and kept in the refrigerator overnight. This may also be frozen.

JALAPENO SPINACH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• butter a casserole dish and preheat to 350 -- melt the butter in a sauce pan and lightly saute the mushrooms.onion.and jalapeno until soft.
• place the spinach on top of this mixture.and cook for a few minutes to wilt the spinach.
• stir the soup into the spinach mix.stir the cheese in -- add to the casserole dish and top it with your crumbs.
• you can add more jalapeno juice if desired for extra zip !
• bakes for 25 minutes or until nice and bubbly -- great warm or cold !

JALAPENO SPINACH DIP

Steps:

• In a 1-1/2-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 10 ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 2-3 hours or until heated through. Serve with chips.

MEXI CHICKEN OR TURKEY-SPINACH JALAPENO TORTILLA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• In a skillet melt butter over medium heat; add in chopped yellow onion, green onion, red bell pepper, garlic, jalapeno and chili flakes (if using) saute for about 5-6 minutes or until tender.
• Add in the spinach, undiluted cream chicken soup, sour cream and cumin; mix to combine, then season with salt and pepper; bring to just a simmer then remove from heat (the chicken soup mixture must be hot).
• Sprinkle HALF of the tortilla chips into the bottom of the baking dish.
• Then sprinkle HALF EACH cooked chopped chicken, HOT chicken soup/spinach mixture, then half of the shredded cheese (use as much cheese as desired).
• Repeat the layers ending up with the spinach mixture on top.
• Bake for about 15 minutes uncovered.
• Remove from oven then sprinkle with remaining cheddar cheese; return to oven and continue to bake for another 8 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
• Sprinkle the top with more chopped green onions before serving if desired.

RIVER ROAD SPINACH MADELINE

Steps:

• Place frozen spinach and water in a saucepan over high heat; bring to a full boil. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and cook for 8 minutes. Separate with a fork and cook for 2 more minutes. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add flour, stirring until blended and smooth, but not brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Add onion and cook until soft but not brown, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Slowly add evaporated milk and the reserved cooking liquid, stirring constantly to avoid lumps. Cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and thick, 3 to 5 minutes. Add processed cheese spread, celery salt, garlic salt, pepper, cayenne, and salt; cook and stir until melted, about 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in cooked spinach.
• Stir in cooked spinach and serve immediately.