Spinach Souffle Food

SPINACH AND CHEDDAR SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Butter the inside of a 6 to 8-cup souffle dish (6 1/2 to 7 1/2 inches in diameter by 3 1/2 inches deep) and sprinkle evenly with Parmesan.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat. With a wooden spoon, stir in the flour and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Off the heat, whisk in the hot milk, the nutmeg, cayenne, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook over low heat, whisking constantly, for 1 minute, until smooth and thick.
• Off the heat, while still hot, whisk in the egg yolks, one at a time. Stir in the Cheddar, 1/4 cup of Parmesan and the spinach and transfer to a large mixing bowl.
• Put the egg whites, cream of tartar, and a pinch of salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat on low speed for 1 minute, on medium speed for 1 minute, then finally on high speed until they form firm, glossy peaks.
• Whisk one quarter of the egg whites into the cheese sauce to lighten and then fold in the rest. Pour into the souffle dish, then smooth the top. Draw a large circle on top with the spatula to help the souffle rise evenly, and place in the middle of the oven. Turn the temperature down to 375 degrees F. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes (don't peek!) until puffed and brown. Serve immediately.

THE VERY MOST BASIC SPINACH AND CHEESE SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and dust a 1-1/2 quart souffle dish with grated Parmesan or breadcrumbs. Separate the eggs. Put egg whites in mixer bowl with cream of tartar. To make a white sauce, in a medium saucepan over medium high heat, melt the butter or margarine until it bubbles. Stir in the flour and cook, stirring constantly until smooth and bubbly. Stir in milk all at once, than cook and stir until mixture boils and is smooth and thickened. To flavor the white sauce, stir in the cheese until melted. Stir in the spinach. Set aside. Beat the egg whites only until they cling to the side of the mixing bowl when you roll and tilt it. Add the yolks to the sauce, and stir. To fold the sauce into the whites, first mix about a quarter of the whites right into the sauce in the pan, then empty the sauce into the whites in the mixing bowl. Gingerly but thoroughly fold the sauce into the whites. Then pour that mixture into the prepared souffle dish. Bake for about 30 to 40 minutes. Don't open oven door for at least 30 minutes. Serve immediately.

SPINACH SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place the spinach in a colander to drain, pressing out as much excess liquid as you can.
• Make the bechamel sauce: Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat; add the flour and stir until it becomes a thick paste. Add the milk 1/2 cup at a time, whisking well after each addition, until you have a smooth sauce. Remove from the heat and whisk in the salt, nutmeg and pepper. Taste for seasoning. Set aside to cool slightly.
• Beat the egg whites until just frothy with an electric mixer. Add the cream of tartar and beat on high speed until it forms firm peaks. Set aside.
• Whisk the egg yolks in a large bowl until they are pale yellow, then add the warm bechamel sauce a bit at a time. Switch to a large rubber spatula; gently mix in the spinach, Parmesan and 1/2 cup Romano. Fold in a third of the egg whites to lighten, then gently fold in the remaining egg whites until thoroughly combined but still light and fluffy.
• Lightly grease a 2-quart souffle dish with cooking spray or softened butter, then add the remaining 1/2 cup Romano and rotate the dish to coat the bottom and sides with the cheese. Pour in the souffle batter, then bake until puffy and golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve immediately.

SPINACH SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 2-qt. souffle dish. Add Parmesan cheese; gently shake dish until side and bottom of dish are evenly coated with the cheese. Set aside. Bring milk just to boil in large saucepan on medium heat. Gradually add cereal, stirring constantly with wire whisk after each addition until well blended. Cook 1 min., stirring constantly. Remove from heat; cover. Let stand 4 min. Stir in spinach and Swiss cheese.
• Beat eggs in medium bowl with electric mixer on high speed 5 min. or until foamy. Add to spinach mixture; stir gently until well blended. Pour into prepared souffle dish.
• Bake 30 to 40 min. or until puffed and golden brown. Serve immediately.

FROZEN SPINACH SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Grease a 2-quart souffle dish and preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Thaw spinach.
• Drain and squeeze out excess moisture.
• Melt butter in a medium size frying pan.
• Sprinkle flour on butter and blend in with a slotted spoon.
• Cook until it bubbles and begins to brown just a little.
• Remove from heat and slowly blend in the milk, stirring constantly, until smooth.
• Return to heat, add seasonings and cook on low for about 10 minutes or until thickened, stirring constantly.
• Beat egg yolks well with a whisk.
• Add about 1/4 cup of the sauce into the eggs and stir.
• Add another 1/4 cup and stir again.
• Remove pan from heat and slowly stir in the rest of the eggs.
• Place well-drained spinach into a blender or food processor and pour sauce over it.
• Blend until smooth, about 5-10 seconds.
• Pour into a bowl.
• Beat egg whites until fairly stiff, but not dry.
• Fold them gently into spinach mixture until all white streaks are gone.
• Pour into souffle dish and sprinkle cheese on top.
• Bake 45 minutes to one hour until set.
• (Souffle is done when puffy and nicely browned. It will be somewhat soft on the inside.) Serve immediately.

GRANDMA'S SPINACH SOUFFLE BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease sides and bottom of an 8 inch square baking dish.
• In a large bowl, mix together the cottage cheese and eggs. Stir in spinach, salt, nutmeg, and 11/4 cups of shredded Cheddar cheese. Mix until well blended. Spread evenly into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until firm. Remove from oven, and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.

SPINACH SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Position rack in the center of the oven. Coat a 2-quart souffle dish or 6 individual (8-ounce) dishes with cooking spray. Coat with breadcrumbs. Tap out excess; set aside.
• Fill a bowl with ice and water; set aside. Place a steamer basket in a large saucepan; fill with 1 inch of water. Bring to a boil, and add the spinach. Cover, and steam until wilted, about 3 minutes. Drain, and plunge into ice bath to stop cooking. Let cool, and squeeze out excess water. Place the spinach in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until finely chopped; set aside. You should have about 1 cup.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour, and cook, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes. Gradually whisk in the milk, and bring just to a simmer. Cook, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Stir in salt and pepper. Remove from heat, and set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk 2 egg yolks until blended. Whisk in a little white sauce to temper the eggs, then add the remaining sauce, whisking until combined. Add the cooked spinach and grated cheese.
• Place the 4 egg whites and cream of tartar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat on low until soft peaks begin to form. Increase speed to high; beat until stiff peaks form and egg whites are smooth.
• Using a rubber spatula, transfer 1/3 of egg whites to spinach mixture; gently fold in until blended. Add spinach mixture to remaining egg whites; gently fold in until just combined. Pour into prepared dish or dishes.
• Place souffle in oven, and reduce heat to 375 degrees. Bake until puffed and golden, 20 to 30 minutes. Serve.

SPINACH SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Saute onion in butter.
• Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon-colored.
• Stir into hot white sauce along with spinach and cheese.
• Fold in egg whites beaten until stiff, not dry, peaks are formed; turn into greased 1 1/2 qt casserole.
• Set in pan of hot water and bake about 50 minutes.
• White Sauce: Melt butter, stir in flour and heat until bubbly.
• Gradually add milk or cream, stirring constantly; cook 1-2 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Makes about 1 cup.
• Serve immediately.

EASY SPINACH SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl whisk together egg, milk, cheese, garlic, salt and pepper. Fold in spinach. Place in a small casserole dish.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until lightly set.
• NOTE: If you are in a hurry, use a microwave safe casserole dish, cover with plastic wrap, and cook on high for 3 minutes. Release the steam, recover, and cook on high for another 3 minutes. Enjoy!

SPINACH SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Wash and trim spinach, leaving the water that clings to the leaves. Place in a large skillet and steam just until wilted, about 3-5 minutes. Drain and chop; set aside. Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Blend in flour and pepper; cook and stir until bubbly. Slowly add milk; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook and stir 1 minute. Remove from the heat. Stir in onion, salt and nutmeg. In a large bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. In another bowl, beat egg yolks until thick and lemon-colored; stir into white sauce. Gently fold into egg whites along with spinach. Pour into a greased 1-1/2-qt. casserole or souffle dish. Place casserole in a larger pan; fill larger pan with 1 in. of water. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a knife inserted halfway between the center and edge comes out clean. Serve immediately.

BEST EVER SPINACH SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Cook onions and garlic with butter in small skillet.
• Beat onion mixture, cream cheese, farmer's cheese, salt, and pepper with electric mixer.
• Add eggs one at a time. Stir in spinach. Pour into a greased baking dish and sprinkle paprika on top.
• Bake in oven for 40-45 minutes.

SPINACH SOUFFLE FOR ONE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Line a souffle dish with oiled kitchen paper.
• In a bowl , whisk the egg and the milk with a fork.
• Add the salt,thyme, spirulina and paprika.
• Gradually add the flour - crush any lumps. You may need to use a mixer to get rid of them , but if there a one or two its' OK.
• Mix in spinach.
• Pour mixture into bowl.
• Sprinkle the parmesan evenly on top, and grind a bit of pepper on top of that.
• Bake for 20 minutes.

SPINACH EGG SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat over to 350.
• If you don't have cooked spinach, you can quickly zap one of Green Giants "no sauce" frozen spinach packages while you begin your preparations.
• Grease 8"x8" glass dish (or souffle dish if you have one) - I use softened butter for this.
• Separate your eggs putting your white in a bowl to be blended and the yolks set aside for later.
• I typically microwave the milk for 2 minutes to heat it which makes the stove time shorter.
• Grate your onion (you want to grate versus chop for 2 reasons: one is texture and the other is that grated onion infuses the flavor better than chopped).
• Melt your butter over medium/medium-low heat in a 10" non-stick skillet.
• Once melted, add the flour stirring constantly until you have a thick even consistency.
• Add the milk and seasonings stirring constantly until thickened and even - if you've preheated the milk this part will go fairly quickly, if not - it will take a few minutes.
• Stir in the onion and spinach until evenly distributed and smooth.
• Remove pan from heat and quickly stir in the yokes.
• Once completely mixed, pour contents of pan into large glass bowl and set aside.
• Mix egg whites until they form stiff peaks.
• Add 1/3 of whites mixture to the yolk/spinach mix and stir gently - the whites should make the other mixture lighter and fluffier.
• Fold in remaining whites and gentle pour or spoon mixture into greased pan.
• Cook until browned on top (about 30 minutes) - eat immediately (It will fall the longer it sits - it still tastes as good but won't look as pretty).
• ***To make a Cheese Souffle instead, swap the onion and spinach out for 1 cup of shredded cheese. I've used baby swiss, a colby/jack mix -- anything will work - it's a taste preference.

SPINACH AND GRUYERE SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter a round 1-quart tall-sided baking dish and dust with breadcrumbs; set aside. In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons water over medium-high. Add spinach and cook, stirring constantly, until wilted, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a strainer to cool; press to release liquid.
• In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium until bubbling. Add flour and whisk until a paste forms. Continue to cook until pale blond in color, 2 to 3 minutes. Whisking, gradually add milk. Cook, whisking, until lumps are gone and mixture is thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in cheese until melted; season with salt and pepper. Transfer souffle base to a large bowl.
• In a food processor, pulse spinach and egg yolks until coarsely pureed. Add 1/4 cup souffle base; pulse until blended. Stir spinach mixture into remaining souffle base. (To store, press plastic wrap against surface and keep at room temperature, up to 4 hours.)
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat 4 egg whites and pinch of salt on medium-high until stiff peaks form (do not overbeat), about 3 minutes. In 2 additions, gently fold egg whites into souffle base. Pour batter into prepared dish and bake until souffle is tall, browned, and firm to the touch, about 35 minutes. (Avoid opening oven during first 25 minutes of baking.) Serve immediately.

SPINACH-MUSHROOM SOUFFLE ROLL

Steps:

• Line a 15 X 10 X 1" baking pan with foil, extending foil 1" beyond edges of pan.
• Grease and lightly flour; set aside Melt the butter.
• Stir in the 1/2 cup flour, salt, and pepper.
• Add milk all at once.
• Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.
• Cook and stir 1 minute more.
• Remove from heat Beat the egg yolks till thick and lemon colored.
• Slowly stir thickened milk mixture and parmesan cheese into beaten egg yolks.
• Using clean beaters, beat egg whites and cream of tartar till stiff peaks form.
• Fold a small amount of the beaten egg whites into egg yolk mix.
• Fold egg yolk mixture into remaining egg whites; spread in prepared pan.
• Bake in a 375°F oven about 20 minutes.
• While that's cooking cook the frozen chopped spinach and squeeze it dry.
• Meanwhile, cook the mushrooms and onion in 1 Tbs butter till tender but not browned.
• Stir in the spinach, softened cream cheese, Dijon mustard and nutmeg.
• Heat through, stirring occasional.
• Immediately loosen the soufflé from pan when puffed and slightly set; turn out onto foil.
• Spread spinach mushroom filling over souffle to within 1/2" of the edge.
• Use foil to start rolling up soufflé jelly roll style, beginning with one of the short sides.
• Slice; serve immediately.