Creamed Spinach with Bacon

• Meat

  • 5 strips Bacon, thick cut

• Produce

  • 3 Garlic cloves
  • 24 oz Spinach, fresh
  • 1/2 Sweet onion

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 cup All-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp Nutmeg, ground
  • 1/4 tsp Pepper
  • 1/2 tsp Salt

• Dairy

  • 1 1/2 cups 2% or whole milk
  • 1/2 cup Butter, unsalted
  • 1/2 cup Heavy cream

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Description

Ingredients

• 5 strips thick cut bacon, diced
• ¼ cup unsalted butter
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ sweet onion, peeled and diced
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
• 1½ cups 2% or whole milk
• ½ cup heavy cream
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¼ cup unsalted butter
• 24 ounces fresh spinach (I used three 8 ounce bags from the store so the spinach was already wash ed and prepped)

Directions

• In a large pot over medium high heat, cook the bacon until crispy, about 8 minutes. Remove from the pot and transfer to a paper towel lined plate.
• To the bacon fat still in the pot, add ¼ cup butter and melt completely. Whisk in the flour until well combined. Cook for 2 minutes to remove the raw flour taste.
• Add in the onion and garlic. Stir to combine. Cook for 1 minute.
• Slowly whisk in the milk and cream to prevent lumps from forming. Reduce heat to medium and cook until thicken, about 10 to 15 minutes, whisking often. Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Add more of each seasoning to taste. Reduce heat to medium-low to keep warm, stirring occasionally.
• While the sauce is cooking, melt ¼ cup butter over medium-high heat in a large pot. Add the spinach and cover. Cook until wilted. (If youre using a large skillet instead of a pot, or a pot thats not super huge, you will have to add the spinach in batches. Press down on the spinach already in the pot and then add more. Fold the hot spinach on top of the uncooked spinach to help distribute the heat.) Carefully drain off any excess liquid in the spinach pot.
• Add the spinach to the sauce and stir until well combined. Add the bacon back to the pot and stir to combine.
• Transfer to a serving bowl. Serve warm.