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Garlic Butter Sauteed Spinach - easy sauteed spinach recipe with garlic and butter in this healthy vegetable dish. Only 5 ingredients and takes 8 minutes!
The Best Spinach Recipe
Sometimes, the best and most delicious recipes are made with the simplest of ingredients, such as this garlic butter sauteed spinach recipe.
The recipe contains plenty of iron, vitamin A and C, spinach is an excellent leafy vegetable to have in your diet.
Ingredients For Sauteed Spinach
- Salted butter
- Garlic
- Baby spinach
- Lemon juice
- Salt
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.
Cooking Tips On How To Cook Spinach
- Spinach cooks in a matter of seconds so you don’t want to overcook them. Heat up a skillet with some salted butter, add the garlic, toss in the spinach and saute quickly.
- As soon as the leaves start to wilt, remove the skillet from heat and transfer the spinach to a serving platter.
- It’s OK if there are still some raw spinach as they will continue to cook and wilt after removing from the heat. Timing is the key: it has to be quick.
Frequently Asked Questions
Store fresh spinach in the crisper in the refrigerator in a sealed plastic bag. It will keep there for about four days. Do not wash the spinach before you refrigerate it, as it will become moist and this moisture will work against the spinach. Cooked spinach should not be in the fridge for longer than a day.
Yes, sauteed spinach still has all the important nutrients, and in fact, has more nutrients than raw spinach.
The lemon juice does plenty to help the spinach recipe not be bitter.
This recipe has only 71 calories per serving.
What To Serve With Garlic Butter Sauteed Spinach
This dish is best served as a side dish. For a wholesome meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
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Garlic Butter Sauteed Spinach
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons salted butter, melted
- 4 cloves garlic , minced
- 8 oz (230g) baby spinach
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Heat a skillet and add the butter. Sauté the garlic until fragrant, then add the spinach, followed by the salt and lemon juice. Stir to combine well.
- As soon as the spinach leaves begin to wilt, turn off the heat and transfer the mixture to a serving platter. Garnish with fresh lemon wedges and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Excellent recipes. I want to cook all of them.
Thanks Kathi, I appreciate your comment and 5 star ratings. Thanks a lot.
Can I make this without the lemon ?
Sure you can!
A fantastic side, especially with a rich main course. So easy and perfectly delicious!
Thanks Bert. I love this recipe, too.
This was great! What Asian greens would this substitute for the spinach?
You can use bok choy, choy sum, Chinese mustard green or any leafy greens.