10-Minute Sautéed Spinach
Learn how to cook the best spinach side dish in just 10 minutes, sautéed with fresh garlic and a few other pantry ingredients. Getting your veggies in never tasted this good – and was this easy!
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 16 ounces fresh spinach
- 3 large garlic cloves minced
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Crushed red pepper flakes to taste (optional)
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Add olive oil, garlic, hot pepper flakes, nutmeg, and salt to the bottom of a large pot. Then add the spinach.
- Turn heat to medium-high. Once you hear sizzling, start to toss spinach constantly. In roughly 5 minutes, the spinach will be completely wilted. Once all spinach is just wilted, turn heat off, sprinkle with a little more salt, and serve! You can also keep spinach on very low heat until ready to serve.
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Notes
- I don’t recommend using frozen spinach. Fresh baby spinach is the best option!
- Don’t want any spiciness/kick? Opt out of the crushed red pepper flakes.
You can grate your own nutmeg or use pre-ground nutmeg. Nutmeg adds warm, nutty undertones. It’s the secret ingredient! - Don’t overcook spinach. As soon as it’s wilted, it’s ready.
- It looks like a lot of spinach, but when cooked down, spinach will lose over half its volume.
- A little olive oil goes a long way. Don’t use more than listed in this recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 92kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 90mg | Potassium: 642mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 10634IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 117mg | Iron: 3mg