This side dish of cream cheese, spinach, and Parmesan cheese is exceptionally creamy and flavorful.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup milk
- 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach
- ⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Combine cream cheese and milk in a mixing bowl; mix until blended. Spoon spinach into 1-quart casserole, top with cream cheese mixture, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 180 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 5 g |
| Cholesterol | 47 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Saturated Fat | 9 g |
| Sodium | 273 mg |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 15 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
The taste is great but mine turned out a little soupy. I used fresh spinach and boiled it so maybe I did not get it drained enough. I also put diced ham, pinch of salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder with the cream sauce. I will make this again!
I always add onion & garlic powder to the cream cheese mixture too…It’s so yummy.
Added chicken
I layered the bottom of a 9×13 pan with marinated artichoke hearts.
The website will not let me add a heart to this recipe, so go figure. Anyway, I made this only I added minced garlic cloves and minced onion, and the recipe turned out to be a hit. This recipe is excellent for my husband who is going through a lot of dental work at the moment, so I’m always looking for creative, fun to eat recipes.
I added sautéed onion and some garlic paste. Since I’m on Keto I used heavy cream instead of milk. I also mixed everything together instead of laying it on top. So yummy. I will make it again.
Made in pan on stove and still turned out great
My rating is based on the recipe “as is”. Several things to note for anyone who tries this recipe. You will either need to precook the Spinach or allow at least 40 minutes cook time, not 20. It also needs a wee bit of salt, possibly 1/2 – 1 teaspoon. I also added about 1-1/2 tablespoons of reconstituted dried onion (didn’t have any fresh) because the recipe looked like it needed some flavoring. Next time I think I will also add some marinated artichoke hearts. That will be really tasty.
Even my spinach hater loved it. I made it with 1 cup of gruyere instead of the parmesan and added some All Spice, garlic and onion powder to season. Topped it off with crushed up Pepperidge Farm’s Herb Seasoned Classic Stuffing . Easy and delicious. Thanks so much for the recipe.
Easy and quick, creamy too if you blend all the ingredients before baking.
Vet good!
I mixed cream cheese mixture, added water chestnuts and 1/4 cup Italian bread crumbs into the spinach then sprinkled the parmasean cheese and topped with a few crushed Ritz Crackers…huge hit!
This was ok. We didn’t really like this, not much flavor.
I used heavy cream instead of milk and it turned out fantastic! My family loves this and gets excited every time I make it.
I prepared recipe as directions stated, but did added more Parmesan cheese as Islandmama suggested. My husband liked it, but my tastebuds didn’t agree. I felt the recipe lacked flavor and not because of the extra cheese. That really should have add more flavor. Also, expected the dish to have a little thinner in consistency.
This is a good basic recipe that you can add your own touches to. I sautéed finely chopped onions in butter and pressed some garlic cloves through a garlic press into the butter mixture at the end. Then I added the cream cheese, parmesan cheese, nutmeg and milk to the butter mixture along with a splash of dry sherry. I folded the creamy mixture into the spinach, transferred it to a baking dish and sprinkled it with parmesan. Very delicious holiday side dish – everyone loved it!
amazing but when it came to the cream cheese mix i add a half of tomato.. other them that i loved it and my little baby inside me did too
I LOVED this! It tastes just like the spinach that I love at the Chinese buffet. It is so easy to make. And it’s quick too, don’t know why the recipe says 45 minutes of prep time? What am I missing? I will be making this a lot!
When making this be sure to soften the cream cheese and mix really really well with the milk. This will take care of the “lumpys” from developing when you mix it with the spinach. I added the last part of an onion I didn’t want to waste. Sauted it with a bit of butter. I think this would taste great with bacon or ham mixed in the dish.
I actually loved this. It was a little bit rich, but it was a great way to jazz up spinach a little bit. I’m giving it four stars because my husband didn’t like it, but he’s not as big of a cream cheese eater as I am. In my opinion everything is better with cream cheese on it. I’ll make it again.
We really like this, before combining the cheese and milk I heat the cream cheese for 20-30 seconds to soften and then mix in the milk. Delish!