Potato and Spinach Casserole in Air Fryer: light, quick, a comforting, healthy, and very easy dish to prepare. It is a perfect recipe for the whole family: soft, creamy, with a rich-in-flavor filling, and a delicious golden crust on top thanks to the hot air cooking.
The Potato and Spinach Casserole in Air Fryer will soon become one of your favorite dishes and is ideal for recycling leftover boiled potatoes, like for the gateau, to turn your spinach into a rich and satisfying dish: potatoes and spinach are a perfect combination, rich in fiber, vitamins, and minerals.
With few ingredients, maximum results: you can serve it as a main course, single dish, or side. A fresh salad, a legume cream, or a side of grilled vegetables will complete your meal in a balanced way, an easy, light recipe ready in less than 30 minutes
The Air Fryer allows for even and quick cooking, reducing fats and yielding an incredible texture, but you can also cook it in the oven. What are you waiting for? Let’s prepare it together now!
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Air Frying, Electric Oven, Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients
Ingredients for 4 servings
- 12 oz spinach (fresh)
- 1 drizzle extra virgin olive oil
- 1 clove garlic
- 3/4 oz grated Parmesan cheese (or Grana Padano)
- to taste nutmeg
- to taste salt and pepper
- 3.5 oz cooked ham
- 1.3 lbs potatoes
- 1 egg
- 1.75 oz grated Parmesan cheese (or Grana Padano)
- to taste nutmeg
- to taste salt and pepper
- 5 oz provola cheese
- to taste butter (to grease the baking dish)
- to taste breadcrumbs (to line the baking dish and for the surface)
Tools
Recommended Tools
- 1 Air Fryer
- 2 Bowls
- 1 Scissors
- 1 Fork
- 1 Colander
- 1 Baking dish (mine is a square Pyrex 9×9 inches)
Steps
Preparation of Potato and Spinach Casserole in Air Fryer
In multicooker Ninja Multicooker 12 in 1: pour the spinach into the combi pan without the rack with a clove of garlic and a drizzle of oil.
Insert the pan at the first level, start the Sear/Sauté program temperature HI for 7/8 minutes keeping the door open.
Check the cooking, remove the spinach from the combi and discard the garlic.
In pan: place the spinach in a large pan with a clove of garlic and a drizzle of oil, salt. Cover them with a lid and let them soften, it will take a few minutes.
Squeeze them very well to eliminate all the excess water. Cut them roughly with scissors and chop with a knife.
Add the grated Parmesan, adjust the salt, add pepper and nutmeg
Cut the cooked ham into pieces and add to the spinach
Steam cooking (my way) in Ninja Multicooker 12 in 1: fill the combi pan with 1 liter of water. Wash, peel, and cut the potatoes into chunks
Position the switch in combi cooker mode and set and start the steam program for 10 minutes.
Pot cooking: Wash, peel, and cut the potatoes into chunks, boil them in salted boiling water until tender. If you want you can boil them whole with the skin and mash them with a potato masher without peeling them. Use the method most convenient for you
Once ready, drain the potatoes and transfer them to a bowl; mash them while still hot with a fork to obtain a homogeneous puree. Set aside and let cool for a few minutes
Add to the potatoes, egg, Parmesan, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and mix until you get a compact mixture
Grease or butter an oven dish suitable for the fryer (mine is Pyrex) and cover it with breadcrumbs. Pour half of the potato mixture
Distribute the spinach leaving a bit of edge
Cover with slices of provola
Now cover with the remaining mixture, leveling it, pressing slightly, especially the edges, and sprinkle the surface with breadcrumbs and a drizzle of oil.
Now insert the pan in the fryer and cook at 356°F for 15–18 minutes, or until the surface is golden and crispy.
Once ready, let the casserole rest for 5 minutes before serving it, so it compacts perfectly.
Great hot or warm, paired with a fresh salad, roasted tomatoes, or a legume cream.
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Oven Cooking
Preheat the oven to 392°F and bake for about 20/25 minutes for an extra browning, turn on the grill for 2/3 minutes
Preheat the oven to 392°F and bake for about 20/25 minutes for an extra browning, turn on the grill for 2/3 minutes
Tips and Variations
Replace Parmesan with Pecorino for a stronger flavor, provola with mozzarella, make sure to drain it well from its whey.
For a vegetarian version, omit the cooked ham.
You can prepare the casserole in advance and bake it only at the last moment.
If using frozen spinach, defrost and squeeze them well: they are perfect for this recipe.
Squeeze the spinach well after cooking to avoid them releasing too much water.
Storage of Potato and Spinach Casserole
The Potato and Spinach Casserole can be stored in its dish in the refrigerator for a couple of days well covered with plastic wrap and heat it in the fryer or oven for a few minutes before serving
