Sautéed spinach, with parmesan and mozzarella, a side dish that easily becomes a vegetarian main course. It is a complete dish accompanied by good fresh bread that you can easily prepare at home.
Sautéed spinach is prepared quickly because it requires little cooking and will be appreciated by the whole family, as spinach has a taste that is well liked even by children.
Simply cook the spinach directly in a pot with a little salted water, and when they are soft enough, it will only take a few more minutes to add parmesan, mozzarella, and a few grams of butter.
The butter gives them a very particular flavor, and only a few grams are needed. Indeed, we can say that sautéed spinach, besides being an excellent complete dish, is a balanced dish from the perspective of fats.
If you really cannot use butter, replace it with a couple of tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil.
After being washed well, unlike other vegetables, spinach does not need to be boiled first and then sautéed, just cook them directly in the pot.
For vegetable lovers, I also remind you
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4 people
- Cooking methods: Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
- Energy 180.65 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 5.21 (g) of which sugars 0.59 (g)
- Proteins 11.60 (g)
- Fat 13.46 (g) of which saturated 8.41 (g)of which unsaturated 4.65 (g)
- Fibers 2.75 (g)
- Sodium 557.75 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 150 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
The ingredients to prepare sautéed spinach are just three: spinach, parmesan, and mozzarella
- 18 oz spinach (cleaned raw)
- 3.5 oz mozzarella (ball)
- 1.06 oz grated parmesan
- to taste salt
- 2/3 cup water
- 0.88 oz butter
Tools
To prepare sautéed spinach, I recommend using a high-sided pan to be able to cook the spinach directly in the same pan.
Preparation
The preparation of sautéed spinach is simple and quick; the really important step is to wash the spinach leaves very well because if you buy them fresh at the market, they contain a lot of dirt. For those who want to skip this step, remember that you can find them already cleaned in stores.
The first step is to clean and wash the spinach very well. Once you have obtained the 500 g of cleaned spinach, put them in the high-sided pan and do not worry if they seem to overflow, add a bit of salt (be careful as the recipe includes parmesan, so do not overdo it), the water, and bring to the stove well covered with a lid. The flame should be lively but not too high; in a few minutes, you will see your spinach reduce, stir them well to soften them evenly and turn off the heat.
The cooking water should not have completely evaporated, but if it has, add a few more grams of water.
Now add the parmesan, the mozzarella crumbled with your hands, and bring everything back to the stove over medium heat. Let cook for about five minutes, stirring at least once to melt the mozzarella and parmesan well.
When the ingredients are well combined and the water has almost completely reduced, turn off the stove and add the pieces of butter with the heat off, let cool slightly, and serve still hot.
NOTES
This is really a very quick dish to prepare that solves many meals even with unexpected guests because it is really tasty, you can also prepare it in advance and reheat it when serving, for this I always recommend leaving the spinach soft. Do not let all the water created by melting the mozzarella evaporate, but if it happens, add a few grams of water to reheat them because they need to be soft and stringy when served, a bit like you see in the photo.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use another vegetable instead of spinach?
Let’s say that spinach goes well with this type of recipe; alternatively, you could use Swiss chard, which has a delicate flavor, but in this case, you need to boil it in the traditional way before sautéing it with butter and parmesan.
Can I substitute the butter?
You can replace the butter with margarine or extra virgin olive oil, but the taste will be slightly different, yet still appetizing.
