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Boston Market Creamed Spinach is a wonderfully creamy and savory dish. You might even win over a few people to spinach and it will become a family favorite.
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What Makes Boston Market Creamed Spinach So Good?
This mouthwatering creamed spinach will remind you so much of the Boston Market side dish that you know and love. Making it from scratch doesn’t get any easier than this.
With a velvety homemade white sauce and buttery undertones, it doesn’t even feel like you’re eating vegetables because it is so indulgent. The diced onions also add a simple but nice touch and provide a contrasting texture.
Why You Should Try This Recipe for Creamed Spinach
With this recipe, you can create irresistible creamed spinach from frozen spinach. That’s right, you don’t need to deal with washing and chopping the fresh stuff. Frozen spinach makes it so easy since it’s already pre-washed and cut into small pieces.
Additionally, you likely already have all of these items in your refrigerator or pantry since they are staple ingredients for cooking. Nevertheless, if you happen to be out of ingredients like sour cream or flour, there are easy swaps you can make that don’t affect the outcome of the dish!
Lastly, you can have this creamed spinach on the table in under a half-hour, making it a perfect side dish for busy weeknights.
Ingredients
Here’s what you need to make creamed spinach:
- Frozen chopped spinach
- All-purpose flour
- Salt
- Onion
- Butter
- Whole Milk
- Sour Cream
How to Make Boston Market Creamed Spinach
These are the simple steps for making this copycat recipe:
- Drain the spinach and squeeze out the excess liquid.
- Melt butter in a small-sized saucepan over medium-low heat.
- Add flour and 1/4 teaspoon of salt and stir until combined together.
- Add milk a little at a time and constantly stir with a whisk until the mixture becomes thick and smooth.
- Melt butter in a separate medium-sized saucepan on medium heat.
- Add onions and cook until the onions are transparent.
- Place spinach in the pan and add water. Lower the heat and place the lid on the pan.
- Stir several times until the spinach is almost completely cooked then add salt.
- When the spinach is almost done, add white sauce and sour cream. Stir well and simmer until completely blended.
Recipe Variations
Thanks to all my readers who sent in ideas:
- For gluten-free creamed spinach, substitute the flour for about half the amount of cornstarch (mix together 1 tablespoon of cornstarch to 3 tablespoons of cold water).
- If you have someone who is lactose intolerant, you can use soy milk instead of regular whole milk.
- Make a low-fat version using low-fat yogurt and low-fat milk.
- To sneak in some extra veggies, add some finely chopped carrots and celery.
- You can add some chopped fresh garlic if you desire.
- Add some grated parmesan cheese to give it cheesy touch.
- Add a little cream cheese to make it even more creamy and luscious.
- If you don’t have any sour cream on hand, you can use 1/4 cup Greek yogurt and 1/4 cup cream cheese.
What to Serve Creamed Spinach with
Creamed spinach is perfect for enjoying with classic comfort foods – think proteins like baked lemon pepper chicken, pork chops, or smoked steak. It also tastes great with fish.
As far as other sides go, couple it with other vegetables, such as roasted potatoes or sauteed carrots. And if you serve garlic bread or dinner rolls with the meal, you can top them with some creamed spinach for a savory treat.
How to Store Leftover Creamed Spinach
Once the creamed spinach cools down, you can transfer any leftovers to an airtight container! Keep it in the refrigerator and enjoy it within 3-4 days for the best quality. In fact, I think it tastes even better the next day because all the flavors marry overnight.
Unfortunately, this dish changes the texture slightly when frozen and reheated due to the dairy content. However, if this doesn’t bother you, it can be kept frozen for up to three months and thawed overnight in the fridge before reheating.
What is the Best Way to Reheat Creamed Spinach?
There are two ways I recommend reheating this dish. First, you can take the quick route and reheat it in the microwave. With this method, I suggest dampening a paper towel and placing it over the bowl or container while you warm it up. This way, it prevents the creamed spinach from drying out.
You can also heat it on medium-low on the stovetop. Cover it with a lid to retain moisture, and occasionally stir it until thoroughly heated.
About Boston Market
Boston Market set out to create awesome rotisserie meals. In fact, Boston Market began with just three items – fire, a spit, and chicken. These days, you can swing by Boston Market for a complete homemade-style family meal or a little extra something to complete your home dining. As they say, at Boston Market, dinner is always ready. They serve real food made by hand.
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Boston Market Creamed Spinach
Creamed Spinach never tasted so good. Try this super easy version of creamed spinach with the Boston Market Creamed Spinach recipe.
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Boston Market Recipes
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 186kcal
Author: Stephanie Manley
Ingredients
- 20 ounces spinach chopped, frozen, drained
- 1/2 cup Sour Cream
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 2 tablespoon Butter
- 2 tablespoon chopped onion
- 1/4 cup Water
White Sauce
- 3 tablespoon Butter
- 4 tablespoon Flour
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Whole Milk
Instructions
Prepare the white sauce using a medium-low setting melt butter in a saucepan add flour and 1/4 teaspoon of salt until creamed together. Add milk a little at a time on medium heat. Constantly stir with a whisk until mixture becomes thick and smooth. Place butter in a 2-quart saucepan on medium heat, add onions.
Cook until the onions are transparent. Place spinach and add water to pan, lower the heat and place lid on pan. Stir several times until the spinach is almost completely cooked. Add 1 teaspoon of salt. When spinach is almost done add white sauce and sour cream, stir well and simmer until completely blended.
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Notes
- Want to make this creamed spinach extra creamy? Add two or three tablespoons of cream cheese to the sauce!
- You can use a couple of paper towels to help you squeeze out some of the excess water in the frozen spinach.
- To make this extra savory, consider adding a tablespoon or two of blue cheese into the sauce!
Nutrition
Calories: 186kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 676mg | Potassium: 608mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 9340IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 162mg | Iron: 2.8mg
About Stephanie Manley
I recreate your favorite restaurant recipes, so you can prepare these dishes at home. I help you cook dinner, and serve up dishes you know your family will love. You can find most of the ingredients for all of the recipes in your local grocery store.
Stephanie is the author of CopyKat.com's Dining Out in the Home, and CopyKat.com's Dining Out in the Home 2.
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DaJa
I followed these exact instructions and this dish came out perfect!
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Milli Williams
This reminds me of my childhood, and creamed spinach was and still is one of my faves!!Reply
Rachel
Okay but not quite BM taste.Reply
Daniel D
I add 1/4 c Parmesan to the white sauce (when done)… and a tablespoon of minced garlic to pan after onions are cooked.
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Jan Patrick
As a vegan I no longer make this as I used to but years ago I found that Barilla Three Cheese Alfredo sauce added to the frozen (squeeze the water out) spinach came wonderfully close to the creamed spinach I loved at Boston Market.Reply
Chloe
Would you add all the other items or just the frozen spinach and alfredo sauce
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Ann
Made this for my family and they liked it?better then Boston Markets. Can you use fresh spinach instead of frozen?
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Susan Seals
I always add 1/4 tsp of freshly grated Nutmeg. Gives it a great flavor. Add 1/2 cup of shredded mozzerala with some cream cheese. Also add fresh grated or slice parmesan cheese. At the end.Reply
Brittany
Followed the recipe exactly, and it tastes great! It’s my husband’s favorite side from Boston Market. I made it in advance to reheat for Christmas dinner tomorrow, I hope he enjoys it!Reply
Terri Abofsky
Can I use low fat sour cream and fat free (skim) milk? If yes, are any adjustments needed?
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Stephanie
Terri, you could use them, it will change the recipe quite a bit. I don’t know the adjustments that are needed, I don’t use either ingredient, but without the fat, it is not going to set up the same. You would need to thicken the sauce more if you wanted it to have the same texture.
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