Frozen spinach

mamagooskie
mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
edited September 22 in Food and Nutrition
Anyone have any meal ideas or suggestions for using frozen spinach?

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  • courtneyerin86
    courtneyerin86 Posts: 8 Member
    I always use it on homemade pizzas! YUM!
  • Gut2Glam
    Gut2Glam Posts: 15
    I use it in my eggs in the morning with other veggies too. And if you put it in smoothies with berries you can't really taste the spinach but it adds fiber.
  • anovasjo
    anovasjo Posts: 382 Member
    Yum. I have some in my freezer right now, waiting for the perfect dish.
    Some ideas I have in store for it:

    - add to soup or curry
    - put in lasagna
    - turn it into pesto
    - put it in my smoothies (I know, sounds yuck... but it's hardly noticeable, apart from the colour)
    - add it to pasta sauce
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    I like the idea of smoothies! never ever thought to put it in my pasta dishes. thanks.
  • myfitnesspalusername
    myfitnesspalusername Posts: 12
    let it thaw, add cheese (ricotta, cheddar, cottage) and some cooked onion, wrap in filo pastry and you have spinach pie:)
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    let it thaw, add cheese (ricotta, cheddar, cottage) and some cooked onion, wrap in filo pastry and you have spinach pie:)

    oh yum.....sounds amazing!
  • indigobirder
    indigobirder Posts: 2
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  • RMinVA
    RMinVA Posts: 1,085 Member
    I use it in my eggs in the morning with other veggies too. And if you put it in smoothies with berries you can't really taste the spinach but it adds fiber.

    Ditto in the eggs. And also into brown rice w/black beans, onion, jalapeno and some chipotle peppers for a healthy Mexican Black bean dish that you can eat on it's own or use in burritos.

    I've put fresh spinach in smoothies, but never the frozen stuff. I'm sure there isn't much difference. It is very true that you can't taste it but you will know it is in there because your smoothie will turn a nice green color (if it is fairly light to begin with), or maybe even a brownish color if you have berries in there. I affectionately refer to them as my "pond scum" smoothies.
  • HotMomma86
    HotMomma86 Posts: 75
    Spinach stuffed chicken breasts (I think I actually got the recipe off here)

    Spinach stuffed chicken breast
    1 (10 ounce) package fresh spinach leaves (I used frozen and it worked perfect)
    1/2 cup sour cream
    1/2 cup shredded pepperjack cheese (I used a mexican style mix instead)
    4 cloves garlic, minced
    4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - pounded to 1/2 inch thickness
    1 pinch ground black pepper
    8 slices bacon

    Directions

    Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). (I set my oven on 400)
    Place spinach in a large glass bowl, and heat in the microwave for 3 minutes, stirring every minute or so, or until wilted. Stir in sour cream, pepperjack cheese, and garlic.
    Lay the chicken breasts out on a clean surface, and spoon some of the spinach mixture onto each one. Roll up chicken to enclose the spinach, then wrap each chicken breast with two slices of bacon. Secure with toothpicks, and arrange in a shallow baking dish.
    Bake uncovered for 35 minutes in the preheated oven, then use the oven's broiler to cook for an additional 5 to 10 minutes to brown the bacon.

    Nutritional Information
    Amount Per Serving Calories: 357 | Total Fat: 20.5g | Cholesterol: 114mg
  • mandypizzle
    mandypizzle Posts: 633 Member
    I have a freezer full of spinach from my garden last summer! I use it so much! I put in in egg white omelets, smoothies, home made sauces like pesto or spaghetti sauce, in tuna patties, lasagna, home made pizza... pretty much everything that is cooked at my house has some added spinach! We love it!
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    I have a freezer full of spinach from my garden last summer! I use it so much! I put in in egg white omelets, smoothies, home made sauces like pesto or spaghetti sauce, in tuna patties, lasagna, home made pizza... pretty much everything that is cooked at my house has some added spinach! We love it!

    I'll have to try this to sneak in more veggies for my kids!
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    I use it in my eggs in the morning with other veggies too. And if you put it in smoothies with berries you can't really taste the spinach but it adds fiber.

    Ditto in the eggs. And also into brown rice w/black beans, onion, jalapeno and some chipotle peppers for a healthy Mexican Black bean dish that you can eat on it's own or use in burritos.

    I've put fresh spinach in smoothies, but never the frozen stuff. I'm sure there isn't much difference. It is very true that you can't taste it but you will know it is in there because your smoothie will turn a nice green color (if it is fairly light to begin with), or maybe even a brownish color if you have berries in there. I affectionately refer to them as my "pond scum" smoothies.

    POND SCUM SMOOTHIES!!! LOL Hilarious I love it.
  • bossmodehan
    bossmodehan Posts: 210 Member
    I use it in my eggs in the morning with other veggies too. And if you put it in smoothies with berries you can't really taste the spinach but it adds fiber.

    Ditto in the eggs. And also into brown rice w/black beans, onion, jalapeno and some chipotle peppers for a healthy Mexican Black bean dish that you can eat on it's own or use in burritos.

    I've put fresh spinach in smoothies, but never the frozen stuff. I'm sure there isn't much difference. It is very true that you can't taste it but you will know it is in there because your smoothie will turn a nice green color (if it is fairly light to begin with), or maybe even a brownish color if you have berries in there. I affectionately refer to them as my "pond scum" smoothies.

    POND SCUM SMOOTHIES!!! LOL Hilarious I love it.

    I'll be having myself some pond scum in the morning ;)
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