for the love of spinach.

sauteed with mushrooms and garlic!

Raw baby spinach with mandarin oranges (and/or watermelon, red grapes, strawberries) is a favorite salad of mine.

I hate spinach, lol! I put a handful of rinsed spinach into my smoothie most morning, and whatever other evil veggies I can hide in there.

Right there with ya! I make these on the weekend, then take 'em to work all week for lunches and snacks.

Mini-quiche: makes 6.
6 large eggs
Pepper (to taste; optional)
A few shakes of hot sauce
Salsa (try to find one with no sugar or corn syrup) or diced jalapenos
10 oz.box frozen spinach OR equivalent amount of chopped fresh spinach
Parmesan cheese (or shredded cheese of your choice)

Preheat oven to 350. Grease muffin pan.
Blend the eggs, pepper and hot sauce.
Drop about a tablespoon of frozen spinach and a half tablespoon of salsa into each cup. Fill with the egg mixture then top with a sprinkle of Parmesan.
Bake at 350 about 35-40 minutes.
Let them cool for about 15 minutes and they pop right out.
(If using fresh spinach, you won't need to cook as long. Start checking them with a toothpick after 25 minutes, & remove when the toothpick comes out clean.)
These can be individually wrapped & refrigerated or frozen for later, they microwave well.
Nutrition: this info was compiled using frozen spinach and Kirkland’s organic salsa.
Cal: 99 carbs: 3g fat: 6g protein: 9g sugar: 1g sodium: 206 m

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Cream" Spinach and Shrimp Grits

2 cups frozen spinach, 1 wedge of Garlic and Herb LCC, 7 shrimp. Season with garlic and seasoning salt.

Place spinach in sauce pan and cook until thawed, add shrimp and LCC. Heat till shrimp is cooked and cheese is melted.

You can also add onion, mushroom, and bell peppers for more taste and texture.

Add to 1 package of prepared instant grits. YUM.

@ 295 calories

I like this spinach salad:

1-2 cup baby spinach leaves
1 tablespoon gorgonzola cheese crumbles
2 tablespoons Wishbone Light Balsamic & Basil Vinegarette
1/4 cup walnut halves or chopped

Yummmmm!

Spinach is awesome! I love it in fresh salads or thrown in pasta with mushrooms and garlic with a dash of olive oil. It also adds a nice flavor to omlets with chopped onions and salsa with fat free sourcream. You can't go wrong with spinach. Yum!

Bump. Love love love spinach. Going to make the mini quiche!

my speedy "creamed spinach"
-1 cup frozen chopped spinach
-1 wedge laughing cow cheese (light)

Microwave the spinach until hot and mix in the wedge of cheese. You can use any flavor of cheese that you like. I usually throw in some red pepper flakes or cayenne to spice it up.
Makes one serving= 65 calories.

Last night I ordered from a local restaurant (only in PA I think), Isaac's Deli. They have a sandwich called a Magpie which is just to die for! YUM!

Strips of chicken breast with pesto-ranch dressing, provolone and Parmesan cheeses, crispy bacon and fresh spinach, wrapped in a grilled flatbread.

I skip the bacon because it is Canadian bacon and I'm not loving it too much (too salty for me)! This sandwich is about 537 calories (from their nutritional values on their website) but it is worth it! I love pesto and the cheeses and the spinach and the chicken... oh, yum!

Edit: I'm sure you can make it for less calories -- just get strips of chicken and add it to a wrap that you've melted cheese on and add the spinach and pesto.

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Spinach is my new favorite veggie. If i'm having it in a salad, i chop up some strawberries, add some baby carrots, and a few cucumber slices. So good. I dont use dressing though, but i'm sure it would taste okay if you did.

Have to bump this. Don't want to lose this post! Great ideas! Thanks!