📋Lemony Garlic Sautéed Spinach
Sautéed spinach is a quick healthy side dish that is ready in 10 minutes. A large bunch of spinach is wilted with garlic olive oil lemon flavors. One of the easy ways to incorporate spinach into a meal, it pairs beautifully with the protein of your choice.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 95kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound baby spinach fresh
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons garlic minced
- ½ lemon
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat extra virgin olive oil in a large skillet. Then, sauté minced garlic for 30 seconds.
- Add a handful of baby spinach at a time to the skillet. Pack it down, it’ll take up a lot of space before it’s cooked.
- Move spinach around to toss in olive oil and garlic.
- Cover skillet and allow spinach to cook for briefly 30 seconds until spinach begins to cook down.
- Toss spinach once again. Cook spinach until it’s just wilted.Pro-tip: don’t overcook the spinach.
- Spinach releases a lot of liquid while cooking, don’t continue to cook spinach until all liquid is evaporated.
- Pour off excess liquid from the skillet if needed.
- Season sautéed spinach with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
- Remove the skillet from heat, and squeeze fresh lemon juice.
- Toss well to combine. Serve immediately.
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Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that the nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on the products used.
Nutrition
Calories: 95kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 94mg | Potassium: 662mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 10711IU | Vitamin C: 39mg | Calcium: 119mg | Iron: 3mg