These are some of our favorite recipes, mostly from Cooking Light, but we tend to edit portions and ingredients
that suit our taste buds (e.g. when a recipe calls for 1 minced garlic clove, we use about 4 :) ).
Other recipes are passed down from family and friends.
Enjoy!

Friday, August 31, 2012

Garlicky Spinach-Sausage Gratin

I haven't figured out what to put with this, but it's a great way to get your spinach!


Yield: Serves 4 (serving size: 1 cup)
Total: 37 Minutes
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided 
1 cup chopped onion
8 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
6 ounces pork sausage
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups 2% reduced-fat milk
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
12 ounces fresh spinach, trimmed
Cooking spray
2 ounces French bread baguette, torn into 1-inch pieces (or 2 ounces Panko)
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
 
Preparation:
1. Preheat oven to 450°.
2. Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons oil; swirl. Add onion; sauté 4 minutes. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add sausage, salt, and pepper; sauté 5 minutes, stirring to crumble. Remove mixture from pan; drain. Wipe pan.
3. Return sausage mixture to pan. Stir in flour; sauté 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Combine milk and eggs, stirring well. Reduce heat to medium. Stir milk mixture into sausage mixture; bring to a boil, and cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in spinach. Spoon spinach mixture into an 11 x 7-inch glass or ceramic baking dish coated with cooking spray.
4. Place bread in a food processor, and pulse until 1 cup coarse crumbs form (skip if using Panko). Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil to pan, and swirl to coat. Stir in crumbs, and sauté for 3 minutes or until toasted, stirring frequently. Sprinkle crumbs over spinach mixture, and top with cheese. Bake at 450° for 12 minutes or until bubbly.

Nutritional Information:
Calories: 396
Fat: 23.6g
Saturated fat: 8g
Monounsaturated fat: 11.2g
Polyunsaturated fat: 2.6g
Protein: 21g
Carbohydrate: 26.6g
Fiber: 3.1g
Cholesterol: 148mg
Iron: 4.1mg
Sodium: 732mg
Calcium: 382mg

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