Creamed Spinach

This lightened version of the popular steak house side dish still delivers full flavor.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: about 1/2 cup)

Ingredients

• 1/2  cup  fat-free milk
• 2  teaspoons  all-purpose flour
• Cooking spray
• 1  cup  thinly sliced leek (about 1 large)
• 2  garlic cloves, minced
• 1  (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained, and squeezed dry
• 1/4  cup  (2 ounces) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1/4  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

Combine milk and flour, stirring well with a whisk; set aside.

Heat a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add leek and garlic; sauté 2 minutes or until tender. Add spinach, and sauté 1 minute. Stir in milk mixture; cook 1 1/2 minutes or until slightly thick, stirring occasionally. Stir in cheese, salt, and pepper, stirring until smooth; cook 1 minute.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

86 (39% from fat)

Fat:

3.7g (sat 2.2g,mono 1g,poly 0.3g)

Protein:

5.2g

Carbohydrate:

9.4g

Fiber:

2.5g

Cholesterol:

11mg

Iron:

1.7mg

Sodium:

276mg

Calcium:

149mg