Cheesy Creamed Spinach

This creamed spinach recipe is cheesy, decadent, and oh-so irresistible.

How to Make Creamed Spinach

You'll find a detailed ingredient list and step-by-step instructions in the creamed spinach recipe below, but let's go over the basics:

Creamed Spinach Ingredients

These are the basic ingredients you’ll need to make this creamed spinach recipe: 

• Spinach: Start with three 10-ounce bags of fresh, clean spinach. 
• Butter: Cook the onion and garlic in butter. 
• Onion: Minced white onion lends flavor and texture. 
• Garlic: Take the flavor up a notch with minced garlic. 
• Cream: This rich creamed spinach recipe calls for 1 ¼ cups of heavy cream. 
• Cheese: You’ll need sliced provolone cheese and freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
• Seasonings: Simply season the cheesy creamed spinach with salt and pepper. 

How to Make Homemade Creamed Spinach

Here’s a brief overview of what you can expect when you make this homemade creamed spinach: 

1. Wilt and drain the spinach. 
2. Cook the onion and garlic in butter until tender. 
3. Add the spinach and cream.
4. Stir the cheese into the spinach mixture. 
5. Season with salt and pepper.

Test Kitchen Tips

“Creamed spinach is hands down the best side at a steakhouse restaurant,” says culinary producer and test kitchen expert Nicole McLaughlin (a.k.a. NicoleMcMom). She shared some tips about how to make the perfect creamed spinach at home: 

• This is one recipe you’ll want to make sure the onion and garlic are finely minced, according to Nicole. The ingredients should blend seamlessly.
• You might be tempted to skip wilting the spinach, but don’t! The purpose of this step is to remove excess moisture before you add in the cream so you don’t end up with a watery mess. 
•  Nicole likes to remove some of the bigger spinach stems and give the leaves a rough chop before wilting it on the stove. 

Allrecipes Community Tips and Praise

“I sauteed the onions with some finely chopped bacon and followed the recipe the rest of the way,” says Lisa Sorrell. “This was amazing.”

“Quick, easy, and very tasty,” raves Lori. “I made it with homegrown spinach and can't wait until I can get more out of my garden!”

“My whole family loved it,” according to Susan Gardin. “Make sure to use a big tall pot. Yes, the spinach does cook down, but it is quite a lot to start.”

Editorial contributions by Corey Williams