Keto Tuscan Creamed Spinach

Love Italian food like creamy Tuscan chicken? Then you'll enjoy this simple Tuscan Creamed Spinach! Frozen and thawed spinach is cooked with sun-dried tomatoes, cream, garlic, herbs and parmesan. All in less than 15 minutes and using just a few common ingredients.

This recipe is adapted from our Classic Creamed Spinach but I skipped the mascarpone and used more cream which I reduced to just about half for a creamier result.

For a complete keto dinner recipe you can serve this creamy spinach side with crisped up, skin-on chicken thighs or grilled chicken breasts, pork chops, or any fish or seafood. Enjoy!

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Step-by-step

1. To a medium pan add the chopped, drained sun-dried tomatoes and minced garlic. Cook until fragrant for 2 to 3 minutes. (If you're using oil-free sun-dried tomatoes, add 2 to 3 teaspoons of extra virgin olive oil.)

2. Pour in the cream and add the dried herbs and grated parmesan (or use any other hard cheese such as Pecorino, goat's cheese or Swiss cheese.) Cook on medium until reduced to about half of the volume, for about 5-10 minutes.

   

3. Once thawed, squeeze out any excess water from the spinach. (After you drain the spinach you should get about 285 g/ 10 oz net weight of spinach.)

4. Add the spinach to the pan and toss to combine with the creamy cheese sauce. Heat through and then take off the heat.

   

5. Serve immediately or let it cool down and store in the fridge for up to 3 days.

   

Recipe

Keto Tuscan Creamed Spinach

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Love Italian food? Then you'll enjoy this simple Tuscan Creamed Spinach! Frozen and thawed spinach is cooked ...

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15m

Overall

15m

Servings

4

6.4 g

Net carbs

10 g

Protein

26.9 g

Fat

318

kcal

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Ingredients makes 4 servings

• ¹/₃ cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes (37 g/ 1.3 oz)
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream (240 ml/ 8 fl oz)
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• ¹/₃ cup grated Parmesan cheese (30 g/ 1.1 oz) or use any other hard cheese of choice
• 600 g frozen spinach, thawed (1.3 lb)
• sea salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. To a medium pan add the chopped, drained sun-dried tomatoes and minced garlic. Cook until fragrant for 2 to 3 minutes. (If you're using oil-free sun-dried tomatoes, add 2 to 3 teaspoons of extra virgin olive oil.)

2. Pour in the cream and add the dried herbs and grated parmesan (or use any other hard cheese such as Pecorino, goat's cheese or Swiss cheese.) Cook on medium until reduced to about half of the volume, for about 5-10 minutes.

3. Once thawed, squeeze out any excess water from the spinach. (After you drain the spinach you should get about 285 g/ 10 oz net weight of spinach.)

4. Add the spinach to the pan and toss to combine with the creamy cheese sauce. Heat through and then take off the heat.

5. Serve immediately or let it cool down and store in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Nutrition per serving, about 115 g/ 4 oz

Carbs 8%Protein 13%Fat 79% of calories

Net carbs

6.4 g

Total carbs

11.5 g

Fiber

5.1 g

Sugars

2.6 g

Protein

10 g

Fat

26.9 g

Saturated fat

16 g

Calories

318 kcal

Sodium

424 mg · 18.4% RDA

Magnesium

129 mg · 32.3% RDA

Potassium

731 mg · 36.6% EMR

Nutrition by ingredient

Per about 115 g/ 4 oz	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Sun-dried tomatoes (in oil, drained)	1.6 g	0.5 g	1.3 g	20
Garlic, fresh	0.9 g	0.2 g	0 g	4
Cream, heavy whipping, pouring, full-fat (30-40% fat)	1.6 g	1.1 g	22.8 g	220
Italian seasoning (mixed herbs)	0.1 g	0 g	0 g	1
Parmesan cheese	0.2 g	2.7 g	1.9 g	29
Spinach, frozen	2 g	5.4 g	0.9 g	44
Salt, sea salt	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Pepper, black, spices	0.1 g	0 g	0 g	0
Total	6.4 g	10 g	26.9 g	318

Serving size about 115 g/ 4 oz

• Gluten free
• Egg free
• Nut free
• Pork free
• Avocado free
• Coconut free
• Fish free
• Shellfish free
• Beef free
• Pescatarian
• Vegetarian