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How To Cook Canned Spinach

Popeye LOVED dark green, nutritious, tasty canned spinach and so will YOU! Once you know how to cook canned spinach! .

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 181 kcal
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 lices of bacon cut into 5-6 pieces each
  • 2 lices onion chopped
  • 1 clove of garlic chopped
  • 1 14.5 oz can of spinach drained well
  • ½ cup chicken stock
  • 1 teaspoon white granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoon hot sauce like Franks or Texas Pete
  • 2 teaspoon white vinegar
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

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  1. In a medium sized saucepan over medium heat, add the cut up slices of bacon and allow those to cook till crispy. Do not pour off the bacon grease.
  2. Add the onion and garlic and allow to cook till fragrant and softening (about 3 minutes).
  3. Pour in the drained can of spinach, stock, sugar, hot sauce and vinegar and stir well.
  4. Stir frequently and continue to heat over medium heat until heated through.
  5. When heated through, the greens are ready to serve, taste first and add salt and pepper until you are satisfied with the taste. If they taste bitter at all, add more salt. Add more hot sauce, per your tastes.

Notes

  • PRO TIP:  Spinach and other greens are often bitter.  If you are noticing bitter flavors, add more salt.  Salt covers bitter flavors well. 
  • The main idea is to add the following flavors to the spinach: smoke, savory meat, salt, sugar, vinegar and heat. You don’t have to stick straight to bacon.
  • You can branch out and try smoked turkey wings, fat back, etc. '
  • If you are vegetarian, change the chicken stock to vegetable stock or water and use a few drops of liquid smoke instead of any meat.

Nutrition Information

Calories 181kcal (9%) Carbohydrates 14g (5%) Protein 10g (20%) Fat 10g (15%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Cholesterol 16mg (5%) Sodium 530mg (22%) Potassium 1352mg (39%) Fiber 5g (20%) Sugar 4g (8%) Vitamin A 20600IU (412%) Vitamin C 66.7mg (74%) Calcium 218mg (22%) Iron 6.1mg (34%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 181

% Daily Value*

Calories 181kcal 9%
Carbohydrates 14g 5%
Protein 10g 20%
Fat 10g 15%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 16mg 5%
Sodium 530mg 22%
Potassium 1352mg 29%
Fiber 5g 20%
Sugar 4g 8%
Vitamin A 20600IU 412%
Vitamin C 66.7mg 74%
Calcium 218mg 22%
Iron 6.1mg 34%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.