Quick and Easy Creamed Bacon Spinach

This hearty bacon-flavored creamed spinach is quick and easy and goes well alongside chicken and fresh rolls.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 346 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 2 ½ cups milk
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 6 slices bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
• ½ cup half-and-half
• 2 ⅔ tablespoons butter
• 1 ½ large white onions, finely chopped
• 3 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach - thawed, drained, and squeezed dry

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, bacon, and garlic until bacon is crisp, 5 to 7 minutes.

Step 2

Whisk flour, salt, and black pepper into onion mixture until blended and the flour and drippings form a paste, 1 to 2 minutes.

Step 3

Slowly whisk milk into onion mixture. Bring to a boil, continuously whisking, until sauce is thick and creamy, 3 to 5 minutes.

Step 4

Stir spinach and half-and-half into sauce; cook until spinach is heated through, 4 to 6 minutes.