Ingredients
4 servings
- •2 teaspoons salted butter
- •0.25 cup Italian-seasoned bread crumbs
- •1 (9 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach
- •2 tablespoons water
- •0.25 cup evaporated milk, or as needed
- •2 tablespoons salted butter
- •1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- •2 tablespoons chopped onion
- •2 cloves garlic, minced
- •0.5 cup shredded jalapeno Jack cheese
- •1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- •0.5 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- •salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Melt butter in a skillet over low heat. Add bread crumbs. Cook and stir until butter is incorporated into the bread crumbs. Remove from skillet and set aside.
- Place spinach in a microwave-safe baking dish. Add water. Cover and cook on high for 7 1/2 minutes, stirring halfway through. Drain over a measuring cup. Add enough evaporated milk to make 1/2 cup. Set aside.
- Melt butter in the skillet. Add flour and cook, stirring continuously, until mixture turns paste-like. Add onion and cook, stirring constantly until soft and translucent, 4 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Slowly add milk mixture, stirring constantly. Mix in cheese, Worcestershire sauce, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Add spinach and cook until well incorporated, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
- Place spinach mixture in a small greased baking dish, top with bread crumbs, and place under the broiler until bread crumbs are golden, about 5 minutes.
Nutritional Facts
Per 4 servings
- Calories: 429
- Carbohydrate: 26g
- Fat: 30g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 17g
- Sugar: 5g