Chickpea and spinach soup spices a creamy chickpea base with curry, cardamom, and nutmeg, then folds in tender wilted spinach. Vegetarian, lightly creamy from skim milk and a partial puree, ready in under an hour.
Ash reshteh, the classic Persian noodle soup thick with kidney beans, chickpeas, lentils, spinach, fresh herbs, and beets, finished with a tangy whey or vinegar swirl. Pure comfort.
Light shrimp Florentine spaghetti with wilted spinach, roasted red peppers, white wine, and lemon in a silky chicken broth sauce. Elegant enough for date night, healthy enough for every night.
Spinach Madeline with pepper jack cheese, Worcestershire, and a buttery roux made with spinach cooking liquid. A creamy, spicy Southern spinach casserole side dish.
Three-bean vegetarian minestrone soup with chickpeas, adzuki beans, kidney beans, pearl barley and tomatoes, finished with red wine, soy sauce, and grated Parmesan. A hearty Italian soup packed with protein and fiber.
Tangy vinegar meets crisp spinach, juicy tomatoes, and smoky bacon in this quick 15-minute salad that's both refreshing and diabetic-friendly.
Gado Gado (Mixed Vegetables with Peanut Sauce) recipe
No-cook spinach pesto pasta sauce with fresh basil, parsley, pine nuts, ripe tomatoes, garlic, and Parmesan. Blender-quick, served at room temperature over hot pasta.
Spinach and cheese stuffed portobellos roast meaty mushroom caps, then fill them with a ricotta, spinach, parmesan and kalamata filling over marinara. A low-carb, vegetarian main that eats like lasagna.
Layered beef and spinach casserole with lasagna noodles, cottage cheese, cream cheese, and a mushroom cream sauce. Topped with crispy French fried onions for the ultimate comfort bake.
Gumbo z'herbes, the New Orleans green gumbo: spinach, mustard, turnip, and collard greens simmered with smoked pork, ham, and oysters, spiced Creole-style and served over rice with file powder.
Spinach, bacon, and mushroom quiche with a cottage cheese and mozzarella filling baked in a quick crescent roll crust. Ready in an hour with no pie dough fuss. Serves 4.
Tender braised beef chuck in a star anise and cinnamon-spiced broth, ladled over egg noodles with fresh spinach and sesame oil. Chinese-style beef noodle soup that's worth every minute of simmering.
Quelites, a traditional New Mexican spinach and pinto bean side dish with bacon drippings, chili pepper, and hard-boiled egg. A 25-minute Southwestern classic.
Mediterranean fettuccine with shrimp and spinach cooked right in the pasta water, tossed in a no-cook yogurt-feta-dill-garlic sauce. A 25-minute one-pot Greek-style pasta.
Al's Seafood Bisque - from Al's Soup Kitchen, NYC recipe