6 spinach py recipes

German baked spinach with Emmentaler cheese, sauteed in butter with onion and garlic, seasoned with nutmeg and paprika. A bubbly, cheesy vegetable gratin from the German kitchen.

Four cheeses mixed with spinach is the cheese layers, baby portobello mushrooms, dried porcini mushrooms and tomatoes make this delicious ragu. The lasagna comes out cheesy, juicy and full of flavors.

Pasta with spinach pesto made from fresh spinach, pine nuts, Parmesan, garlic, and olive oil pureed smooth. A milder, more affordable twist on traditional basil pesto that freezes well for up to 6 weeks.

Ground beef and spinach scramble with eggs, Tabasco, and Parmesan, inspired by San Francisco's old-school Italian diners. A hearty one-skillet breakfast or dinner.

Hot Japanese spinach salad with bean sprouts, soy sauce, sesame seeds, and a sweet vinegar dressing. A quick microwave side dish inspired by Japanese ohitashi, ready in under 10 minutes.

Green smoothies are a wonderful easy way of increasing your leafy green intake - if you are new to green smoothies, start slowly and over time add more greens. The pineapple in the smoothie contains powerful digestive enzymes, while the spinach is loaded with iron. Coconut water is a wonderful way to quench your thirst while replenishing electrolytes - did you know that it was used by doctors during World War II to do transfusions when donor plasma was not available?