Joe's Stone Crab Garlic Creamed Spinach*

By RJamoralin

By Todd Wilbur
Calories: 191

Creamy garlic spinach the Joe's Stone Crab way is simple preparation. Two boxes of frozen, chopped spinach and a few other ingredients are all you'll need to re-create this awesome dish. The ground nutmeg is the secret addition that sets this creamed spinach apart from other chains.

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons salted butter
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup half-and-half
• 2 10-ounce boxes frozen chopped spinach, thawed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Details

Servings 4
Cooking time 25mins
Adapted from topsecretrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and saute for about 30 seconds. Whisk in flour and heat for about 1 minute. Whisk in half-and-half.

2. Squeeze water out of the thawed spinach and add the spinach to the saucepan. Add salt, nutmeg, and black pepper and simmer for 20 minutes on medium/low heat. Spinach will be tender when done.