| Prep Time | 5 minutes |
| Cook Time | 5 minutes |
| Servings |
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- 14 ounce white beans cannellini, navy, garbanzo or or other
- 1/4 cup cashews substitute walnut or almonds
- 1/2 Sweet Onion loosely chopped, substitute 2 tsp. onion powder
- 2 cloves of garlic substitute 2 tsp. garlic powder
- 2 Tbsp. nutritional yeast flakes
- 2 tsp. apple cider vinegar substitute lemon juice
- 1 tsp. sea salt
- pepper to taste
- dash of nutmeg or red pepper flakes optional
- 10-15 ounces fresh spinach frozen ok
Ingredients
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- Blend all ingredients except spinach until creamy and smooth.
- Transfer cream to a skillet. Turn on low heat. Add spinach by the handfuls, stirring constantly, adding more spinach as each batch wilts. If sticking occurs, either reduce the heat or splash with water. Remove from heat as last batch cooks. If using a cast iron skillet, remove from heat before it's finished as it will continue to cook.
- Alternately, sauté spinach on low heat in a little water before adding the cream. As the volume decreases, add the cream sauce. Remove from heat.
Sticky Blender Solution: Did you know that your blender will wash itself? Yep. Just fill it 2/3 water and a drop of dish soap. Blend until clean.
The volume of this dish depends on how you cook the spinach. If you use the second method, or substitute frozen spinach, the spinach is evenly cooked. If significantly reduced, you may need to hold back some of the sauce (or add more spinach). This is why I prefer the first method, as some of the spinach leaves remain large and fresh looking. Cooking in cast iron skillets is a bit "touchy." but it can work. A stainless steel skillet would be easier. Either way, keep the heat low and stir constantly.
Colleen Kachmann is a health coach, writer, teacher, yogi, mother of 4 (+3 bonus stepkids), and personal chef. She has a B.S. in education from Indiana University, and a master of science in health coaching from International Health Coach University. She also successfully completed the Women’s Functional & Integrative Medicine Professional Training Program through the Women’s Integrative Medicine Institute. Buy her book on Amazon. Find her on Twitter Pinterest Instagram YouTube Facebook
