Amy'S Creamed Spinach

• Ingredients
• 4-6 strips Applewood smoked bacon or procuitto
• 1 stick butter for Cream Sauce
• 3 tbl butter for Spinach
• 8 Tbl flour
• 2 shallots minced
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1 package baby bella mushrooms sliced
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 1/2 cup fresh parmesan
• 2 cups warm milk or cream or half and half
• 3 lbs fresh spinach
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• salt and pepper to taste

1. Cream sauce
2. Melt 1 stick butter, slowly whisk in flour ,continuously whisking until golden brown about 5 min. creating a roux
3. Pour in warm milk slowly whisking all the while
4. Add Parmesan cheese and cook for an additional 3-5 minutes
5. Season cream sauce with salt, pepper, and a pinch of nutmeg
6. Set Aside and cook spinach
7. Fry bacon in saute pan remove bacon and grease crumble over paper towels for garnish
8. Spinach
9. Melt 3 tablespoons butter in bacon pan w/ brown bits.
10. Saute shallots, garlic, mushrooms, then adding pine nuts lastly to toast
11. Add spinach in increments until all incorporated, and cook until wilted but not soggy, about 1-2 minutes.
12. Add spinach to the cream sauce, stirring gently to combine.
13. Transfer to baking dish
14. Bake for 20 min 350'
15. Garnish with bacon and grated Parmesan

ingredients, bacon, butter, butter, flour, shallots, garlic, baby bella mushrooms, pine nuts, fresh parmesan, warm milk, fresh spinach, ground nutmeg, salt

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/amys-creamed-spinach-50071062 (may not work)