Blue Cheese Mashed Potatoes Florentine Recipe

• 8 ounce fresh baby spinach
• 4 x bacon slices minced
• 2 x shallots chopped
• 1 pkt frzn mashed potatoes - (22 ounce)
• 2 1/3 c. lowfat milk
• 1/4 c. butter or possibly margarine - (1/2 stick)
• 8 ounce crumbled blue cheese divided

1. Remove large stems from spinach.
2. Saute/fry bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat till crisp; remove and drain bacon, reserving drippings in skillet.
3. Add in shallots to skillet, and saute/fry till tender; remove from skillet.
4. Add in spinach, and saute/fry 4 to 5 min or possibly till wilted.
5. Set aside.
6. Combine mashed potatoes, lowfat milk, and butter in a 2-qt microwave-safe bowl.
7. Microwave at HIGH 15 min, stirring once.
8. Let stand 2 min.
9. Stir in bacon, shallots, and half of crumbled blue cheese.
10. Arrange spinach around edges of a serving plate.
11. Spoon potatoes in center, and sprinkle with remaining blue cheese.
12. This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.
13. Comments: A bed of spinach and a sprinkling of cheese delivers an old favorite.

baby spinach, bacon, shallots, potatoes, milk, butter, blue cheese

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/blue-cheese-mashed-potatoes-florentine-87406 (may not work)