Lighter Creamed Spinach

In my household, a great holiday comfort food that is a must is Creamed Spinach! This great recipe cuts back on the calories but not the flavor and spinach is a great Nitrate-rich side dish! Leafy greens like spinach and collard greens are high in nitrates, which your body converts into nitric oxide, a potent vasodilator (33Trusted Source). Eating nitrate-rich foods may help improve circulation by dilating blood vessels, allowing your blood to flow more easily. In one study in 27 people, those consuming high nitrate (845 mg) spinach daily for 7 days experienced significant improvements in blood pressure and blood flow compared to a control groupGetting the required amount of leafy greens a day to maintain or increase Nitric Oxide levels can be a challenge. Remember that as we age, our ability to produce Nitric Oxide steadily declines. There are times where eating kale, spinach, or cabbage just isn't an option, and for that Berkeley Life has a Nitric Oxide Supplement that fills in the gaps we aren't always able to take care of on our own.YIELD: 6 SERVINGS

Lighter Creamed Spinach

Ingredients

1 Tablespoon unsalted butter
1/2 cup freshly minced onion or shallots
1 clove garlic, minced
1 1/2 Tablespoons flour
1 1/2 cups fat free milk
2 Tablespoons Parmesan cheese
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
4 oz. reduced-fat cream cheese
16 oz. bag frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained of all moisture

Instructions

In a large sauté pan set to medium heat, melt butter. Add onion and garlic; cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Whisk in flour and cook 1 more minute. Reduce heat to low and whisk in milk, parmesan cheese, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Add cream cheese and mix until smooth. Add spinach and combine well with sauce. Cook 1 minute, until heated through. Adjust seasonings as desired. Serve hot.
Enjoy!

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