Sauteed Spinach With Bacon Recipes

SAUTEED SPINACH WITH BACON

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until crispy, 5 to 8 minutes. With a slotted spoon, remove bacon, leaving fat in skillet; drain on a paper towel. Set aside.
• Increase heat to high; fill skillet with as much spinach as will fit. Season with salt and pepper. Cook, tossing spinach and adding more as it wilts (it may take up to 2 minutes to fit it all). Continue to cook until tender, 1 to 3 minutes.
• Tilt skillet to drain water from spinach (using slotted spoon or a spatula to hold spinach back). Mix in vinegar; season with salt and pepper. Serve sprinkled with crispy bacon.

SAUTEED SPINACH WITH BACON, GARLIC AND THYME

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, thyme and red pepper flakes and cook until just fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the spinach and some salt and pepper, and cook, tossing, until the spinach is wilted, about 2 minutes. Add the balsamic vinegar and stir to combine. Serve hot or at room temperature.

SAUTEED SPINACH WITH BACON

Steps:

• Cook bacon, chop, and set aside.
• In another pan, heat the oil until shimmering. Add the onion and cook for about five minutes, until onions are translucent. Add the garlic and cook for another minute, until fragrant.
• Stir in the spinach and cook until wilted and bright green. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Stir in bacon and serve.

SAUTEED SPINACH WITH BACON AND ONIONS

Steps:

• In a large saute pan, melt the bacon grease over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and stir to cook until the onions are very soft, about 5 minutes. Add the vinegar, crushed red pepper flakes, salt and pepper and stir; add the spinach and toss it around, cooking until it's just wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve immediately so the spinach is wilted but not soggy.

SAUTéED SPINACH WITH BACON

Steps:

• Cut the bacon into small pieces (I use kitchen shears to do this quickly) and fry in a large skillet until crispy.
• Transfer the cooked bacon to paper towel lined plate. Leave about 2-3 tablespoons of bacon fat in the pan.
• Add the onion and sauté over medium heat until it's softened and starting to lightly brown (about 5-7 minutes).
• Add in about half of the spinach and toss with tongs (yes it'll seem like a ton of spinach, but keep tossing it and it'll get coated with the bacon fat and onions and start to wilt). As it wilts, add in the rest of the spinach a large handful at a time (keep tossing) until it's all wilted. This will take about 5 minutes.
• Add in the cooked bacon and toss. Season with salt & pepper as needed and serve right away.

SAUTEED SPINACH

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the garlic in oil for 1 minute. Add wine. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half., Add spinach and salt; cook and stir for 2 minutes or just until spinach is wilted. Serve with a slotted spoon.

PAN FRIED SPINACH

Steps:

• In a skillet over medium heat, fry the bacon until evenly brown and crisp. Drain, crumble, and set aside.
• Melt the butter and heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Mix in the crumbled bacon, garlic, and onion. Cook and stir 2 minutes, then mix in the spinach until evenly coated with the butter and oil. Cover skillet, reduce heat to low, and cook 5 minutes, stirring often, or until spinach is tender. Season with salt and pepper to serve.

SPINACH SALAD WITH WARM BACON DRESSING

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Using a slotted spoon, remove bacon to paper towels. Discard all but 1 tablespoon drippings., Add vinegar, garlic, brown sugar, mustard and seasonings to drippings; heat through, stirring to blend. Transfer to a small bowl; gradually whisk in oil. Stir in half of the bacon., Place spinach, onion and eggs in a large bowl; toss with warm dressing. Sprinkle with remaining bacon; serve immediately.

QUICK AND EASY CREAMED BACON SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, bacon, and garlic until bacon is crisp, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Whisk flour, salt, and black pepper into onion mixture until blended and the flour and drippings form a paste, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Slowly whisk milk into onion mixture. Bring to a boil, continuously whisking, until sauce is thick and creamy, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Stir spinach and half-and-half into sauce; cook until spinach is heated through, 4 to 6 minutes.

FRESH SPINACH, BACON AND PARMESAN SAUTE

Steps:

• Cook and stir bacon in large skillet on medium heat until crisp; drain. Wipe skillet with paper towel.
• Add dressing and onions to skillet; cook 5 min., stirring frequently.
• Stir in tomatoes. Add spinach; cook 8 to 10 min. or just until spinach starts to wilt. Stir in bacon. Serve topped with cheese.

SAUTEED SPINACH WITH RED ONION, BACON & BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat; add onion and saute until beginning to soften.
• Add garlic and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds more; add spinach and cook, stirring, until just wilted.
• Remove from heat; stir in bacon and sprinkle cheese on top, serve immediately.

SPINACH SALAD WITH BACON

Steps:

• If spinach in bulk is used, pick over it to remove all tough stems and blemished leaves. Rinse the spinach well and drain it. Cut or break it into large, bite-size pieces. There should be about 16 cups. Put the spinach in a large bowl.
• Coarsely chop the eggs and add them to the spinach.
• Cook the bacon until it is crisp and browned. Drain well. Chop the bacon coarsely.
• Heat the oil in a small skillet and add the garlic and bacon pieces. Cook briefly and add the vinegar. Bring to a boil and pour over the spinach. Add the parsley and toss to blend.