Martha Stewart’s Spinach Cheese Puff; a casserole made with spinach, Gruyere cheese, half & half and eggs. Baked to a bubbly golden brown, this spinach side dish will go great alongside just about anything.
I’m not sure why Martha calls it a puff because there’s nothing puffy about it. . . it’s dense, creamy and rich without being overly so.
It’s a cinch to throw together with some planning. The recipe calls for thawed, frozen, chopped spinach with the water squeezed out of it. It’s best to do it overnight in a colander placed over a bowl in your refrigerator, or the morning of, as it does take a few hours for the spinach to thaw.
You can use any good melting cheese, I used mozzarella. This isn’t super cheesy so if that’s what you’re looking for toss in some extra.
This is my entry for Side Dish Saturdays, a weekly event I started to bring more attention to side dishes and give them the respect and love they deserve.
I would love it if you linked up your side dishes! I only have two guidelines for linking to the event.
Your link must be a side dish; no soups or recipes with meat/poultry. Old posts are ok but. . .
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Side Dish Saturdays will be taking a two-week break for the holidays – I’ll bring it back the Saturday after the New Year.
Adapted from Martha Stewart
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a shallow 1-quart baking dish.
- In a large bowl whisk half-and-half, eggs, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper, and nutmeg together; stir in 1 +1/2 cups of the cheese then the spinach. Spread evenly in prepared baking dish, and top with remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
- Bake until set in the middle and top is golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes.
Notes
Adapted from Martha Stewart
Dense, creamy and rich are just the kind of side dishes I like! With spinach, it has to be healthy too right? :)
Purrs to Moon!
oh wow, that looks incredibly delicious
How delicious this looks…. Reeni , everything you make looks fabulous, this is just another one I love too! Merry Christmas thanks for all you do… have a wonderful holiday season!
Mmmm! This looks excellent. Would love to try it!
Spinach is actually one of the few veggies I can get the whole family to eat! Do I hear Christmas veggie side dish? Cause I think that’s what this was meant to be.