How to use frozen spinach (and recipes with it)

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Frozen spinach is a great alternative to fresh produce as shock freezing keeps the vegetables' nutrients and flavor intact. Here are some ideas for making them.


Spinach is one of the most versatile vegetables around. Quick to prepare, delicious, goes with many recipes, and is also good for children.

Those who, for reasons of time or opportunity, are unwilling or unable to buy fresh spinach, can find frozen spinach in an excellent alternative: already peeled and ready to cook, it is ideal for storage in the freezer, from where you can always get the right portion for each recipe - both for lunch and late supper.


Frozen spinach, like all other vegetables and legumes stored in the cold, has little to no nutrient loss and provides an excellent blend of vitamins, fiber, minerals and proteins.


How to cook frozen spinach

There are many ways to cook frozen spinach: it can be boiled, steamed, in a skillet, or in the microwave.

If you decide to cook frozen spinach, we recommend doing it in a saucepan with a little water (spinach already contains a lot of it in its structure) and a small amount of salt, which should be put in when the spinach has not yet frozen, but the water has reached a boil. It should cook for no more than 7-8 minutes. Then you need to drain the water with a colander and squeeze a little more with a fork. Then the finished spinach is seasoned with olive oil and lemon and served to the table.


To steam frozen spinach, instead, simply place it directly from the freezer into a double boiler or pressure cooker, add two glasses of water, and cook for 3-4 minutes. Try not to digest! Steaming maintains the natural tenderness of the spinach and avoids wasting nutrients.

Those who want to pan frozen spinach can first make a sauce with butter and garlic (or onion) and then add the spinach (still frozen. Cook for about ten minutes, or at least until soft.


Another quick method that preserves the vitamins and minerals found in frozen and fresh spinach is microwave cooking. Cooking that leaves vegetables soft and tasty takes 7 minutes at 1000 watts.

Spinach, as mentioned, is one of the most versatile vegetables to use in the kitchen. Here are some examples: from first courses to savory pies, creams, focacci, soups, appetizer rolls, meat and fish main courses, with eggs and even dietary meals that can keep you in top shape.

Dishes with frozen spinach

Spicy Indian spinach Fry finely chopped onions in butter until transparent, add finely chopped garlic, grated ginger, coriander, cumin and red pepper, salt, fry, stirring occasionally, another 1-2 ...celfh

Beans with spinach in a multicooker Brand 37502 Pour the beans with water for 12 hours. Drain the water. I didn't flood it with water. I had such white and red beans: Put beans, celery, peeled carrots, peeled into a multicooker pan ...Omela

Salmon baked with broccoli and spinach Marinate salmon fillets in vegetable marinade (cut vegetables into small cubes) and leave in the cold for 2 hours, or overnight. Fry onions, garlic, add broccoli and spinach, simmer lightly for ...Alexandra

Dumplings with cottage cheese and spinach with peach sauce (for vegetarians) We take any dough for dumplings-dumplings to taste. I do not use the dough often, so I made dumplings from ready-made purchased dough - this way it turns out less, eat dumplings 1-2 times ...Admin

Lavash rolls with cottage cheese and spinach I want to share my recipe, maybe someone can use the spinach stew in a pan with butter until the liquid evaporates. Cool it down. Mix cottage cheese + spinach + salt, pepper. We cut pita bread into l ...arxideia

Quiche "Crazy Spinach" Sift flour, add to the processor. Add salt. Place very cold butter, cut into cubes. Make flour crumbs in pulses. Add the egg. Knead a very soft dough. Can you say ...ang-kay

Mash with green peppers and spinach in a multicooker Brand 37502 Option number 1: On the Baking program (with the lid closed), stirring occasionally, fry the chopped onion, chopped garlic and ginger in vegetable oil. Add chopped half rings ...Omela

Spinach biscuit based on VNK The recipe is based on the beloved by many vanilla on boiling water - I applied all the developments on this biscuit in the spinach version. If you have fresh spinach, then you need to chop it a little and pour over the ki ...gattta

Muffins with spinach and feta Finely chop the cheese and spinach leaves. Sift flour with baking powder into a bowl, add salt, sugar, paprika. Mix. In another bowl, mix eggs, butter, milk. Add spinach. Connect in ...Anka_DL

Spinach pasta Boil the pasta according to the instructions on the package. Put 1/2 ghee in the finished pasta, mix. Fry the nuts in the remaining ghee. Add spinach, simmer under the roof ...Omela

Green pea bread with spinach and pea flour I really wanted to bake a cheerful bread. And here still pea flour has stood for a long time. That's muddied. Maybe someone will like it. First, defrost the spinach. We do not drain the water. Add vinegar ...Tumanchik

Naval pasta with spinach (for Zigmund & Shtain MC-DS42IH) 1) Pour vegetable oil into the bottom of the bowl. Finely dice the onion. Turn on the "Fry" mode for 10 minutes. Fry the onions for 3 minutes with the lid of the multicooker open. 2) Put the minced meat ...lada-matushka

Ravioli with cottage cheese, spinach and quail eggs We use the simplest dumplings dough. Cut blanks-circles at the rate of 2 circles with a diameter of 9 cm per one ravioli. Cooking the filling. Mix curd with spinach, add parmesa cheese ...Admin

Spicy chickpeas with spinach Soak the chickpeas in cold water overnight. Drain, add fresh water and cook for 1-1.5 hours until tender. I slow cooked for 8 hours on Lowe. Finely chop the onion. Squeeze the garlic through ...Omela

Pizza with ricotta, spinach and pine nuts 1 Mix yeast with flour, add salt, sugar, kefir and olive oil. Knead a soft, non-sticky dough. 2 Leave the dough to ferment at room temperature for 60-70 minutes. 3 Spinach ra ...Sonadora

Spanakopita - Greek spinach pie Spanakopita is a traditional Greek pie that literally means “spinach pie”. In Greek cuisine, a real rustic spinach pie is made from homemade ...Tata

Spinach sponge cake Well! Finally, I also brought to my bread maker the recipe for a surprisingly bright, juicy green spinach biscuit! I know that like everything else, I promised it to you a long time ago, but I still couldn't ...Ilona

Ravioli with cottage cheese, dor-blue cheese, spinach, with aromatic butter with sun-dried tomatoes In the morning, it was supposed to be fresh curd, which I cooked yesterday. I put a bowl of cottage cheese on the table, looked - it turns out that something is poor for taste, especially on a Sunday)), sour cream ...Admin

Both fresh and frozen spinach can be used in these recipes.

Green bread with spinach for German Easter (Gruenes Brot mit Spinat) German Easter traditions are in many ways intertwined with Russian customs, and, of course, its origin is common to Russian and German Easter. Having arisen as a pagan, this holiday is ...Rada-dms

German-style lunch (2): "Herrgottsbeschei erle" - Swabian dumplings with spinach and boiled-smoked brisket I suggest you please your guests with a themed lunch, consisting of German cuisine. Such a happy thought came to my mind when I decided to participate in the competition from Steba "Bl ...Rada-dms

Spinach roll with fresh cheese for German Easter (Spinatrolle mit Frischkaese) Put the spinach in a sieve, let it thaw and squeeze well with a spoon so that the excess liquid is glass. If the spinach is whole, then grind with a blender or meat grinder. Stir spinach, yolks, sour cream ...Rada-dms

Healthy tricolor curl "Six Lives" (parsley, dill, spinach, tomato, paprika, turmeric) in a bread machine. I wanted to display this bread in the form of a braid. But the braid was already there, however, made according to a different recipe, I had to literally get out. That is, twist the rolls, and before that roll out 12 o ...Rada-dms

Adjarian-style cheese open spinach pie The recipe had to be changed, as the original from the magazine "Bread and Salt" contained no oil or fat in the dough. Maybe there are such recipes without fat, but in Georgia they showed me how things were going ...Rada-dms