The trick in making the creamiest creamed spinach is using sour cream. This is my favorite version and a dinner staple, it’s creamy and the perfect side dish for mashed potatoes.
Creamed spinach with a hard boiled egg is the biggest comfort food for me. With the mandatory side of mashed potatoes. My mom made this often growing up, with an addition of roasted chicken, and I could never get tired of it.
Many traditional recipes use heavy cream in creamed spinach, but I find that too sweet. Instead I prefer to make creamed spinach with sour cream. It’s tangy and complements the green spinach perfectly. To thin it out, I like milk, because it’s less sweet than cream.
The seasonings are simple, just sea salt, black pepper and garlic powder. You can use fresh garlic if you wish, but I like to use garlic powder in this particular recipe. It’s friendlier for a picky palate and while I’ve grown out of it, I still like a nostalgic meal.
More side dish recipes to explore
- Fluffy mashed potatoes (Made just like my mom made them.)
- Perfect easy baked sweet potatoes (Great to add to any meal or to be enjoyed on their own.
- Tomato salad with balsamic onions (Tomato salad makes a great side dish for summer grilling recipes.)
- Mom’s salad Olivier (Also known as Russian potato salad, a hearty side dish we enjoy around the holidays.)
Recipe
Creamiest creamed spinach
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 tablespoons sunflower oil
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup milk
- 16 oz frozen spinach thawed and drained
- 1 large egg whisked
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder more to taste
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt more to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add the flour and whisk fast (to prevent flour form burning) to make a roux. Whisk in sour cream and milk.
- Add the spinach, egg, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Keep whisking until incorporated and cook on for about 10 minutes, maintaining a simmer throughout.
- Taste and add more seasoning if needed. Serve warm.
We have a family recipe for creamed spinach as well (we make it around Christmas usually) but it doesn’t involve sour cream- I’m intrigued! I’ll bet it’s a wonderful addition!
I think creamed spinach is such a family classic, we really all have our own recipes. But I also think sour cream makes all the difference and you should totally try it if you can. 🙂
Ohmigosh, these look sinful, and your photos are SO gorgeous! Pinned!
Thanks Rebecca!! 🙂