Low Carb Creamed Spinach Recipe – Easy Keto Diet Creamed Spinach made with fresh spinach and mascarpone cheese. An easy side dish recipe for a busy weeknight.

Low Carb Creamed Spinach Recipe

I’ve always been a bit suspicious of creamed spinach. I’d seen versions of the dish floating around on Pinterest and I decided to give a couple of recipes a try and then came up with my own low carb and high fat, keto friendly version.

You’ll discover that the easy recipe creates a low-carb keto great vegetable option that has a creamy texture and makes an easy way to get more nutritious greens into your diet and serve the dish as a great addition to any main course.

This perfect side dish couldn’t be simpler to put together and once you’ve tried it you’ll realise what the fuss was all about. My Husband adores it and I’m a huge fan too!

How To Make Keto Creamed Spinach

Start with fresh spinach. Give it a good wash and rinse. Then, heat butter or coconut oil in a frying pan and cook the leafy greens over a medium heat until wilted.

Once wilted, top with a generous couple of dollops of mascarpone cheese, salt, pepper or your seasoning of choice, to taste. You can swap the mascarpone for cream cheese or heavy whipping cream and top with parmesan cheese if you like.

Fresh spinach topped with mascarpone cheese

Cook, stirring regularly, until the sauce thickens to a creamy spinach dish. Add on sour cream, mozzarella cheese or minced garlic to the cooked spinach as the perfect addition for extra flavor and healthy fats.

Serve the easy creamed spinach recipe as a low-carb side dish with your favorite keto meal, or even with fried eggs, storing any leftovers in an airtight container and enjoying within a day.

Fried eggs and creamed spinach on a plate

Keto Creamed Spinach Recipe

Butter or Coconut Oil for frying
Fresh Spinach
Mascarpone Cheese
Salt, Black Pepper or Seasoning, to taste

Heat butter or coconut oil in a large frying pan or large skillet over medium heat.
When hot, add the fresh spinach and cook until wilted.
Add more butter or coconut oil if it gets absorbed by the spinach.
Once wilted, add a few generous dollops of mascarpone cheese.
Add salt, pepper and your seasoning of choice.
Cook until the sauce is thickened to your liking.
Serve as a side with your favorite keto meal or even eggs for breakfast.

As you can see, the best creamed spinach recipe only needs basic ingredients to create one of the easiest side dishes that you can enjoy on a low-carb diet.

Low Carb Creamed Spinach Recipe - Easy Keto Creamed Spinach made with fresh spinach and mascarpone cheese. An easy keto side dish.

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