Easy Sauteed Spinach

Total Time

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Makes

4 servings

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023
Here’s a light, lively side to complement almost any entree you put on the table. A little test kitchen know-how helps to dress up everyday spinach with garlic, onion, a lick of sherry and a sprinkling of pine nuts. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Easy Sauteed Spinach Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 2 packages (6 ounces each) fresh baby spinach
  • 3 tablespoons sherry or reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon pine nuts

Directions

  1. In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, saute onion until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the spinach, sherry, salt and pepper; cook and stir for 4-5 minutes or until spinach is wilted. Sprinkle with pine nuts.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 47 calories, 1g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 216mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 2g fiber), 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable.