Categories: Vegetables
Ingredients
- ____ 8 boxes of Frozen Chopped Spinach
- ____ 1 onion
- ____ 1-14.5 oz can Evaporated Milk ( in the baking aisle -- NOT sweetened condensed milk)
- ____ 3-8-oz pkgs of pepper jack cheese (note: for kids or weenies, substitute some or all with plain
- Monterrey jack cheese)
- ____ Bread crumbs
- ____ 2 sticks butter
- ____ Worchestershire sauce
- ____ 1/2 cup flour
- ____ pepper
- ____ celery salt
- ____ garlic salt
- ____ Parmesan cheese
Directions
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Prepare the spinach and spinach liquor liquid:
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a. Empty the 8 pkgs of spinach into a large pan, put a little bit of water (1/4 inch) on the bottom, and heat on medium to defrost all the spinach. It will take a while. Stir it every now and then and don’t let it scorch. It will make more liquid as the ice melts.
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b. When thawed (it doesn’t need to be warm), empty into the colander placed in a large bowl. Set aside the “spinach liquor” and then put the colander in the sink and try to force as much water out of the spinach as you can.
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c. To make the liquid, combine the can of evaporated milk and enough spinach liquor to make 4 cups.
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In a little bowl, make a seasoning mix of 2 teaspoons pepper, 3 teaspoons celery salt, and 3 teaspoons garlic salt. Set out the Worchestershire sauce and a tablespoon measure. You will need 1 tablespoon for the seasoning.
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Cut the cheese into little cubes, ~ ½ inch.
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Chop the onion, you need ½ cup.
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Clean up the large pan and put it back on the stove on medium to medium-high.
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Melt 2 sticks of butter. As it starts to melt, add ½ cup of flour and stir to mix it up. When the butter is melted, add the onion. Stir to soften the onion, but should not form any color. Lower the heat if too high (or move to another burner that is lower)
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Add the liquids at ~ ¼ at a time stirring with a wooden spoon to form a thick mixture. When all has been added, fuss with it for about 5 minutes or so until it seems pretty thickened, and then start adding the cheese in handfuls until it is all melted. Add the seasonings. Mix it up and taste it to make sure it has enough salt. Note that it will be less salty after you mix in all the spinach.