Sauteed Spinach With Mushrooms

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Not many ingredients but fresh is the key! Your kids shouldn't even mind eating spinach or mushrooms after tasting this. I have been making this dish for years and now don't really even need to measure ingredients. I just make to taste and we usually have this as a side dish for red meat. Pick your favorite mushroom. I like to use cremini. I have used portobello before but the gills make this dish an ugly brown color, so if you use portobello, remove the gills. The original recipe calls for boiling the spinach for one minute before sauteing but i skip that step now and just throw the bag of baby spinach in the saute pan and it wilts in the pan. It's your choice. Also, be gentle with the salt and pepper because too much ruins the dish. It's best to use a little then add more if needed after tasting, but most times you won't want to ruin the flavor.

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Steps

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Bring water in a large pot to a boil.

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Add the spinach and cook for 1 minute or less.

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Drain in colander and let cool.

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Squeeze spinach to extract moisture and chop.

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Melt all but 1 tablespoons of butter in the pan on medium low heat , add the the sliced mushrooms and cook , stirring often.

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Add salt and pepper when mushrooms are almost cooked and add remaining butter and spinach.

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Cook thru stirring about 30 seconds.

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Sprinkle with chopped garlic , stir and cook for a few more minutes.

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Serve immediately.

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Ingredients

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baby spinach, butter, mushroom, salt and pepper, fresh garlic cloves