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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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Easy. Delicious. Frozen cooked spinach is mixed with butter, cream cheese, green onions, placed in a casserole, and topped with seasoned, buttered croutons, then sprinkled with cayenne. Serves 12-16. Ingredients:
6 packages frozen chopped spinach, cooked as directed |
3 packages (3 ounce) cream cheese |
3 sticks unsalted butter |
4 green onions, chopped |
seasoned croutons, home-made or cook's choice |
Directions:
1. Drain spinach well after cooked
2. While spinach is draining, soften cream cheese and 1-1/2 sticks of the butter over low heat
3. In bowl, mix spinach, cream cheese, and butter
4. Stir in chopped green onions
5. Mix well
6. Spread into a lightly greased 9 X 13 casserole dish
7. Melt remaining stick and half of butter
8. Generously cover with *crushed* croutons
9. Drizzle melted butter over all
10. Sprinkle with cayenne pepper, optional
11. Bake for 20-30 minutes in a 300 degree oven
12. May add water chesnuts, pimiento, roasted chopped red pappers, Parmesan cheese
13. THIS RECIPE WILL SERVE 12-16 AND IS SO VERSATILE
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