I love having frozen spinach on hand for those nights where I want a quick, easy, and tasty side dish to go with what I’m making. Since I’ve been trying to focus on mainly easy recipes, I thought creamed spinach was a perfect addition to that list. It’s rich, it’s savory, and it has a delicious thick and creamy texture.
As a kid, I never really liked the stuff – I mean, who liked spinach back then anyway? I thought it was disgusting when my parents made it for themselves, but over time I really grew to enjoy the leafy green. In fact, I eat it almost every day – from salads, to stuffing, to side dishes like this.
So, grab a fork, and dig in!
Yields 3 servings of Easy Keto Creamed Spinach
The Preparation
- 10 ounces frozen spinach
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 3 ounces cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese
The Execution
1. Defrost frozen spinach in the microwave until warmed through, usually about 6-7 minutes.
2. Heat a pan on the stove to medium-high heat. Once the pan is hot, add the spinach and let some of the water boil off. Season the spinach here and mix together.
3. Add cream cheese and stir together until cream cheese is melted.
4. Add sour cream and mix together. Turn the pan down to low heat at this point.
5. Finally, add parmesan cheese and stir until the creamed spinach thickens.
6. Serve up! It goes great with just about anything!
This makes a total of 3 servings of Easy Keto Creamed Spinach. Each serving comes out to be 172 calories, 13.8g fats, 3.4g net carbs, and 7.9g protein.
| NUTRITION | CALORIES | FAT | CARBS | FIBER | NET CARBS | PROTEIN |
| 10 ounce frozen spinach | 82 | 1.6 | 11.9 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 10.3 |
| 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder | 3 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| 1/4 teaspoon onion powder | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| — salt and pepper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 ounce cream cheese | 291 | 28.9 | 3.5 | 0 | 3.5 | 5.2 |
| 2 tablespoon sour cream | 57 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| 3 tablespoon parmesan cheese | 81 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.2 |
| Totals | 515 | 41.5 | 18.6 | 8.4 | 10.2 | 23.6 |
| Per Serving (/3) | 172 | 13.8 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 7.9 |
Easy Keto Creamed Spinach
Ingredients
- 10 ounce frozen spinach
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- salt and pepper to taste
- 3 ounce cream cheese
- 2 tablespoon sour cream
- 3 tablespoon parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Defrost frozen spinach in the microwave until warmed through, usually about 6–7 minutes.
- Heat a pan on the stove over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the spinach and let some of the water boil off. Add the seasonings and mix well.
- Add the cream cheese and stir together until it has melted.
- Add the sour cream and mix. Turn the pan down to low.
- Finally, add the parmesan cheese and stir until the creamed spinach has thickened.
- Serve and enjoy! This goes great with just about anything,
No bacon??? For shame.
Makes it too salty… tasting… for me.
I’ve made this twice now using fresh baby spinach instead of frozen, and I just love this dish. I’d never tried creamed spinach before and now I think it’s almost my favourite veggie dish 🙂
Made this twice now using fresh spinach because I haven’t had any frozen. Love this as a good side dish.
I cannot find ingredients to get the same macros you have here. What are the brands you use?
My spinach says Cal 75 / Fat 2 / Carbs 11 / Fiber 8 /Protein 9
cream cheese Cal 150 / Fat 15 / Carbs 3 / Fiber 0 / Protein 3
Sour Cream Cal 46 / Fat 4.8 / Carbs .6 / Fiber 0 /Protein .6
this give me a per serving of 112 cal / 8.6 fat / 2.4 net carbs / 6 protein
I need spinach that has less carbs and cream cheese with more fat but can’t find it.
what are the red flakes in the dish?
They’re just some red peppercorn I added on the top to contrast the color in the photos. Definitely optional and not needed 🙂
LOL!! that’s funny! cause as I was reading your recipe, I thought to myself, some red pepper flakes in that would be yummy. Definitely going to be trying this crecipe. Thanks!
Hope you enjoy it!
This was so good with my Adobe Pork Chops. Thanks for the receipes! You’re AWESOME!
Yum – those pork chops sound amazing!
Craig: I made this and really liked it BUT…..the only way I can match 300 calories for cream cheese is to use 3 Ounces rather than 3 Tablespoons. With 3 Tablespoons it’s 109 calories and only 8.3 grams of fat, not 13.3 grams of fat. So the question is, should the recipe be 3 oz or 3 Tblsp cream cheese? thanks!
I know we talked via e-mail, but just wanted to reply to say that the recipe was updated. Sorry for the confusion!
In almost all of your recipes, I see something in the photo that is not in the list of ingredients.
Why make the picture so appetizing and yet not give us all that you include in the recipe?
Here, your final pic shows something reddish-brown scattered on top of the finished product.
WHAT IS IT?
You have to eat with your eyes for your mouth. I add things to photos sometimes that don’t actually add to the recipe (or takes away from the recipe) for the aesthetics. That’s why I don’t include them in the ingredients. I think if you don’t make food photographs appetizing, people will never try the recipe for themselves. In this particular example, it’s ground pink peppercorn (a few others had asked in the comments as well). If you do this, it will not taste good – take that from advice because I still eat what I photograph.
Tried it with fresh spinach, had total of 13.45oz. Added a bit extra cheese and cream. Fantastic 4 servings at 5 carbs gross and 3.25 net carbs.
Delicious. So far all your recipes turn out perfect.
Thank you!
We ended up making this vegan, but it was so-so-so good.
Hello! What are the small red sprinkles in the last picture of the final creamed spinach dish?
Just made this- sooooo good! And super easy!
Great recipe! I used fresh spinach and only needed to use one large bunch of spinach to make the dish. Quite tasty and great for those of us on a keto diet. I paired it with braciole without pasta for a great dinner.
I’ve tried creamed spinach so many ways but this is the final winner! Restaurant quality, super fast and low carb!
I really appreciate that kind comment and super happy that you enjoyed the recipe 🙂
This is delicious. I made it exactly as posted. Loved it! Highly recommended. I didn’t get a photo without the rest of dinner, and we did add in some potatoes on the side which we don’t normally have. But the spinach is amazing.
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Looks great. Be careful with the potatoes. Just a small amount will definitely knock you out of ketosis.
being allergic to garlic and onions-no the allium family is not kind to me. I used bacon for a different but wonderful substitute. Most recipes aren’t as easy to sub out.
I just made this Creamed Spinach recipe. I did use fresh spinach. It is a fabulous recipe. Spot on. Will be keeping this and repeating often. Thanks for sharing.