Spinach for Dinner?

jenny_islander · 04-01-2009, 10:09 AM

I ended up with a bunch of fresh spinach that is not going into a salad after all. I would like to put it into a one-pot dish, but I'm stumped. Here are the proteins I could put into it:

1 cup dried brown lentils.
1 can baked beans in steak sauce.
1 pound ground turkey.
Some eggs.
A can of salmon (wild-caught, with bones and skin).

I know that no matter what it is, the kids will refuse to eat it and have wheat rolls and apples for dinner, and DH will eat almost anything for love of me but prefers as much meat as possible. I need to use the spinach tonight or it'll go bad. WWYD?

RealLifeMama · 04-01-2009, 10:12 AM

A spinach fritatta?

I used to have a recipe for a spinach potage with chick peas, I bet you could use lentils.

jenny_islander · 04-01-2009, 11:06 PM

The frittata recipes I turned up all called for something I didn't have, so I dragged out the trusty Joy and did this:

*Baked some brown rice in turkey broth with chopped onions, garlic, butter, and a can of mushrooms.
*Cooked the lentils with more onions and garlic and a bay leaf.
*Melted some bacon grease, softened chopped carrots in it, added garlic, then poured in the drained lentils along with the spinach and a tablespoon of soy sauce. Stirred well, put on the lid, and left to wilt.

Verdict: Eva ate it happily, Sophia had apples for dinner, John said it was tasty even if it was technically meatless

, I would cheerfully have it again. Also it helped me clean assorted things out of the cupboard and fridge.

CrunchySeaSalt · 04-02-2009, 08:03 AM

I made chicken soup and put it all in there since the heat shrinks it

I would think chili or a bean soup would be FABULOUS esp if you are trying to hide it from kids

04-02-2009, 08:34 AM

Add it to smoothies. I know that's not a dinner, but at least you'd get it into the kids.

TuneMyHeart · 04-02-2009, 08:54 AM

Spinach quiche

This is really good, and my picky/won't eat veggies 3 year old loves it. It also freezes well, so I usually make two and freeze one.

04-02-2009, 09:16 AM

That spinach quiche looks really yummy!

04-01-2009, 10:09 AM	#1
jenny_islander Rose Trellis Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,362	Spinach for Dinner? I ended up with a bunch of fresh spinach that is not going into a salad after all. I would like to put it into a one-pot dish, but I'm stumped. Here are the proteins I could put into it: 1 cup dried brown lentils. 1 can baked beans in steak sauce. 1 pound ground turkey. Some eggs. A can of salmon (wild-caught, with bones and skin). I know that no matter what it is, the kids will refuse to eat it and have wheat rolls and apples for dinner, and DH will eat almost anything for love of me but prefers as much meat as possible. I need to use the spinach tonight or it'll go bad. WWYD? __________________ Wife to John, December 18, 1999 ~ Mother to Sophia, March 13, 2004 ~ Mother to Eva, June 10, 2006 ~ Mother to Matthew, December 21, 2009 ~ Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will lift me up.

04-01-2009, 10:12 AM	#2
RealLifeMama Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 18,256	Re: Spinach for Dinner? A spinach fritatta? I used to have a recipe for a spinach potage with chick peas, I bet you could use lentils. __________________ A, Mother of Dancing Diva, 21 Boy Wonder 19, Mr. Cool 15, and Ninja 13 Sunshine, 11, and 8 year old Joy

04-01-2009, 11:06 PM	#3
jenny_islander Rose Trellis Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,362	Re: Spinach for Dinner? The frittata recipes I turned up all called for something I didn't have, so I dragged out the trusty Joy and did this: Baked some brown rice in turkey broth with chopped onions, garlic, butter, and a can of mushrooms. Cooked the lentils with more onions and garlic and a bay leaf. Melted some bacon grease, softened chopped carrots in it, added garlic, then poured in the drained lentils along with the spinach and a tablespoon of soy sauce. Stirred well, put on the lid, and left to wilt. Verdict: Eva ate it happily, Sophia had apples for dinner, John said it was tasty even if it was technically* meatless , I would cheerfully have it again. Also it helped me clean assorted things out of the cupboard and fridge. __________________ Wife to John, December 18, 1999 ~ Mother to Sophia, March 13, 2004 ~ Mother to Eva, June 10, 2006 ~ Mother to Matthew, December 21, 2009 ~ Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will lift me up.

04-02-2009, 08:03 AM	#4
CrunchySeaSalt Rose Trellis Fighting APD and hoping to win soon! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: East Coast Posts: 2,540	Re: Spinach for Dinner? I made chicken soup and put it all in there since the heat shrinks it I would think chili or a bean soup would be FABULOUS esp if you are trying to hide it from kids __________________ Typos due to my thoughts going faster than my fingers. I am sure you get my gist though ESTP Mother to: L - 21 J - 19 S - 7 J -

04-02-2009, 08:34 AM	#5
CakeLady Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Spinach for Dinner? Add it to smoothies. I know that's not a dinner, but at least you'd get it into the kids.

04-02-2009, 08:54 AM	#6
TuneMyHeart Rose Garden Here's my heart, Lord, take and seal it. Seal it for Thy courts above. Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 22,331	Re: Spinach for Dinner? Spinach quiche This is really good, and my picky/won't eat veggies 3 year old loves it. It also freezes well, so I usually make two and freeze one.

04-02-2009, 09:16 AM	#7
CakeLady Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Spinach for Dinner? That spinach quiche looks really yummy!

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