Meal planning can be difficult to keep fresh.  And unless you are making an all-in-one dish (which is not a family favorite at my house) you not only have to plan a main course, you have to figure out what to serve with it.  Add to that trying to keep your meal healthy and you can really find your self in a rut.  I do not consider myself that great of a cook but I do try to plan creative, fun and relatively healthy meals for my family a few days each week.

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Last time I shared roasted balsamic sweet potatoes.  Today I am going to share with you my sautéed spinach recipe.  I always say, I don’t like wet leaves.  That includes collard greens and cooked spinach.  But even I like this recipe.  To start, you need to know that you really cannot mess this up.  It is really a pinch of this and a handful of that.  Also, this is not a picture of my spinach recipe.  It will not be this pretty.  Not even close :).

What you’ll need…
-about 1-2 tbs of some kind of cooking oil.  I like to use coconut for this recipe, but butter, olive oil or vegetable will work.
-1-2 bags of fresh spinach.  (it really really cooks down)
-1-2 cloves of pressed garlic
-a pinch of salt
-1/4 cup of cream, half and half, or milk (in that order)
-a handful or 2 of shredded cheese (I like cheddar)
-and if you are feeling really brave, a can of artichoke hearts.  If you add the artichoke hearts, you probably only need one bag of spinach.

What to do…
1.  Heat your oil in your pan, I like to use a deep fry pan with a lid (kinda like this one)
2.  Add your spinach to the pan, put the lid on.  After about a minute or two, check and stir.  Do this a few times until the spinach begins to wilt.
3.  Add garlic, cream, salt, and (optional) artichokes.
4.  Let the spinach wilt down a to the consistentcy you prefer.
5.  Add the cheese, stir for about 30 seconds to get cheese to start to melt.  Remove from heat.  Cover with lid.  Let it sit for a a few minutes so the cheese can melt.

Hope you enjoy!  I’d love to know if you make this and like it!