Pimento Cheese Creamed Spinach Recipe


Ingredients:
  • 1 cup Diced Pimentos, drained 
  • ½ cup Cream Cheese (Cubed)
  • 2 cups Grated Parmesan Cheese
  • 3 ea. 10-Ounce Pkg, of IQF Spinach, Thawed, Drained and Squeezed Dry
  • ½ cup Yellow Onion, Small Diced 
  • 4 TBSP Unsalted Butter, Melted, divided
  • 2 cups Heavy Cream
  • 2 ea. Garlic Cloves, Minced
  • 1 cup Sour Cream 
  • ½ cup Duke’s Mayonnaise 
  • ¼ cup Dijon Mustard 
  • 1 ea. Egg, Beaten 
  • 2 cups Cheddar Cheese Shredded, divided 
  • 1 cup Panko Bread Crumbs 
  • 1 Tsp Kosher Salt
  • 1 Tsp Black Pepper
  • ½ Tsp Cayenne Pepper
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Preparation: 
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 2 1/2-quart baking dish with melted butter.
  2. Place melted butter in a pot over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until somewhat soft, about 3 to 4 minutes. 
  3. Lower the temperature of the pot and Add cream cheese and stir until melted.
  4. Remove from heat and add spinach, heavy cream, sour cream, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, and pimentos. Stir well.
  5. Mix in the egg and then all but 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese.
  6. Mix in the salt, pepper, and cayenne.
  7. Transfer mixture to buttered baking dish.
  8. In a bowl, combine the melted butter, Panko crumbs and 1/2 cup cheddar cheese. Sprinkle over casserole.
  9. Bake for 45 minutes let stand for 5-10 minutes and serve and enjoy. 

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