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This spinach gratin is brimming with flavor but isn't loaded with cream and cheese. The rich taste comes for thickened chicken broth and Parmesan cheese. The gratin is topped with a buttery crunchy parmesan breadcrumb topping.

The Best Baked Spinach Gratin — A Streamlined Julia Child Recipe

baby spinach

mushrooms

garlic (minced)

onion (diced)

Tablespoons unsalted butter (divided)

olive oil

hot pepper flakes

Tablespoons flour

chicken broth

nutmeg

Parmesan cheese (divided)

Panko crumbs

In a deep saute pan heat the olive oil and 1 1/2 Tablespoon butter over medium high heat. Sauté the onion until translucent about 2 minutes then add the garlic, hot pepper flakes and cook for another minute.

Add the mushrooms, stir and continue to sauté until they begin to turn golden.

Slowly add the spinach leaves until they begin to wilt. Add 1/4 cup of the broth, add salt and pepper to taste, cover the pan with lid, and cook over medium heat.

Once the spinach wilts, about 5 minutes, uncover and continue to stir. Don't let all of the moisture evaporate. You may have to add a little bit of water.

In the remaining 1/4 cup chicken broth whisk in the flour until it's dissolved.

Slowly pour the broth over the spinach and mushrooms and continue to stir until thick. Add a dash of nutmeg.

Stir in 2 Tablespoons of the Parmesan cheese.

Pour the mixture into a buttered gratin pan or glass casserole.

Preheat oven to 375 F.

In a bowl mix the Panko crumbs and Parmesan cheese. Melt the remaining butter and add that to the topping and mix well.

Sprinkle the topping evenly over the spinach gratin.

Bake until heated through and slightly golden brown on top, about 30 minutes.

This is so incredible Marisa. I love spinach but my kids have yet to start enjoying leaves. I think they get it from their father. Ziv won't eat leaves as well. I am going to make this for myself soon. I would love this so much cause I love spinach

I am a huge julia fan and spinach! I bet this smells fabulous cooking too .. Not sure there is a better way to prepare spinach than this dish it really changes it up perfectly to a whole new level.  All my mom ever did was fry it in garlic and red pepper flakes. I still do that but add it to a sandwich! LOL   great dish will try this!

I like the simple and easy list of ingredients. This is really a great recipe. Very tasty and quite original. I love it! I am going to try this out. Thank you.

I think I can even get my kids to eat spinach and mushrooms when mixed with butter, cheese, and breadcrumbs - sounds so good! What a great comfort food side dish!

Yum! The fella just loves spinach, especially when it's creamy like this. It's also the one way I know that I can sneak some mushrooms into dinner without a fuss. Your recipe looks beautiful!

This looks like a GREAT side dish. Perfect for taking along to potlucks too. We ALL love spinach in our house. Perfect pairing for a great BBQ's steak....this would be a crowd pleaser for sure.

I love spinach and mushrooms any day of the week! I love your creativity of transforming this into another great dish. I love that this will be an awesome dish for any night and a great one for holidays and guests

This looks so lovely! I've never had spinach prepared like this and it seems like a wonderful addition to any meal!

I've never thought of spinach for gratin, but it looks so good!  We eat a lot of leafy greens so I'm always looking for new recipes - I bet this would be great with kale too, once the early spring kale CSA starts!

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