Gluten-Free Creamed Spinach

This luxuriously creamy spinach, rich with savory notes and a velvety smooth texture. It's a comforting and elegant side dish that perfectly complements any meal.

Prep: 15 min Cook: 20 min Total: 35 min Serves: 4

At a glance: This medium salads and sides recipe yields 4 servings in about 35 minutes (15 min prep, 20 min cook). It uses 10 ingredients — including fresh spinach, butter, onion — and walks through 5 steps. Updated October 25, 2026. Browse more salads and sides recipes or return to all gluten-free recipes.

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Cross-Contamination Warning for Gluten-Free Creamed Spinach: When preparing this salads and sides recipe, creamed spinach is usually thickened with wheat flour, so use a flour blend labeled gluten-free, plus almond milk and cream with the same check. Make the sauce in a clean skillet or Dutch oven.

Gluten-Free Notes for Gluten-Free Creamed Spinach: This recipe is gluten-free by using a gluten-free flour blend and avoiding gluten-containing grains. Always double-check ingredient labels.

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Instructions

1 Wash the fresh spinach thoroughly and roughly chop it. Set aside. In a large skillet or Dutch oven, melt the butter over medium heat until it shimmers. Add the finely chopped onion and sauté for about 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onion becomes translucent and tender.
2 Stir in the minced garlic and cook for another minute until fragrant, being careful not to burn it. Sprinkle the gluten-free all-purpose flour blend over the onions and garlic, and whisk constantly for about 1-2 minutes to cook out the raw flour taste and form a paste, or roux.
3 Gradually whisk in the unsweetened almond milk, a little at a time, ensuring no lumps form. Continue whisking until the mixture is smooth and begins to thicken, which should take about 3-5 minutes. Stir in the heavy cream (or coconut milk) and the freshly grated nutmeg, and bring the mixture to a gentle simmer.
4 Add the chopped spinach to the simmering cream sauce, a handful at a time, stirring until it wilts down. Continue adding spinach and stirring until all of it is incorporated and wilted, which will take about 5-8 minutes. The spinach should be tender and the sauce should be rich and creamy.
5 Season the creamed spinach generously with salt and freshly ground black pepper to your taste. Stir well to combine all the flavors. Allow the creamed spinach to simmer gently for an additional 2-3 minutes to allow the flavors to meld and the sauce to reach your desired consistency. Serve hot.

Nutrition (per serving)

346

Calories

Protein

36g

Carbs

Fat

Fiber

282mg

Sodium

Tips & Notes

Spin or blot the washed spinach very dry. Water left on the leaves thins the cream sauce as they wilt.
Grate the nutmeg fresh and start with a little less than 0.25 tsp. It is strong and can overpower the spinach.
Frozen chopped spinach also works: use about 10 oz, thawed and squeezed dry, and stir it in at step 4.

Common questions

What cross-contamination risk is specific to Gluten-Free Creamed Spinach?

Check fresh spinach, butter, onion, finely chopped before they go into Gluten-Free Creamed Spinach. Creamed spinach is usually thickened with wheat flour, so use a flour blend labeled gluten-free, plus almond milk and cream with the same check. Make the sauce in a clean skillet or Dutch oven.

Which gluten-free swaps does Gluten-Free Creamed Spinach use?

Gluten-Free Creamed Spinach relies on 2 tbsp gluten-free all-purpose flour blend. Keep those gluten-free-labeled products in place of a gluten-containing flour or sauce.

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