Blue Cheese Creamed Spinach with Pancetta

[Cusina]

Blue Cheese Creamed Spinach with Pancetta

Serves 4 as Side.

This is a popular side at our place. It serves four moderately, 2 generously.

• 4 slices of pancetta
  
• 1/2 medium yellow onion, chopped
  
• 1 T pine nuts
  
• 3 oz cream cheese
  
• 2 oz blue cheese or similar
  
• 1/2 tsp salt
  
• 6 oz baby spinach, washed and patted dry
  

In a large, heavy frying pan cook pancetta till crisp but not brown. Remove pancetta from pan, reserve. Add onion to pancetta fat in pan, saute until transparent. Add pine nuts, salt and cheeses. Stir a bit, 1-2 minutes, then add spinach. Stir untill spinach is wilted and chese is completely melted.

Serve immediately, topped with reserved pancetta slices.

Keywords: Easy, Vegetables, Side

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