Super Healthy, Garlic Sauteed Spinach (Keto)

Well it turns out Popeye was right!  Spinach is good for your body. Sautéing with garlic and olive oil brings the taste of spinach up to a whole new level. So much for the frozen kind, leave it to dips and casseroles.  It’s so easy to make and really delicious! I’ve made this recipe skinny compared to a restaurant version by using just a small amount of heart healthy olive oil and not adding the usual butter.  Each serving has just 41 calories and 3 grams of fat.
Super Healthy, Garlic Sauteed Spinach (Keto)

Helpful Tips About this Recipe

Makes 4 servings

Food Facts

There are two main varieties of spinach: flat-leaf and curly (baby spinach). The flat-leaf kind can be round or pointed while young baby spinach is tender and delicate.
Fresh spinach cooks down to nothing. About 1 pound of raw spinach will yield 1 cup cooked.

Healthy Benefits

Spinach is considered to be one of the “super foods.” No wonder, it’s rich in iron, vitamins A, C and beta-carotene.
Garlic promotes circulation and lowers cholesterol.  It also contains sulfur compounds that may help to prevent cancer growth.

WW Freestyle SmartPoints 
1-Blue
WW SmartPoints 1-Green

WW POINTS PLUS
1
 
SKINNY FACTS: for 1 serving
41 calories, 3g fat, 0.3g sat. fat, 0mg chol, 2g protein, 4g carbs, 2g fiber, 138mg sodium, 0g sugar
 

 

Super Healthy, Garlic Sauteed Spinach (Keto)

Super Healthy, Garlic Sautéed Spinach (Keto)

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 41 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, minced (about 3 cloves)
  • 1 (12 oz) bag baby spinach leaves
  • ¼ teaspoon salt, or to taste
  • Fresh ground pepper, to taste
  • Fresh lemon

Instructions
 

  • In a large, deep, nonstick pan or pot, heat olive oil.  Add garlic and saute for 1 minute.
  • Add all spinach, salt, pepper and toss with garlic and oil.  Cover pan and cook on low for about 1 minute.  Uncover pan, turn the heat on high and cook spinach for another minute, or two, stirring with a wooden spoon until all the spinach is wilted.
  • Using a slotted spoon, lift the spinach into a serving dish or bowl and squeeze with a little fresh lemon all over the spinach.
  • Serve hot.

Nutrition

Serving: 3ouncesCalories: 41kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 2gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 0.3gSodium: 138mgFiber: 2gBlue Smart Points: 1Green Smart Points: 1Plus Points: 1
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