Parmesan Spinach Side Dish

This Spinach with Butter and Parmesan is a simple, yet delicious side dish recipe that only takes 4 ingredients and 5 minutes to make!

Prep time: PT3M

Cook time: PT2M

Total time: PT5M

Rating

4.96 stars (21 reviews)

butter, healthy, parmesan, side, spinach, vegetables

3 tablespoons butter (salted is best)
3 cloves garlic (smashed with the flat side of a knife)
salt and pepper to taste
1 lb baby spinach OR fresh spinach (washed and large stems trimmed)
1-2 ounces good quality parmesan cheese (such as Grana Padano or Parmigiano Reggiano, grated)

Melt the butter in a large sauté pan over medium heat, the add in the garlic. Season with a pinch of salt and a few cracks of pepper, then sauté for about a minute or two until it just starts to turn golden brown.
Throw in the spinach and toss around until it starts to wilt - this will happen very quickly. Sprinkle a little more than half of the parmesan over the top and toss some more.
Remove from the heat to prevent overcooking - you want the spinach to be just wilted - and season with more salt and pepper to taste. Transfer the spinach and all of the juices into a serving bowl, then grate the remaining parmesan over the top and serve.

Kim on 2026-02-20 (5 stars):
It was easy, healthy and tasted great!! I will be making this a lot!
Amanda on 2026-02-11 (5 stars):
Pretty good, and so easy. My kids (10,12,16) liked it too!
Chris on 2026-01-02 (5 stars):
I love adding just a touch of freshly grated nutmeg to my spinach… YUM!!!!
G on 2025-11-03 (5 stars):
Only bad thing about this is not having a bigger pan to make more of it. I skipped salt and pepper, used salted butter and pine nuts, and wanted to like the skillet when finished.. WOW and thank you
Ruth Steiner on 2025-02-20 (5 stars):
I made this last night, trying to incorporate more spinach into our diet. Since childhood i have avoided cooked spinach because my moms idea of cooking spinach was heating up frozen spinach (bleh). Tonight's spinach was a delight! This recipe is almost just as easy as what mom did but tastes so much better. Cooking just til wilted keeps some texture and the flavor from the browned butter and garlic came through. We will be making this again and again. Thanks for the recipe
Abraham Pilkington on 2025-02-15 (4 stars):
It’s 6 ingredients. Butter, spinach, salt, pepper, garlic, and parmesan. 6.
Jane Condon on 2025-01-24 (5 stars):
Quick, easy and delicious!
Sherman on 2025-01-21 (5 stars):
Love spinach didn't know how to cook it found your recipe and cook it at least twice a week thank you