Spinach Cream Sauce for Salmon, Pasta, Chicken, Seafood

Multi-purpose creamy spinach sauce - use for salmon, chicken, pasta, scallops, shrimp and more.

Spinach Cream Sauce for Salmon, Pasta, Chicken, Seafood

Recipe for multi-purpose creamy spinach sauce - suitable for pasta, salmon, chicken, seafood like shrimp and scallops, even crab and lobster meat. Easy to make on the stove top in just a few minutes.

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Prep Time: 2

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 12

Servings:

Calories: 259kcal

Author: Milena Perrine

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil extra virgin recommended
1 onion finely chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
¼ cup white wine to deglaze pan*
1 teaspoon chicken base**
1 cup heavy cream***
4 cups spinach baby spinach (whole leaves or regular (roughly chopped, stems trimmed)
salt and pepper to taste for seasoning

Instructions

Heat a sauce pan over medium heat and add the olive oil. Sauté the finely chopped onion until soft, then stir in the minced garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 40 seconds.
Deglaze with the white wine, then add the chicken base and gently stir to combine. Allow a couple of minutes for the wine to reduce by about half.
Stir in the heavy cream and simmer for a few minutes to thicken the sauce a little bit. Carefully add the spinach, folding it into the sauce. Allow another minute or two for it to wilt.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.

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Notes

*you can substitute with beer (like saison, pilsner or American craft lager) OR stock (chicken or vegetable).

**substitute with equivalent bouillon cube (about 1 cube, crushed) or ½ cup chicken broth. If using broth note that the time to reduce will increase, you will need to simmer for a bit longer until liquids in pan are reduced by about ⅔.

***you can increase the heavy cream by up to ½ without altering the rest of the ingredients, you may need to season a bit more aggressively in the end, depending on your taste. Be sure to use fresh heavy cream. Its fat content is perfect for simmering and it creates the beautiful texture of this sauce.

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