Thanksgiving Spinach Recipes

By Food & Wine
Updated May 23, 2017
From classic creamed spinach to garlicky spinach bread pudding, here are tasty spinach recipes for Thanksgiving.
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Baby Spinach and Garlic Bread Pudding

Credit: © Fredrika Stjärne
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This bread pudding is almost like a tart, with the croutons acting as a crunchy crust. Tender baby spinach in the filling turns incredibly silky when cooked.

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Sweet-and-Sour Catalan Spinach

Credit: © Petrina Tinslay
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This sweet-and-sour spinach side dish gets its satisfying flavor from the combination of honey and sherry vinegar that’s drizzled on top. It’s relatively light, which makes it a great addition to a hearty Thanksgiving menu.

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Spinach Salad with Garlic-Cider Vinaigrette

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Cooked spinach can get soggy and lose flavor. Michael Mina opts to top raw spinach with a warm dressing, so the leaves lightly wilt; croutons soak up any liquid.

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Creamed Spinach and Parsnips

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This luscious side dish can be prepared up to three days ahead. The duo of sweet parsnip and creamy spinach is unbeatable.

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Spinach and Roquefort Soufflés

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Spinach Salad with Corn Bread Croutons

Credit: © Peter Frank Edwards
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The slightly sweet dressing on this spinach salad has just a little honey in it.

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Polenta Gratin with Spinach and Wild Mushrooms

Credit: © Tina Rupp
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Commercial wild mushroom mixes (usually a combination of shiitake, cremini and oyster mushrooms) are a godsend: Some invisible helper has already cleaned, stemmed and sliced the mushrooms for you. In this recipe, they are mixed with spinach and cream, then baked in a luscious gratin under smooth rounds of precooked polenta until bubbling hot.

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Mussel-and-Spinach Bisque

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Seafood is an opulent start to Thanksgiving dinner, especially in this briny bisque studded with big, plump mussels and spinach.

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Creamy Spinach

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Spinach Salad with Citrus and Roasted Beets

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Curly leaf spinach has great texture and flavor and holds this mustardy dressing well. For additional color, feel free to use a variety of different colored beets. You can also swap blood oranges for the tangerines.

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Creamy Spinach with Smoked Gouda Gratin

Credit: © Deirdre Rooney
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To make sure this gratin is rich and luscious, be sure to squeeze all the excess liquid from the spinach before adding the béchamel.

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Spinach and Scallion Dutch Baby

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This addictive pancake is a savory riff on the traditional Dutch baby, the sweet eggy pastry invariably dusted with confectioners’ sugar. Pouring the batter into a hot skillet creates a crisp crust.

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