Spinach Madeleine

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 (10 ounce) pkges. frozen chopped spinach
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons chopped onions
• 1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1 (8 ounce) pkge. cream cheese, cut into pieces
• 1 tablespoon fresh minced jalapeno pepper (optional)
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 3/4 teaspoon celery salt
• 3/4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• cayenne pepper
• 3/4 cup breadcrumbs (panko-style) (optional)
• 2 tablespoons melted butter (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cook spinach, drain and reserve cooking liquid.
• 2 in a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. add flour, stirring until mixture is smooth and blended.
• 3 add onion and cook until soft, but not brown.
• 4 in a measuring cup, combine milk with enough reserved spinach liquor to make 1 cup liquid.
• 5 add liquid slowly to onion-flour mixture, stirring constantly to avoid lumps.
• 6 add cream cheese, jalapeno pepper, worcestershire sauce, celery salt, garlic salt, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. stir until cheese is melted. combine with cooked spinach.
• 7 place mixture in a greased 2 quart casserole dish.
• 8 combine bread crumbs and melted butter. scatter over spinach mixture.
• 9 bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes oe until bread crumbs are browned.