Saag Paneer
4
Points®
Total time: 28 min • Prep: 18 min • Cook: 10 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
This Indian delight is best served over a bed of steamed basmati or jasmine rice. The creamy cheese cubes, robust spinach and classic spices make this dish an instant favorite. Our version has half the calories but all the flavor. Ready in under 30 minutes, this recipe is a great choice for expanding your families taste buds. Seared chicken breasts are the perfect main dish protein to pair with this recipe. For a fully vegetarian main dish sprinkle some toasted walnuts over this dish for added protein and fiber value.
Ingredients
Ricotta salata cheese
4 oz
Olive oil
2 tsp
Onion
½ cup(s), chopped, finely
Garlic
2 clove(s), chopped finely
Fresh ginger
1 tsp, grated
Ground cumin
1 tsp
Ground turmeric
½ tsp
Spinach
10 oz, fresh, rinsed
Table salt
¼ tsp
Instructions
1
Cut cheese into 1/2-inch cubes. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add cheese cubes and cook until golden, about 1 minute per side. Remove cheese from skillet with a spatula and set aside.
2
Add onion, garlic and ginger to same skillet; sauté 2 minutes. Add cumin and turmeric and stir to coat.
3
Add spinach and cook until leaves wilt, stirring constantly, about 2 minutes; stir in salt.
4
Return cheese cubes to skillet and cook 1 minute to heat through.
5
Yields about 3/4 cup per serving.
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