How to Freeze Spinach

If your garden is overflowing with spinach - and you're getting sick of salads - lightly steam and freeze it for later use. Frozen spinach is great to have on hand for use in lasagna, manicotti, and your other favorite recipes.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• lots of spinach
• quart-size freezer bags

1. 

   Wash the spinach. Remember that the spinach will cook down a lot once it's steamed, so have plenty to freeze.

2. Place a steamer basket in a large stock pot and fill with water to just below the steamer. Bring to a boil.

3. Add spinach to the pot and cover. Let steam until the spinach wilts, about 1 minute.

4. Remove the steamed spinach with tongs and set it to cool in a colander.

5. When the spinach is cool enough to handle, fill quart-size freezer bags, label with the date, and freeze. Frozen spinach will last up to one year.

Tips & Warnings

• Save time later by freezing the spinach in the amount called for in your favorite recipes.

[krazigirl79]

on 8/29/2008 Interesting tips, I had no idea how to do this. Thanks!