Low Calorie Sautéed Spinach

easy sautéed spinach recipe with garlic and lemon

This Low Calorie Sautéed Spinach Recipe is just 67 calories and it is absolutely delicious! You’ll love this vegan, gluten-free side dish!

Easy Sautéed Spinach Recipe with Garlic and Lemon

Ingredients You’ll Need:

  • Olive oil spray
  • 1 pound baby spinach
  • 5 garlic cloves
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon

Low Calorie Sautéed Spinach

Easy Sautéed Spinach Recipe with Garlic and Lemon

Healthy Sautéed Spinach Meal Prep and Storage

Meal Prep: You can make this healthy recipe ahead of time and add to meal prep containers.
Storage: Will hold in the fridge for 5 days, does not hold well in the freezer.

low calorie sautéed spinach

Low Calorie Sautéed Spinach Recipe

easy sautéed spinach recipe with garlic and lemon

Low Calorie Sautéed Spinach

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This easy sautéed spinach recipe is just 67 calories for 1 cup, and it's so yummy!
This vegan, gluten-free simple recipe for spinach is healthy and fast. It makes a wonderful side dish, and is super filling!
You can add a pit of parmesan and chopped cashews to jazz it up, though this cooked spinach recipe is delicious as it is. It's nice to change it up from time to time…
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 7 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 2 servings
Calories 67 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

Instructions
 

  • Heat a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat.
  • Spray with olive oil and add the garlic. Sauté the garlic for 1-2 minutes, until fragrant.
  • Add in the spinach, salt, and pepper and toss together with the garlic.
  • Cover and cook for 3 minutes.
  • Uncover, turn the heat up to high, and cook the spinach for another minute, stirring until all the spinach is wilted.
  • Remove from heat, lemon juice and toss together, and serve hot.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 67kcalCarbohydrates: 10.9gProtein: 7gFat: 1.2gSaturated Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 762mgPotassium: 1299mgFiber: 5.2gSugar: 1gCalcium: 240mgIron: 6mg
Keyword Side Dish
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About the Author

Hi, my name is Audrey Johns and I am a 4 time best selling cookbook author! All 4 of my low calorie cookbooks are published by HarperCollins (the oldest publishing house in the US!) and have been featured on prominent TV shows like The Today Show, Rachael Ray and The Doctors. I am a low calorie and healthy recipe authority and my delicious recipes are tried and loved by thousands of readers. 

After a one year 150 pound weight loss (and I’ve kept it off for 13 years!) I started sharing all of my low calorie recipes with the world. They are always all-natural and geared around weight loss and weight management. I have even made some of these recipes with my Biggest Loser pal Bob Harper! Check out my weight loss story, my best selling cookbooks, and my numerous TV appearances by clicking here.

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