Name: The Easiest 10-Minute Sautéed Spinach with Garlic
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 large bunches of spinach or a 10 ounce box of baby spinach; 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons ghee or olive oil; Salt, to taste; About 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

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This 5 ingredient sautéed spinach with garlic recipe is a super easy side dish that is made in a skillet in just 10 minutes! It’s a side dish that pairs beautifully with many different types of meals, from pan seared chicken to oven roasted fish. A quick, simple, back-pocket veggie recipe that’s perfect for any night of the week!

Close up shot of a large white speckled plate of garlic sauteed spinach. Next to a few lemon wedges. On a speckled tan background, next to a small dish of salt. — Sautéed until tender but still a lovely bright green, this easy stove-top spinach recipe is so good to have on hand when you’re looking for a simple veggie side dish to complete your dinner plate!

The easiest sautéed spinach recipe

Let’s be real. Some nights it feels like there is just not enough time to get a complete meal on the table.

Between busy schedules, and days that feel like they’re over before they started, planning meals can seem like one more task to fit in at the end of an already packed day!

That is why I love this recipe for sautéed spinach with garlic. It is THE easy side dish that we rely on to pull together a meal on those nights when don’t have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen.

It comes together in about 10 minutes, and is so wholesome and versatile that it rounds out just about any main dish. Adding olive oil, chopped garlic, and a squeeze of lemon (if that’s your thing) truly takes it to the next level of DELISH flavor!

Recipe notes!

We use baby spinach in a lot of different recipes, but for this sautéed spinach I love grabbing the big bunches of fresh spinach if you can find them.

Spinach already shrinks down SO much when it’s cooked, so starting with bigger spinach leaves results in a more satisfying result when it’s cooked!

If all you have is baby spinach that will work, too. It will just appear much smaller in size once you’re done cooking it.

For more easy side dish recipe inspiration you’ll wanna take a look at our other faves! Lemon Garlic Oven-Roasted Asparagus, Super Quick Oven-Roasted Broccolini, and Roasted Chopped Red Cabbage are some of our other go-to sides for weeknight cooking.

Close up shot of spinach sauteed with garlic, in a light colored non stick pan. — Glistening with just the right amount of olive oil, and seasoned with fresh chopped garlic and salt makes this spinach so dang good!

Overhead shot of the ingredients needed to make garlic sauteed spinach. Large fresh spinach leaves, a small dish of salt, a piece of lemon, a bowl of olive oil, and a small dish with chopped garlic. On a light brown speckled surface. — All you need to make this recipe is 2 bunches of spinach, some chopped fresh garlic, kosher salt, olive oil, and a little bit of fresh lemon juice. Simple, good food at it’s finest! Make sure you wash the spinach well – the big bunches of spinach tend to have loose dirt lingering on the leaves! It’s okay if the spinach is still a little wet when you start cooking.

Starting out with your biggest skillet will make cooking the spinach easier to manage. If you don’t have a large skillet, add the spinach in handfuls, waiting to add the next handful until the previous spinach has wilted and shrunk down.

How to make sautéed spinach with garlic

Overhead shot of a light colored non stick skillet with olive oil and fresh garlic. — You’ll start by warming the olive oil in a large skillet and adding the chopped garlic.

Overhead shot of a light colored non stick skillet with olive oil and sauteed garlic. — You’ll start by warming the olive oil in a large skillet and adding the chopped garlic.

Serving suggestions

This spinach is the perfect side dish for so many different types of main dishes. Here’s some of my favorites if you’re looking for some ideas!

Overhead shot of a large white speckled plate of garlic sauteed spinach. Next to a few lemon wedges. On a speckled tan background, next to a small dish of salt.

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The Easiest 10-Minute Sautéed Spinach with Garlic

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Author: Nyssa Tanner
Total Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 4 servings 1x
Diet: Dairy-Free, Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

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Ingredients

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2 large bunches of spinach or a 10 ounce box of baby spinach
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
2 tablespoons ghee or olive oil
Salt, to taste
About 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Instructions

If using bunched spinach that is not pre-washed wash it very well – it often has quite a bit of loose dirt lingering on the leaves. It’s okay if the spinach is a little wet before you start cooking.
Heat olive oil or ghee in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook for just one minute, being careful not to let the garlic brown. Garlic that browns too quickly will taste bitter.
Add spinach to the pan and toss continuously until it is just barely wilted – for about a minute or two.
Season to taste with salt.
Finish with lemon juice and serve immediately!