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Slow Cooker Keto Creamed Spinach – Using Only 3 Ingredients!

July 12, 2017 by Denise 22 Comments

blue bowl and white plate with slow cooker creamed spinach with text overlay
blue bowl and white plate with slow cooker creamed spinach with text overlay
blue bowl and white plate with slow cooker creamed spinach with text overlay
blue bowl and white plate with slow cooker creamed spinach with text overlay

This slow cooker keto creamed spinach recipe only needs 3 ingredients and is done in a hour. It is a rich and tasty, low carb side dish that only has 2.2g net carbs.

You might also like this slow cooker keto greens Alfredo recipe.

white plate with keto creamed spinach with a fork and blue bowl in background
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Creamed spinach is not something that I grew up on. Actually I don’t think I ever had it until Boston Market came along and I had it there. Now I love it and since I’m on a low carb diet, I thought this would be the perfect side dish to make.

So today I have made for you this slow cooker keto creamed spinach recipe. It only takes 3 ingredients and 1 hour in the slow cooker. But the best thing is that you can dump your ingredients and walk away and that includes 2 bags of spinach!

aerial view of blue bowl and white plate with creamed spinach and floral tea towel

 

Other Low Carb Creamy Vegetable Recipes

I have a thing for creamy, cheesy vegetables because they are tasty and usually low carb. I have made a creamy green bean casserole for Thanksgiving and Brussel sprouts with cheese sauce. But this spinach dish is my favorite. My chicken and creamy spinach skillet dinner is similar to this but it’s more creamy than cheesy It is out of this world too.  

blue bowl filled with creamed spinach made in a slow cooker with 3 ingredients
This keto creamed spinach is a tasty side dish but can also be used in making casseroles. Mix with cooked chicken, cauliflower rice and top with cheese. Bake for a delicious low carb casserole.

 

The 3 Ingredients I Used

I used a huge bag of baby spinach I bought at Costco. I also bought a block of Cabot white cheddar cheese and cream cheese. You can use regular cheddar but I like this one because it has so much taste and bagged shredded cheddar sometimes has more carbs. 

collage of creamed spinach ingredients : chopped spinach, shredded Cabot cheddar cheese and cream cheese cubed

 

Keto Creamed Spinach Recipe

So this dish is super easy. You add baby leaf spinach, cream cheese and cheddar cheese to your slow cooker. Turn on to high for 1 hour, then come back and mix it all up.

spinach and cheeses in crock before cooking

 

By the way, place the cream cheese on the bottom so it melts on the hot crock. The spinach will wilt perfectly and the cheddar will melt as well. Just mix and serve.

 

finished keto creamed spinach in the slow cooker

 

How Much Does This Spinach Side Dish Make

The only downside of this recipe is that it only makes about 6 decent size servings. Yes that’s right. I filled the crock with spinach and look how much it cooks down. Now I imagine you can probably add more spinach at this point. I’ll have to try that and get back to you. Regardless, it’s delicious!

 

Slow Cooker Keto Creamed Spinach

closeup of white plate with creamed spinach and blue bowl in background

 

Since I’ve updated this recipe it made 6 portions. I froze 3 of them and ate the other 3 for lunch and dinner! 

Of course you don’t have to do this in a slow cooker, you can easily do this is a skillet or pot, it’s just hard to manage all the spinach so I liked making it in the slow cooker.

 

closeup of white plate of spinach side dish with a fork

This keto creamed spinach was like pure low carb, comfort food to me. I hope you give this one a try.

Please Note: I updated this recipe to use more spinach to increase the serving to 6 from 4. This brought the carbs down and so the nutrition for one serving is:

154 cals / 12.2g fat /3.5g carbs / 1.3g fiber / 7.7g protein = 2.2g net carbs

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3 Ingredient Slow Cooker Cheesy Spinach (low carb)

This 3 ingredient slow cooker keto creamed spinach is a rich and tasty, low carb side dish that you can make in no time at all! Each serving is only 2.2g net carbs.

Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword 3 ingredients, slow cooker, spinach
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 154 kcal
Author Denise Wright (MyLifeCookbook.com)

Ingredients

  • 12 cups baby spinach leaves, chopped
  • 4 oz cream cheese
  • 4 oz cheddar cheese, grated

Instructions

  1. Add the cream cheese to the slow cooker, then 10 cups of spinach and lastly the cheddar cheese.

  2. Place lid on the slow cooker and cook on high for 1 hour.
  3. Take off the lid and mix in the rest of the spinach until it's wilted and everything is well combined.

  4. Serve or freeze.

Recipe Notes

The nutrition for one serving is:

209 cals / 17g fat /4.6g carbs / 2.2g fiber / 11g protein = 2.4g net carbs

 

 

 

 

 

blue bowl and white plate with slow cooker creamed spinach with text overlay

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Nutritional information for the recipe is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. You should always do your own calculations if you are concerned about the accuracy of this or any recipe. I use the Lose It app for all of my nutritional information because I have for years.

Comments

  1. Courtney Siley

    March 06, 2022 at 2:13 pm

    Hi , after freezing what is your suggested way to reheat?

    Reply
    • Denise

      March 07, 2022 at 6:21 am

      Hi Courtney, I just reheat in the microwave. You might have to stir it a bit incase there is any separation but it should be fine. If you don’t have a microwave you can use the stove top. It just might take more time and attention.

      Reply
  2. Anne Goddard

    November 24, 2020 at 12:18 pm

    What size slow cooker do you use for this recipe?

    Reply
    • Denise

      November 24, 2020 at 2:34 pm

      I have the average size slow cooker. I think it’s about 6 quarts?

      Reply
  3. Debbie

    October 25, 2020 at 9:37 am

    What an easy and delicious side dish! Creamy and cheesy spinach is a good side for many meals.

    Reply
  4. Melinda

    February 21, 2020 at 4:17 pm

    Just wondering why you add some spinach at the end

    Reply
    • Denise

      February 22, 2020 at 2:00 pm

      Hi Melinda, I did that to bulk it up a bit. That way you have some that has not shrieked up as much and would make more of the dish. I hope that made sense. You don’t have to do this. You can add it all at the same time.

      Reply
  5. Cheryl Dillenbeck

    December 05, 2019 at 1:21 pm

    Can you use frozen chopped spinach? and if so how much and should it be thawed?

    Reply
    • Denise

      December 05, 2019 at 2:40 pm

      I think you could but I would thaw it and drain the water out. I found out that a regular 10 oz box of spinach is roughly equivalent to 1 1/2 lbs of spinach. Here is the URL for that https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/how-much-spinach/

      Good Luck!

      Reply
  6. Valerie Barton

    November 26, 2019 at 12:47 pm

    This is delicious. I never thought of spinach in a crock pot, but this turned out delicious. I should have made a double batch, due to the shrinkage.

    Reply
    • Denise

      November 26, 2019 at 1:25 pm

      I know it’s crazy how much it shrinks but it is yummy. So glad you liked it!

      Reply
  7. Valerie Barton

    November 26, 2019 at 11:30 am

    I am currently living with my sister in law and she will be busy with the stove and oven. So I am using a crock pot for everything. I found this recipe and it is so easy. I will follow up on how good it is in 1hour.

    Reply
  8. Rhea

    October 08, 2019 at 8:18 am

    I bought bulk spinach fresh at the farm stand. I am doing this with many vegtables. This will be a great one to cook and have for dinner then freeze the rest. Only cooking for two!

    Reply
    • Denise

      October 09, 2019 at 1:31 pm

      Hope you like it Rhea!

      Reply
  9. [email protected] free A-Z Blog

    July 26, 2017 at 9:44 pm

    Looks delicious and easy . Perfect dip for company

    Reply
    • Denise

      July 30, 2017 at 1:48 pm

      Thanks for stopping by Judee!

      Reply
  10. Bintu - Recipes From A Pantry

    July 13, 2017 at 4:18 am

    Spinach is just so good for you. I love it in curry myself. This looks full of cheesy goodness too

    Reply
    • Denise

      July 14, 2017 at 2:29 pm

      Thanks!

      Reply
  11. Ginny McMeans

    July 12, 2017 at 11:49 pm

    I would never have thought of cooking spinach in a slow cooker. I am absolutely going to try that out. Thanks.

    Reply
    • Denise

      July 14, 2017 at 2:28 pm

      It’s nice because you can add a lot of spinach and then walk away.

      Reply
  12. Laura

    July 12, 2017 at 11:06 pm

    what a great recipe, I love cheese and would use it everywhere. It is disappointing that the spinach reduce so much, but the recipe is so easy…we can just make it again

    Reply
    • Denise

      July 14, 2017 at 2:27 pm

      I am disappointed too about the shrinking spinach. Next time I’m going to add more at the end and see if I can stretch it a bit.

      Reply

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