Pernod Creamed Spinach Casserole

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 lbs fresh spinach, washed, cooked, drained, and chopped
• 3 cups chicken stock
• 6 slices bacon, crumbled
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup onion, finely minced
• 1/2 cup celery, finely minced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 ounce pernod
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• seasoned dry bread crumb
• 2 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
• paprika

Recipe

• 1 cook spinach in chicken stock. drain well and chop.
• 2 in a heavy skillet, cook bacon, drain fat and set aside.
• 3 in same skillet, melt butter and sauté onions, celery, garlic and mushrooms until soft and tender.
• 4 add spinach, after pressing out as much liquid as possible; stir in crumbled bacon, lemon juice, sour cream, pernod, salt, pepper, tabasco, sugar and blend well.
• 5 place in a casserole dish, top with breadcrumbs and sliced boiled eggs. dust with paprika, pass under broiler until browned.