spinach au gratin

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 (10 ounce) bags fresh spinach
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 leeks, thinly sliced- part only
• 1 shallot, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup grated swiss cheese
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• salt, pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 in a large non stick skillet, saute spinach in batches until wilted, remove to strainer and squeeze dry.
• 3 melt butter and oil in a skillet.
• 4 add leeks, shallot, garlic, cook until soft 5 minutes.
• 5 remove from heat.
• 6 in a large bowl whisk eggs and cream.
• 7 whisk in cheeses, salt pepper, spinach and leek mixture.
• 8 pour into a greased 13x9x2 baking dish.
• 9 bake aprox 50-60 minutes until a knife inserted into center comes out clean.