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Spinach-Zucchini Stir-Fry

You can easily transform this light side dish into a meal by topping with fried eggs or by adding leftover chicken or baked tofu.

Serves 4
Ready in 15 mins
Prep time 5 mins
Cooking time 10 mins
147 calories per serving

Ingredients

> 3 tablespoons canola oil
> 2 (10 oz) boxes frozen chopped spinach
> 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
> 1 lemon
> 1 zucchini, sliced
> 2 cloves garlic, chopped

Steps

1
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large skillet, add the spinach and cook, stirring. Add the nutmeg, salt and pepper. Drain in a colander. Use the back of a spoon to push out as much moisture as possible.
2
Zest the lemon, cut in half and juice.
3
Heat the remaining oil in the wok and sauté the zucchini with the lemon zest and garlic, stirring for 3 min on high heat. Add the spinach and 2 tbsp lemon juice and cook for 2 more min.

Tips

This recipe calls for frozen spinach, but you can also use fresh. Prepare 2 (9 oz) packages of microwave-ready fresh spinach according to package directions and add to the recipe during step 3.

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