Here’s how to freeze spinach (the right way) to retain its freshness and keep for a long time.

If you’re looking to correctly freeze other produce to keep it fresh (and so it doesn’t go rotten), also learn how to freeze basil, how to freeze cilantro and how to freeze garlic.

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How to Freeze Spinach

Here’s the absolute best way to freeze spinach – 100% hassle-free:

Rinse and dry. Rinse the spinach thoroughly under cold water, then spin dry in a salad spinner in small batches.
Pack. Loosely pack the dry spinach into a Ziploc freezer bag.
Seal and freeze. Seal the bag and freeze the spinach.

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How to Cook with Frozen Spinach

The first thing to keep in mind when cooking with frozen spinach is that you can substitute about 10 ounces of frozen spinach leaves for 1 to 1 ½ pounds of fresh spinach leaves; keep that in mind when measuring out amounts to use when following recipes.

You can either use spinach in recipes straight out of the freezer (when making smoothies for example) or some recipes may call for thawing the spinach out first. In that case, simply leave the spinach in the fridge overnight to thaw.

How to Use Frozen Spinach

For obvious reasons, it’s impossible to use frozen spinach in salads, but there are plenty of other uses of frozen spinach. Here are some of them:

Smoothies
Juices
Pasta Dishes
Casseroles
Slow-Cooker Meals

Frozen Spinach Recipe Ideas

P.S. You can freeze so many fresh vegetables and fruits to keep them fresh! Also learn how to freeze peaches, blackberries, green beans, strawberries and blueberries.

How to Freeze Spinach

Here's how to freeze spinach (the right way) to retain its freshness and keep for a long time.

Prep Time: 15

Total Time: 15

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Ingredients

▢ 2 pounds fresh spinach

Instructions

Rinse the spinach leaves thoroughly, under cold running water.
Put the leaves into a salad spinner in small batches, no more than half full at a time, and spin the leaves dry.
Once they’re dry, loosely pack the spinach leaves into a Ziploc freezer bag.
Seal the bag and freeze.

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