Description
This easy recipe offers a wealth of nutritional goodies, so give it a try. Oysters are a super source of zinc, an essential mineral for immunity, wound healing, and your sense of taste and smell. Zinc also supports growth in pregnancy, childhood and adolescence. Spinach is packed with antioxidants and nutrients that help protect vision, strengthen bones, and ward off cancer and heart disease. Older women who eat the most spinach and other greens cut their odds of breaking a hip by 30%.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed very dry
- ¼ cup fat-free cream cheese
- ¼ cup fat-free half-and-half
- Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- Dash of ground nutmeg
- 1 pint shelled oysters, drained, rinsed and patted dry
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Hot pepper sauce, to taste
Servings: 6