Southern Spinach Spoon Bread (1982)

• 1 10-oz package frozen, chopped spinach, cooked and drained
• 1 8-1/2 oz package corn muffin mix
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 eggs
• 8 oz whole pearl onions
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tbspns butter
• 2  tbspns flour
• 1/4 tspn salt
• 1/4 tspn paprika
• 1/4 tspn pepper
• 1/2 cup melted butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. After spinach is cooked and drained, melt 2 tablespoons butter in a separate small saucepan. Add flour, stirring constantly. Add spices. Slowly stir in milk, stirring until sauce thickens to a medium white sauce.

Mix white sauce, spinach, onions, sour cream, eggs, and melted butter in a large bowl. Mix in corn muffin mix. Pour into a greased 1-1/2 quart glass casserole. Bake uncovered by about an hour until a toothpick inserted in the center of dish comes out clean.  Serve immediately. Serves 8. 

(Origin - "Atlanta Cooknotes" by the Junior League of Atlanta, 1982. Recipe by Lorraine Gates Staats.)

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