Name: 40+ Spinach Dinner Recipes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts (boneless & skinless, sliced in half horizontally); Kosher salt and pepper (to taste); 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 2 Tablespoons butter (divided); 1 shallot (minced); 3 cloves garlic (minced); 1 cup orzo pasta (uncooked ); 2 cups low sodium chicken broth; 1/4 cup dry white wine; 4 ounces cream cheese (cubed); 1 8.5-ounce can quartered artichoke hearts (drained and rinsed); 3 cups spinach leaves; 1 teaspoon lemon zest (+ 1 Tablespoon lemon juice)

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If you’re looking for ways to add more spinach to your diet, dinner is a great place to start. There are many delicious and easy ways to incorporate spinach into your main meals. Here’s 40+ spinach dinner recipes to try out!

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Spinach is a leafy green vegetable that is packed with nutrients. It’s a good source of vitamins A, C, and K, as well as iron, calcium, and magnesium. Spinach is also low in calories and fat, making it a healthy choice for people of all ages.

Spinach Dinner Recipes

Overhead closeup of spinach and artichoke orzo in skillet topped with chicken.

This one pan Chicken Artichoke Orzo takes 30 minutes to cook in one skillet and never skimps on flavor. You’ll love the layers of pan-seared chicken breasts, orzo pasta, spinach, and artichokes in every bite!

Spinach & Artichoke Orzo with Chicken

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These Vegetarian Zucchini Lasagna Rolls are low-carb and gluten-free yet still sinfully delicious with loads of melty cheese and plenty of fresh herbs. Made easy using store-bought tomato sauce.

Zucchini Lasagna Roll Ups

Overhead close up of blue cheese gnocchi tossed with prosciutto and spinach.

This Blue Cheese Gnocchi with Frizzled Prosciutto is pure decadence. A rich blue cheese sauce coats the gnocchi which is tossed with a bit of fresh spinach and topped with some crispy prosciutto.

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This Creamy Italian Quinoa Soup is not only amazingly delicious, but it’s also packed with protein, fiber and essential vitamins and antioxidants.

Quinoa Soup

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This Indian Butternut Squash Curry is a delicious vegetarian squash curry simmered with fragrant spices and rich coconut milk.

Butternut Squash Curry

This easy Kielbasa Soup recipe is filled with savory sausage, hearty potatoes, and healthy vegetables. It’s a warm and comforting soup that’s perfect for a cold winter day.

Kielbasa Soup

This Spinach Green Pasta Sauce is a great way to get some extra greens into your diet! Serve by itself or with a side of protein.

Recipe: The Healthful Ideas

Spinach Green Pasta Sauce

Delicious cheesy Green Waffles with a ton of hidden spinach! Great for breakfast, brunch, or lunch! Made in a blender and freezer-friendly.

Recipe: The Healthful Ideas

Savory Green Waffles with Spinach

Save this Stuffed Shells with Spinach, because it can be prepped ahead so it works for entertaining or meal prep it and have it on a weeknight too!

Recipe: Healthy Seasonal Recipes

Make-Ahead Stuffed Shells with Spinach

In just 25 minutes you can make this summery chicken feta pasta recipe. It has bright, fresh ingredients, and it’s super easy to throw together!

Recipe: Salt and Lavender

Chicken Feta Spinach Pasta

This tomato spinach shrimp pasta recipe is healthy, super easy to make, and incredibly flavorful! Ready in under 30 minutes.

Recipe: Salt and Lavender

Tomato Spinach Shrimp Pasta

This gorgeous bacon avocado spinach salad recipe is loaded with fresh ingredients for the perfect summer salad! It has an irresistible homemade honey mustard dressing.

Recipe: Salt and Lavender

Avocado Bacon Spinach Salad

This spinach artichoke salmon recipe is a decadent and delicious meal that’s perfect for when you want something a little different on a busy weeknight.

Recipe: Salt and Lavender

Spinach Artichoke Salmon

These freezer friendly chicken meatballs with spinach are healthy and make an easy meal anytime you feel like it! They’re super fast to prepare as well.

Recipe: Salt and Lavender

Chicken and Spinach Meatballs

Love the Starbucks spinach feta wrap? Well, this recipe is inspired by that much-adored wrap but it’s even more delicious because it’s homemade!

Recipe: The Modern Proper

Spinach Feta Wrap

This stuffed chicken breast is delicious, impressive, and comes together with ease. With savory flavors of sun-dried tomatoes, spinach and cheese, it’s a 30-minute meal you won’t soon forget.

Recipe: The Modern Proper

Stuffed Chicken Breast with Spinach, Cheese and Pesto

Meet the kinda-healthy, kinda-indulgent sandwich of your lunchtime dreams: the green goddess grilled cheese.

Recipe: The Modern Proper

Green Goddess Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Frozen potstickers make this fragrant, warming, easy Asian spinach and dumpling soup recipe a total breeze.

Recipe: The Modern Proper

Easy Dumpling Soup

This vegetarian halloumi cheese stroganoff recipe is the perfect creamy, quick dinner to pack protein into your diet!

Recipe: Life Around the Table

Vegetarian Stroganoff

Spinach, Sun-dried Tomato, and Pesto Quiche is a perfect blend of sweet and tart, with sun-dried tomatoes, basil pesto, and the goodness of spinach. Make your menu memorable with this flavor-packed quiche!

Recipe: Life Around the Table

Spinach and Pesto Quiche

Kicking Monday off with my White Pesto Spinach Lasagna. Layers of creamy cheese bechamel sauce with basil pesto, spinach, and caramelized mushrooms.

Recipe: Half Baked Harvest

White Pesto Spinach Lasagna

Chickpea and Spinach Curry: A simple curry with chickpeas, greens, fire-roasted tomatoes, coconut milk, lime juice, cilantro and garam masala.

Recipe: The Healthy Epicurean

Chickpea and Spinach Curry

Spanakopita is a very popular, classic Greek recipe. It is a savory pie made with layers of crispy phyllo dough and filled with spinach and feta cheese. This comforting dish can be enjoyed as a vegetarian meal or as a side dish.

Recipe: Delicious Little Bites

Spanakopita

Creamy spinach artichoke chicken is wrapped in crispy and flakey puff pastry for an elegant dinner with minimal ingredients. Great for dinner parties or holidays!

Recipe: The Dizzy Cook

Artichoke Chicken in Puff Pastry

Homemade spinach fettuccine is made from scratch and is perfect with a creamy alfredo sauce or tasty marinara. Made with just 3 ingredients!

Recipe: Scarlati Family Kitchen

Homemade Spinach Fettuccine

Indian Palak Paneer is a delicious, quick and easy curry made with a nutritious, fresh & spicy spinach puree with golden brown Paneer cubes. Try it today!

Recipe: Oh My Veg

Easy Palak Paneer

Creamy Farfalle Pasta with Spinach, Mushrooms, and Caramelized Onions. This simple meatless Italian dinner is pure comfort food! The bow-tie shaped pasta is perfectly matched with rich and buttery Parmesan sauce!

Recipe: Julia's Album

Farfalle with Spinach, Mushrooms, Caramelized Onions

Creamy Spinach Chicken is delicious comfort food that comes together in just 30 minutes. It’s a perfect recipe for a family weeknight dinner!

Recipe: Julia's Album

Creamy Spinach Chicken

Vegan red lentil soup with carrots, spinach, and a tomato base. This simple healthy soup is a weeknight staple made with common pantry items.

Recipe: Occasionally Eggs

Carrot, Red Lentil, and Spinach Soup

Creamy, al dente Arborio rice risotto finished with Parmesan cheese, lemon zest and vibrant green baby spinach leaf purée.

Recipe: Salt Sugar Spice

Spinach Risotto

An easy Spinach Quesadilla recipe bursting with fresh spinach and melty cheese. Ready in 15 minutes, it is the best breakfast or snack.

Recipe: Fool Proof Living

Spinach Quesadilla

These mushrooms make an easy vegetarian dinner that pairs well with mashed potatoes and other sides!

Recipe: The Live In Kitchen

Spinach Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

This garlicky spinach pizza is super easy to make from scratch and it’s crunchy at the edges, moist on top, mega flavorful and delicious!

Recipe: The Clever Meal

Spinach Pizza

This spinach, broccoli and cheddar frittata recipe is a simple breakfast, brunch or dinner! It’s vegetarian and gluten free.

Recipe: Cookie and Kate

Broccoli, Cheddar & Spinach Frittata

Try this vegan Mediterranean White Bean Soup for lunch or dinner. It’s a quick gluten free soup recipe that’s filled with vegetables and plant-based protein.

Recipe: Feel Good Foodie

Mediterranean White Bean Soup

The best classic stuffed peppers with flavorful ground beef, rice, tomato, spinach and cheese. Quick, easy recipe with no need to precook the peppers!

Recipe: Well Plated

Stuffed Peppers

Spinach Parmesan Stuffed Pork Loin makes an easy weeknight dinner in 30 minutes. Tender pork loin filled with spinach, ricotta garlic and herbs.

Recipe: Plating Pixels

Spinach Parmesan Stuffed Pork Loin

This Buddha bowl recipe is super fresh, delicious and versatile! Learn how to turn your extra veggies into a healthy Buddha bowl here.

Recipe: Cookie and Kate

Build-Your-Own Buddha Bowl

This Spinach, Pear, and Feta Salad is sprinkled with sweet pomegranate arils and earthy walnuts and is tossed in your favorite balsamic vinaigrette. A perfect combination of sweet, tangy, and crunchy, it takes just 5 minutes to make!

Recipe: The Forked Spoon

Spinach Pear and Feta Salad

Super easy to make, this Thai Yellow Chicken Curry is loaded with flavor, creamy, and perfect served over rice.

Recipe: Get Inspired Everyday

Thai Yellow Chicken Curry

This creamy Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip is the perfect healthy and easy dinner recipe. This recipe is: vegan, oil-free, gluten-free.

Recipe: The All Natural Vegan

Vegan Spinach Artichoke Pasta

How to Make Ahead and Store

Many of these spinach dinner recipes can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for a few days or even in the freezer. Simply check the individual recipes for full storing instructions and details on how to make ahead.

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