Like Spinach? Love Brownies? Try these!

SPINACH BROWNIES! Now I know...it sounds gross. Chocolate + Spinach... I get it but I assure you two things: 1) There's no chocolate in these (Yeah, I know. That kinda sucks) but 2) These are DELICIOUS! The recipe I started from was on on AllRecipes.com but I modified it some based on some of my own preferences and I'm sooooo glad I did because this was the final product!

First things first, what do you need?

- 1 (10 ounce) package of spinach
- 1 (8 ounce) package of mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup of all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup of milk
- 1/2 cup of butter
- 1 chopped onion (even though I actually used closer to half)
- 2 cloves of garlic
- Bacon (however much you want to add. I used 8 pieces)
- 1 9x13 pyrex dish (or any kind of dish to bake in)
*Total time: 45-55 minutes*

Go ahead and preheat the oven to 375 degrees and grease your pyrex dish. I use Olive Oil Pam cooking spray. Next, Boil your spinach. It's a bunch of spinach so unless you have some fancy stove, it'll take longer than the 3 minutes that All Recipes said it would but don't worry, while it's boiling you can do the next step. 

Chop your onion and bacon into small pieces. If you don't have a food processor, you'll need to mince your garlic as well but I just threw mine in our KitchenAid. I added garlic because I'm a big fan of what it can do to amp up the flavors of food. Naturally, I added bacon because I wanted to have a savory element as a change of pace with the dish but considering how little I used, I'm sure these would've been perfectly good even without it. 

Once you have everything chopped, set that to the side and grab a mixing bowl. Put your flour, salt, and baking powder in the mixing bowl. 

Add in eggs, milk, and butter and mix with a whisk. You'll end up with a brownie-like batter. Add in your cheese.

Add in your bacon, garlic and onion to the mixture and mix. 

Next, add in your spinach (after you've drained it). I drained my spinach and still could tell that there was a lot of water in the leaves so I used one of those spoons with holes (it has been brought to my attention that these spoons are called "Slotted Spoons". Who knew?!) in it and added the spinach to my mixture. Once I added it, I mixed it so it was even.

Next, pour your mixture into your greased pyrex dish and put in the oven for 35-40 minutes or until you see the "brownies" start to form a slight golden crust. After about 40 minutes, you'll have this!

That's it! This recipe makes 24 servings and each one serving is just 68 calories. Make, share, and ENJOY!