Raise your hand if you love giveaways! *raises both hands*
This giveaway has ended. Congrats to Michelle K!
I'm really excited, you guys. Like, SUPER excited. Because of giveaways! I love them. I teamed up with some bloggers a while back for the first giveaway on the blog and this time, I teamed up with even more bloggers to give away an even awesomer prize. How does a $650 Amazon gift card sound?
The holidays are coming up; there's no denying it. This giveaway will be running up until the day before Thanksgiving, which means one of you lucky people will get to shop in your pajamas while stuffing your face with Thanksgiving leftovers. You animal.
If celebrating the holidays isn't your thing, that's cool. Cause you could still use this gift card to buy things for others if you're feeling nice. Or you can just treat yo self.
To celebrate this awesome giveaway, I'm sharing a classic one pot Greek dish called spanakorizo (spah-nah-KOH-ree-zoh), which is a tasty dish made of rice, spinach, onions, dill, and lemon. I like to include leeks in mine because leeks are the best. Some variants call for some tomato sauce, which is also good, but I admit this way is my favorite and how I grew up eating this classic Greek dish.
I remember when growing up, I used to think this dish was so complicated to make because I considered fresh spinach to be a pain to clean. So when my dad would make it, I'd think it was one of the most magical things. Now, I look back and think, "WTF was wrong with me?" This dish is far from complicated and cleaning spinach is not a pain at all. In fact, I recommend this as a weeknight dish!
If you're a fan of one pot foods because of simplicity, convenience, easy clean-up, and deliciousness, then spanakorizo is for you! This can be served as a main for four or side for five to six. I tend to eat it as a main a lot. All of the noms.
If using vegetable stock, this dish is vegetarian and vegan friendly, but I personally use chicken stock myself and always go for the homemade stuff when I can. I recommend you do too (if you're not a vegetarian or vegan, that is)!
Now you have this tasty spanakorizo recipe to make and a giveaway to win. The giveaway ends on November 25th, so be sure to enter before then!
Kitchen Tools Used:
- Lodge 6-Quart Dutch Oven
- Pyrex 1 Quart Measuring Cup
- OXO Good Grips Cutting Board (10-½-inch x 15-inch)
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 1 medium sweet onion, chopped
- 1 leek, rinsed and chopped
- 1 pound spinach, rinsed, course stems removed, and chopped
- 1 cup long grain rice
- ⅓ cup fresh dill, chopped
- 2 ½ cups chicken or vegetable stock
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
- black pepper
- 4 lemon wedges, optional
Instructions
- Preheat a six quart dutch oven or pot over medium-high heat and add olive oil.
- Add onions and leeks and saute for five minutes, until soft and edges are slightly browned.
- Add the rice, dill, one teaspoon salt, and pepper and stir for one minute.
- Stir in stock and let come to a boil.
- Cover and simmer on low for fifteen minutes.
- Remove lid, add in the spinach, cover and let steam for five minutes.
- Remove the lid and you should notice the spinach has softened and wilted slightly. Stir spinach into the rice and add in the last teaspoon of salt. Stir until well combined.
- Cover with lid and simmer another five minutes.
- Remove from heat, taste and adjust seasoning if necessary, and serve with lemon wedges.
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Oh, man today is farmshare day, and now I'm really hoping for some spinach and leeks. I just got a cold (a real one, not Fallout flu!), and this looks like some amazing comfort food!
Colds are the worrrrst! I got really sick back when Diablo III came out and that was a game I never even played, but I got multiple responses to my sick day email saying "Have fun playing Diablo!" -.-
If teleportation were a thing, I'd make some and send it your way. 🙂 Also, yay farmshares! I have one for meat, but not produce. I should get on that.
Feel better soon, lady! <3
This looks really good. The pics are making me hungry!
Thanks, lady! I just now saw your chocolate pumpkin pie post and I'm drooling over here. Chocolate is my weakness. <3
this looks so good and colorful!! yum!
Thanks Erin!
My "spana" has been limited to "kopita"...but as a rice lover, I'm ready to dive into this spanakorizo! 🙂
Spanakopita is also amazing! I gotta get my recipe for that on the blog one of these days. Let me know how you like the rice if you make it!
Marissa this looks incredible! Simple ingredients that go together for lots of flavor. Pinned it to make for sure!
Thanks so much, Diana! I'm a huge fan of simple, flavorful cooking. <3
Oh man this sounds delicious. Definitely gonna make it soon!!
Guuuuuuuurl, yes you will and I'm coming over for dinner. 😀
I'd buy a really nice camera.
En excellent choice for sure. Thanks Kristen!
This looks and sounds fabulous and yes, we like anything made in one pot! Your photographs are lovely!
One pot meals are the best! Thanks so much, Karla!
I've made this with tomato sauce, as you mentioned - but I think I might like this better, especially with the leeks. I think it would be a great side with some simple broiled fish. Thanks!
This would be GREAT with broiled fish and now I would like to eat some of that! Thanks, Kevin!
Christmas gifts for everyone, definitely!
Yessssssss. All the gifts!
This dish is different from what I normally cook, but you've made it look and sound so good I think I'll have to try it!
So excited to team up with you for the giveaway. Can't wait to see who wins!
Thanks so much, Jessica! I'm excited too! I'm slowly making my rounds to check out everyone's posts on the giveaway. I love doing these!
I am so making this!! Hopefully this weekend! This is definitely something I know my whole family will like! Pinning! And if I won...well it would help out a lot with Christmas shopping this year! I do a ton of my shopping at Amazon. 🙂
Yay! Let me know how you liked it! I do a lot of my shopping on Amazon too. 😀
How I would love to win this! (I have both hands raised and am waving them around!) It would round out my much-needed-new-camera fund. I need one realllllly badly.
A new camera sounds like a pretty rad purchase to me!
Hmmm lovely recipe! Would love to try this out for a weekday meal 😀
And if I got the gift card I'd spend it on gifts for my family and donations!
Thanks Aisleen!
OMG this is sooo my type of dish!!! I love it!!! I am definitely making it!!! YUM
YESSSSSSSS. I'm currently obsessed with it. Made it twice in the last couple of weeks and I still want more! Let me know how you liked it! <3 Thanks Mila!
Hi Marissa! Love this combination! My computer has been acting up or I would have commented sooner!
Hi Dorothy! I hope your computer issues have been resolved! Technology can be a pain sometimes. <3
Just had this recipe for dinner. Absolutely delicious!
Yay, yay, yay! Thanks, Beth! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. <3
Just made this! I am not a fan of spinach by itself, but it tastes great in this dish. I love the flavour the fresh dill adds.
Thanks for the comment, Nashwa! So glad you enjoyed the dish. If you're a fan of feta cheese, I recommend having some with the spanakorizo. <3
Wow,delish!
Do you mean actually putting feta in the dish or on the side?
Cooking it tomorrow looks fantastic!
Hi Maria! I meant serving it on the side. I hope you enjoy the dish! 😊
I'll have to try it this way. We always put tomato sauce in ours (I'm half Greek). Just made our version of Spanakorizo last weekend for an early Greek Easter. I like how you cook the rice - we make rice in bone broth, but I will have to try adding in the onions and leeks (or shallots). Can't wait to try this!