{"id":33,"date":"2026-04-13T11:54:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T11:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viralarticle.it.com\/?p=33"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:54:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T11:54:19","slug":"creamy-garlic-beef-spinach-smash-%f0%9f%a4%a4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viralarticle.it.com\/?p=33","title":{"rendered":"Creamy Garlic Beef & Spinach Smash \ud83e\udd24"},"content":{"rendered":"
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honestly i almost ordered takeout tonight bc i was so tired but then remembered i had ground beef in the fridge. whipped this up in literally 12 mins. total lifesaver when u just wanna eat and chill on the couch.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"\ud83e\udd69\"<\/span>\u00a0Creamy Garlic Beef & Spinach Smash\u00a0\"\ud83e\udd24\"<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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**What u need:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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* 1 lb Ground Beef (80\/20 is best for flavor!)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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* 2 tbsp Salted Butter<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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* 4 oz Cream Cheese (half a block), cubed<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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* 1 tsp Garlic Powder<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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* 3 cups Fresh Spinach (it shrinks so much lol)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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* 1\/2 cup Shredded Mozzarella<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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**How to make it:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"1\ufe0f\u20e3\"<\/span>\u00a0Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat and brown the beef until fully cooked. Don’t drain the fat! That’s the energy source.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"2\ufe0f\u20e3\"<\/span>\u00a0Lower heat to medium. Stir in the garlic powder and cubed cream cheese. Keep stirring until the cheese melts into a creamy sauce.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"3\ufe0f\u20e3\"<\/span>\u00a0Toss in the spinach. It looks like a lot but will wilt down in like 2 mins.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"4\ufe0f\u20e3\"<\/span>\u00a0Sprinkle mozzarella on top, cover with a lid for 1 min just to melt it. Serve hot!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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**Quick Tips & Macros:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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* Serves 4.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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* PER SERVING:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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486 Calories | 40.6g Fat | 2.3g Net Carbs | 25g Protein<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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* Add crushed red pepper if u like a kick.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

honestly i almost ordered takeout tonight bc i was so tired but then remembered i had ground beef in the fridge. whipped this up in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-viral-article"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralarticle.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralarticle.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralarticle.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralarticle.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralarticle.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/viralarticle.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35,"href":"https:\/\/viralarticle.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33\/revisions\/35"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralarticle.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/34"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralarticle.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralarticle.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralarticle.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}