Found a new fruit and Veg market today. Need help!

[Paper Roses]

I bought a huge bag of spinach. This thing must be about 25" by 15" by 4 inches deep. Far too much for me but I want to freeze some.
The whole huge bag was $1.39!!!

Been all over the internet to find the best way to freeze. All say to blanch--OK, got that. What I don't understand is the business of spreading the stuff on a cookie sheet and allow to freeze. Can't I just wash, blanch, put into portion containers And freeze?

I cook for myself and realize that spinach cooks down to nothing. Given that factor, there must be at least 15 containers worth of veggie to freeze. No way am I doing the cookie sheet thing. Can't I just blanch, cool, pack and freeze?

This market was in a very ethnic area of a nearby town. What a difference in prices between my local chains and this store. I'll be going back. Big box of Strawberries, 1.99, nice and fresh.
Wish I had not gone grocery shopping yesterday. I would have saved quite a bit of money at this market.
I don't go to our local farmers market because the prices a very high. Always searching for gems like this place!
Meantime, what do I do with a ton of spinach? I'd like to wash and freeze it tomorrow. Will not be baking anything that includes spinach. No Spanakopita. Love it but too labor intensive for just me.

[Warpy]

1. The cookie sheet keeps it dryer as it freezes. If you freeze it in a container, you'll have

a brick of amorphous black goo when you open it up, not pleasant..

As for the ton of spinach: spinach salads, Spanakopita, eggs Benedict, chicken Florentine, and my oddball Chinese favorite, deep fried spinach.

Deep fried spinach: De stem spinach and cut into 1/4" strips. Make sure it's completely dry. Heat oil in a wok or deep fryer until a bread cube sizzles rapidly in it, and drop in the spinach. Retrieve it when the tumultuous bubbling has stopped and dry it on a rack over paper towels. At this point you'll be accusing me of having taken leae of my senses because it will be a black, sodden lump. However, as it drains and cools, it crisps up into spinach crunchy fettucini, ready to have a garlicky stir fry on top. It's my favorite spinach preparation.

[Major Nikon]

2. It also helps it to freeze faster, which is a good thing

[Sienna86]

3. Not the same, but I freeze kale for smoothies

Clean it in water, put in salad spinner to remove most of the water. Then just place it in a large freezer size Ziploc bad. It does not stick together when frozen and lasts several months. Can take a handful out for smoothies as needed.