Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette
A simple omelette treated more like a gratin: the omelette forms the bottom layer in the dish, topped with chicken and spinach in a cream sauce and browned in the oven.
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Last modified on: August 16th 2020
Keywords for this recipe:For 18 people, you will need:
- 1
600 g cooked chicken - 2
3 shallots - 3
6 tablespoons olive oil - 4
900 g cooked spinach - 5
600 ml cream - 6
18 eggs - 7
60 g butter - 8
150 g grated cheese - 9
salt - 10
pepper - Total weight: 3,375 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 18 min. | 25 min. | 43 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Stage 2 - 1 min.
Pour 6 tablespoons olive oil into a frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add the chopped shallot.
Salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Add the chicken pieces and mix well.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Add 900 g cooked spinach.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Add 600 ml cream, salt and pepper again then mix well. Turn down the heat and leave to thicken gently.
Stage 6 - 4 min.
Meanwhile, break 18 eggs into a bowl, salt and pepper, then whisk together.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
Put a small frying pan on medium heat and melt 60 g butter. Pour in the beaten eggs.
Stage 8 - 4 min.
Gently pull the eggs from the edge into the centre with a soft spatula until they are just barely set.
Turn off the heat.
Turn off the heat.
Stage 9 - 2 min.
Stage 10 - 1 min.
Spread the chicken and spinach mixture on top.
Stage 11 - 1 min.
Top with the grated cheese.
Stage 12 - 20 min.
Bake for about 20 minutes.
Remarks
Do take care not to overcook the eggs in stage 8 or they will dry out in the oven.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 5,009 Kcal or 20,972 Kj | 309 gr | 77 gr | 512 gr |
| 250 % | 119 % | 7 % | 78 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 148 Kcal or 620 Kj | 9 gr | 2 gr | 15 gr |
| 7 % | 4 % | <1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 278 Kcal or 1,164 Kj | 17 gr | 4 gr | 28 gr |
| 14 % | 7 % | <1 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 18 people : 13.38 €
- Per person : 0.74 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Feta and spinach brik pie, Spinach Croque-monsieur , Salmon and spinach quiche, Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk, ... All |
 | Cooked chicken: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Julia salad, Surprise bread, Chicken and Avocado Salad, Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms, Rice and peas, ... All |
 | Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: New York style pasta, Curried prawn risotto, "Moelleux" cake batter, Cream and herb dressing, Spicy roast cauliflower gratin, ... All |
 | Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Grilled ham and bechamel sandwiches, Frichti from Bruxelles, Potato and broccoli gratin, Spinach Croque-monsieur , Croque-monsieur potatoes, ... All |
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