Pan-fried cheese, egg and spinach toastie
Here's a new French twist on the famous American grilled cheese. This version plays on the great combination of spinach and eggs.
20K 4 4.8
Last modified on: August 15th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:For 8 people, you will need:
- 1
4 eggs - 2
2 tablespoons olive oil - 3
16 slices bread - 4
103.2 ml butter - 5
600 ml cooked spinach - 6
300 ml cheese
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 19 min. | 17 min. | 36 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 7 min.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Butter 16 slices bread.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Put a large frying pan on medium heat and add the bread slices, butter side down.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Fry all the slices until browned.
Stage 5 - 4 min.
Top half the fried bread on the un-fried side with egg.
Stage 6 - 4 min.
Add the spinach.
Stage 7 - 4 min.
Top with slices of cheese (Brie here).
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Finish the sandwich with a second slice of bread and press down gently.
Stage 9
Put back in the pan on low heat...
Stage 10 - 5 min.
...and cover.
This is just to reheat the centre and melt the cheese.
This is just to reheat the centre and melt the cheese.
Stage 11
You may need to do this in batches, depending on the size of your pan.
Stage 12
Serve piping hot, whole or cut in two.
Remarks
You can use a different cheese instead of Brie, such as Camembert.
Keeping
Should be eaten immediately.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,466 Kcal or 10,325 Kj | 168 gr | 560 gr | 230 gr |
| 91 % | 48 % | 39 % | 26 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 121 Kcal or 507 Kj | 8 gr | 28 gr | 11 gr |
| 4 % | 2 % | 2 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 308 Kcal or 1,290 Kj | 21 gr | 70 gr | 29 gr |
| 11 % | 6 % | 5 % | 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 people : 6.38 €
- Per person : 0.80 €
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: Fish terrine with spinach and tomatoes, Spinach fritters, Spinach and cauliflower with sesame béchamel sauce, Spinach on toast with bechamel, Asparagus and spinach gratin, ... All |
 | Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Crispy potato galette with leeks, Potato and cheese pie, Springtime mixed salad, Pork Chops with Rosemary, Sliced cauliflower with 3 cheeses, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Norwegian tartines, Breton galettes (pancakes), Two-stage beef chuck , Strawberry and rhubarb crumble, Artichoke hearts forestier , ... All |
 | Bread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Melting Epoisses on toast , Grilled ham and bechamel sandwiches, Ham and cheese slices with spring onions, Soft Croque-monsieur with 3 cheeses, Pan con tomate, ... All |
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