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Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise"

An Italian-style combination of spinach, chick peas and tomatoes, flavoured with thyme and Parmesan.

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Last modified on: June 15^th 2022

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For 12 people, you will need:

1 ²⁄₃ cup onion
2 9 tablespoons olive oil
3 3 cups + 3 tablespoons peeled and chopped tomatoes
4 thyme
5 1 ²⁄₃ cup tinned (canned) chickpeas
6 4 cups cooked spinach
7 ½ cup Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
8 salt
9 pepper

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Time required for this recipe:

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6 min.	12 min.	18 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Prepare and finely slice ²⁄₃ cup onion.

Stage 2 - 1 min.

Pour 9 tablespoons olive oil into a large saucepan on medium heat. When good and hot add the onion.

Salt, pepper, and cook for 1 minute without colouring.

Stage 3 - 8 min.

Add 3 cups + 3 tablespoons peeled and chopped tomatoes and the leaves from a few sprigs of thyme. Salt and pepper again.

Bring to the boil and leave to reduce slightly.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Add 1 ²⁄₃ cup tinned (canned) chickpeas...

Stage 5 - 3 min.

...then 4 cups cooked spinach.

Mix and cook just long enough to reheat the spinach.

Stage 6

Serve with a little Parmesan grated over the top.

Remarks

You can use pecorino or a mature, dry goat's cheese instead of Parmesan.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,241 Kcal or 9,383 Kj	91 gr	134 gr	184 gr
112 %	35 %	13 %	28 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
95 Kcal or 398 Kj	4 gr	6 gr	8 gr
5 %	1 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
187 Kcal or 783 Kj	8 gr	11 gr	15 gr
9 %	3 %	1 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 12 people : 9.08 €
Per person : 0.76 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach fritters, Spinach on toast with bechamel, Pan-fried cheese, egg and spinach toastie, Spinach à la Lorraine, Creamy spinach and potato gratin, ... All
	Peeled and chopped tomatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pissaladière with puff pastry, Polpete, Chicken "cantina", Sausages with baked beans, French style, Tomato sauce (for pizzas), ... All
	Tinned (canned) chickpeas: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Green hummus, Chickpea salad, Mixed vegetable curry, Hummus, Lebanese-style chickpea salad, ... All
	Onion: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Vol-au-vent, Stuffed tomatoes and courgettes, Chicken with rice and leeks, Salmon marinated like herring, Pollack fillet baked with rice and vegetables., ... All

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