Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce


Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce
This recipe combines morsels of cooked chicken, spinach and potatoes with cream for a simple and tasty dish.
56 K 4.2/5 (10 reviews)
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Last modified on: July 3rd 2019
For 4 people, you will need:

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 15 min.
Cooking: 25 min.
All in all: 40 min.
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Stage 1 - 5 min.
Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce
Peel 1 spring onion (scallion), separate the green part from the white and chop each of these separately.

Stage 2 - 5 min.
Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce
Prepare 300 g cooked spinach and 300 g cooked potatoes, if not already done. Slice the potatoes.

Stage 3 - 10 min.
Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce
Pour 2 tablespoons oil into a frying pan on medium heat. When good and hot, add the sliced potatoes.

Fry until lightly browned on both sides.

Stage 4 - 1 min.
Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce
Then add the white part of the onion, salt and pepper. Cook for 1 minute.

Stage 5 - 1 min.
Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce
Add the cooked 250 g chicken, cut into small pieces...

Stage 6 - 1 min.
Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce
...the spinach...

Stage 7 - 1 min.
Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce
...and finally 250 ml liquid cream, salt and pepper.

Stage 8 - 10 min.
Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce
Leave uncovered on low heat to thicken as required.

Stage 9 - 2 min.
Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce
Checking the seasoning, add the green part of the onion, mix well and serve.
Remarks
This is an ideal way to use up chicken leftovers,, such as from five hours poultry.
Keeping: A day or two in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe130 RDI=50 %170 RDI=20 %170 RDI=30 %1,790 RDI=90 %7,500 RDI: 90 %
Per 100 g10 RDI=4 %10 RDI=1 %10 RDI=2 %140 RDI=7 %600 RDI: 7 %
Per person30 RDI=10 %40 RDI=4 %40 RDI=7 %450 RDI=20 %1,870 RDI: 20 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 3.80 €
  • Per person : 0.95 €

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