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Potato and broccoli gratin

A very simple recipe: a layer of potatoes, a layer of broccoli, bechamel sauce and grated cheese.

185K 50 3.8

Last modified on: September 21^th 2011

Keywords for this recipe:Potatoes Broccoli Gratin Bechamel sauce

For 6 people, you will need:

0 700 g potatoes
1 500 g broccoli
2 250 g Bechamel sauce
3 20 g butter
4 100 g grated cheese
5 salt
6 pepper
Total weight: 1,570 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
1 hour 31 min.	30 min.	2 hours 1 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 40 min.

Potato and broccoli gratin : Photo of step #1

Peel and cook 700 g potatoes in a pan of salted water.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Potato and broccoli gratin : Photo of step #2

When they are tender (check by piercing with a knife: the blade should pass through to the middle easily), drain and, when completely cooled, cut into pieces and spread evenly in a buttered gratin dish.

Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).

Stage 3 - 35 min.

Potato and broccoli gratin : Photo of step #3

Prepare 500 g broccoli (see how to do this here) and lay evenly over the potatoes.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Potato and broccoli gratin : Photo of step #4

Spread the 250 g Bechamel sauce over the top.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Potato and broccoli gratin : Photo of step #5

Finish by scattering 100 g grated cheese and bake in the oven for about 30 minutes...

Stage 6 - 30 min.

Potato and broccoli gratin : Photo of step #6

...until the top is nicely browned. You can put the dish under the grill briefly to finish browning.

Remarks

For the grated cheese, I advise you to try a mature Cheddar, which gives an excellent flavour.

Keeping:

After cooking, a few days in the fridge. .

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,740 Kcal or 7,285 Kj	61 gr	205 gr	75 gr
87 %	24 %	19 %	11 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
111 Kcal or 465 Kj	4 gr	13 gr	5 gr
6 %	1 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
290 Kcal or 1,214 Kj	10 gr	34 gr	13 gr
15 %	4 %	3 %	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).

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 4.26 €
Per person : 0.71 €

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Source

Home made.

More recipes?

This recipe uses (among others)

	Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mini Mont d'Or fondue with "spuds in blankets", Grated potato cakes, Potato tortilla (Spanish omelette), Fillets of sole Dieppoise, Turnip top soup, ... All
	Broccoli: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Quartet of brassicas with cream , Veal Chop With Assortment of Vegetables, Sautéd broccoli with ham, Sautéed Green Vegetables, Broccoli savoury custard, ... All
	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Scallops au gratin, Gratin slices with spinach, Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, Harvest Gratin, Bolognaise lasagne, ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Baker's chicken and potato tart, Stuffed cabbage leaves, Endives , Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms, Ham "friand" pie, ... All

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