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Baked eggs with chicken and spinach

A classic recipe for baked eggs (œufs cocotte), cooked in ramekins with a base layer of spinach and diced chicken.

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Last modified on: March 29^th 2020

For 4 people, you will need:

0 100 g cooked spinach
1 100 g cooked chicken
2 4 tablespoons liquid cream
3 4 eggs
4 salt
5 pepper
Total weight: 460 grams

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
16 min.	11 min.	27 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Baked eggs with chicken and spinach : Photo of step #1

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Butter the ramekins generously.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Baked eggs with chicken and spinach : Photo of step #2

Divide out 100 g cooked spinach between the dishes.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Baked eggs with chicken and spinach : Photo of step #3

Then add the diced 100 g cooked chicken.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Baked eggs with chicken and spinach : Photo of step #4

Add a tablespoon of cream to each dish, then salt and pepper.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Baked eggs with chicken and spinach : Photo of step #5

Separate the whites and yolks of 4 eggs.

Pour an egg white into each ramekin, keeping the yolks aside.

Stage 6 - 10 min.

Baked eggs with chicken and spinach : Photo of step #6

Bake for about 10 minutes, taking out of the oven as soon as the egg white is set.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Baked eggs with chicken and spinach : Photo of step #7

Gently slip an egg yolk into each ramekin and return to the oven for 1 minute, just to heat the yolk through, without cooking it.

Salt lightly and serve immediately.

Remarks

You can use leftovers of any other cooked poultry instead of chicken.

Keeping:

Should be eaten as soon as it comes out of the oven.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
482 Kcal or 2,018 Kj	49 gr	6 gr	48 gr
24 %	19 %	1 %	7 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
105 Kcal or 440 Kj	11 gr	1 gr	10 gr
5 %	4 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
120 Kcal or 502 Kj	12 gr	2 gr	12 gr
6 %	5 %	<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).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 1.65 €
Per person : 0.41 €

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Source

Home made.

More recipes?

This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Parcels of fish fillet in spinach, Gratin slices with spinach, Crispy spinach rolls, Eggs "en cocotte" with spinach, Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette , ... All
	Cooked chicken: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Julia salad, Valay salad, Chicken and Avocado Salad, Quick chicken curry, Potimarron (chestnut pumpkin) "au gratin", ... All
	Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Prune Far, Scrambled eggs (Oeufs brouillés), Rolled chestnut and apple brioche, Leek and artichoke tart à la piémontaise, Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette , ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, Leek fondue, Eton mess, Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style, Chilli langoustines, ... All

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