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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.

15K 3 4.3

Last modified on: March 29^th 2020

Keywords for this recipe:Egg Cocotte French Ramekin Spinach Chicken

For 4 people, you will need:

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

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Time required for this recipe:

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.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Salmon and Spinach Gratin, Gratin slices with spinach, Pan-fried cheese, egg and spinach toastie, Creamy spinach and potato gratin, ... All
	Cooked chicken: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Quick chicken curry, Hot sesame-cream chicken tartines, Potimarron (chestnut pumpkin) "au gratin", Rice and peas, Chicken and Avocado Salad, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Creamy spinach and potato gratin, Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, Creamy "terre et mer" pots, Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style, Vegetable rosette tart, ... All
	Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cocotte eggs with Comté, Eggs in tomato shells, Filo leeks and cheese tart, Thin endive tart, Caramelized apple "moelleux" cake, ... All

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