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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

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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	50 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).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Celery, Egg

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: Salmon and Spinach Gratin, Pan-fried cheese, egg and spinach toastie, Eggs "en cocotte" with spinach, Creamy spinach and potato gratin, Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk, ... All
	Cooked chicken: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lemony chicken and radish salad, Potimarron (chestnut pumpkin) "au gratin", Beans with tomatoes, Valay salad, Hot sesame-cream chicken tartines, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spaghetti with mussels and basil, Asparagus "en petit pois", French toast "cordon bleu", Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, Fish petals, vegetables julienne, and beurre blanc, ... All
	Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Little lemon biscuits, Caramelized pear custard tart, Lemon and grated apple tart, Cocotte eggs with Comté, Lemon and lime cakes, ... All

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