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.
47K 10 4.2
Last modified on: July 3rd 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
3 spring onions (scallions) - 2
4 cups cooked spinach - 3
4 cups cooked potatoes - 4
6 tablespoons oil - 5
3 cups + 3 tablespoons chicken - 6
3 cups + 3 tablespoons liquid cream - 7
salt - 8
pepper
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 15 min. | 21 min. | 36 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Peel 3 spring onions (scallions), separate the green part from the white and chop each of these separately.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Prepare 4 cups cooked spinach and 4 cups cooked potatoes, if not already done. Slice the potatoes.
Stage 3 - 10 min.
Pour 6 tablespoons oil into a frying pan on medium heat. When good and hot, add the sliced potatoes.
Fry until lightly browned on both sides.
Fry until lightly browned on both sides.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Then add the white part of the onion, salt and pepper. Cook for 1 minute.
Stage 5 - 1 min.
Add the cooked 3 cups + 3 tablespoons chicken, cut into small pieces...
Stage 6 - 1 min.
...the spinach...
Stage 7 - 1 min.
...and finally 3 cups + 3 tablespoons liquid cream, salt and pepper.
Stage 8 - 10 min.
Leave uncovered on low heat to thicken as required.
Stage 9 - 2 min.
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
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 5,063 Kcal or 21,198 Kj | 224 gr | 262 gr | 386 gr |
| 253 % | 86 % | 25 % | 59 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 134 Kcal or 561 Kj | 6 gr | 7 gr | 10 gr |
| 7 % | 2 % | 1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 422 Kcal or 1,767 Kj | 19 gr | 22 gr | 32 gr |
| 21 % | 7 % | 2 % | 5 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 11.32 €
- Per person : 0.94 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crispy spinach rolls, Spinach and Comté Loaf, Spinach à la Lorraine, Thin spinach and potato tart, Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk, ... All |
 | Cooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Potatoes with bacon and herbs, Baked Camembert with Walnuts, Creamy spinach and potato gratin, Baker's chicken and potato tart, The strange gratin, ... All |
 | Chicken: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tandoori-flavoured chicken with leeks, Sautéed chicken with leeks, Duck Parmentier, Chicken with rice and leeks, Chicken and mushroom brik rolls, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Eton mess, Tenderloin steak with beetroot tops and mushrooms, Cockles and cabbage with smoky cream sauce, Beurre blanc sauce, Rice and peas, ... All |
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