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.
59 K 4.2/5 (10 reviews)
40 min.
Easy
12 people
8 IngredientsLast modified on: July 3rd 2019
For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
3 spring onions (scallions) - 2
900 ml cooked spinach - 3
900 ml cooked potatoes - 4
6 tablespoons oil - 5
750 ml chicken - 6
750 ml liquid cream - 7
salt - 8
pepper
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 15 min.
Cooking: 25 min.
All in all: 40 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 900 ml cooked spinach and 900 ml 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 750 ml chicken, cut into small pieces...
Stage 6 - 1 min.
...the spinach...
Stage 7 - 1 min.
...and finally 750 ml 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
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 390 RDI=150 % | 510 RDI=50 % | 520 RDI=80 % | 5,370 RDI=270 % | 22,490 RDI: 270 % |
| Per 100 g | 10 RDI=4 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 140 RDI=7 % | 600 RDI: 7 % |
| Per person | 30 RDI=10 % | 40 RDI=4 % | 40 RDI=7 % | 450 RDI=20 % | 1,870 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 11.35 €
- Per person : 0.95 €
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This recipe uses (among others)
Cooked spinach
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach and cashew brik rolls, Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette , Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk, Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto, ... See them all 36
Cooked potatoes
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Chicken
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Liquid cream
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