Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce


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.
46K 10 4.2
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Last modified on: July 3rd 2019

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15 min.21 min.36 min.
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Stage 1 - 5 min.
Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce
Peel 3 spring onions (scallions), separate the green part from the white and chop each of these separately.

Stage 2 - 5 min.
Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce
Prepare 900 ml cooked spinach and 900 ml cooked potatoes, if not already done. Slice the potatoes.

Stage 3 - 10 min.
Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce
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.

Stage 4 - 1 min.
Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce
Then add the white part of the onion, salt and pepper. Cook for 1 minute.

Stage 5 - 1 min.
Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce
Add the cooked 750 ml chicken, cut into small pieces...

Stage 6 - 1 min.
Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce
...the spinach...

Stage 7 - 1 min.
Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce
...and finally 750 ml liquid cream, salt and pepper.

Stage 8 - 10 min.
Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce
Leave uncovered on low heat to thicken as required.

Stage 9 - 2 min.
Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce
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 valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
5,063 Kcal or 21,198 Kj224 gr262 gr386 gr
253 %86 %25 %59 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
134 Kcal or 561 Kj6 gr7 gr10 gr
7 %2 %1 %2 %
Per person
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
422 Kcal or 1,767 Kj19 gr22 gr32 gr
21 %7 %2 %5 %
% 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
How much will it cost?
  • For 12 people : 11.32 €
  • Per person : 0.94 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
Cooked spinachCooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach on toast with bechamel, Langres-style spinach, Thin spinach and potato tart, Spinach à la Lorraine, Crispy spinach rolls, ... All
Cooked potatoesCooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Comtois surprise bread, Oven omelette, Polish-style beetroot salad, Röstis, Artichokes with beef, ... All
Liquid creamLiquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese, Two-cheese vegetable gratin, Cauliflower curry, Pan-baked hash brown (Hash-brown casserole), Mousse with two chocolates, ... All
ChickenChicken: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sautéed chicken with leeks, Chicken and mushroom pie, Chicken and mushroom brik rolls, Chicken with rice and leeks, Duck Parmentier, ... All
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