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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 8 people, you will need:

1 1 cup cooked spinach
2 1 cup cooked chicken
3 8 tablespoons liquid cream
4 8 Eggs
5 salt
6 pepper

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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.

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Butter the ramekins generously.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Divide out 1 cup cooked spinach between the dishes.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Then add the diced 1 cup cooked chicken.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Add a tablespoon of cream to each dish, then salt and pepper.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Separate the whites and yolks of 8 Eggs.

Pour an egg white into each ramekin, keeping the yolks aside.

Stage 6 - 10 min.

Bake for about 10 minutes, taking out of the oven as soon as the egg white is set.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

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.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,298 Kcal or 5,434 Kj	854 gr	82 gr	364 gr
65 %	328 %	8 %	55 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
141 Kcal or 590 Kj	93 gr	9 gr	40 gr
7 %	36 %	1 %	6 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
162 Kcal or 678 Kj	107 gr	10 gr	46 gr
8 %	41 %	1 %	7 %

% 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 8 people : 3.30 €
Per person : 0.41 €

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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: Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Eggs "en cocotte" with spinach, Spinach and cashew brik rolls, Spinach Omelette, Spinach and ricotta ravioli, ... All
	Cooked chicken: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Beans with tomatoes, Avocado, artichoke and chicken salad, Valay salad, Chicken Brussels pie, Surprise bread, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Creamy "terre et mer" pots, Eggs "en cocotte" with spinach, Household cake (Gâteau de ménage), Tagliatelle with cockles, Lemon creams, ... All
	Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Checkerboard biscuits, Gâteau Basque , Caramelized apple and walnut cake, Chocolate almond cookies, Cheese tart, ... All

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