Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette
A simple omelette treated more like a gratin: the omelette forms the bottom layer in the dish, topped with chicken and spinach in a cream sauce and browned in the oven.
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Last modified on: August 16th 2020
Keywords for this recipe:For 3 people, you will need:
- 1
0 kg 3 g cooked chicken - 2
½ shallot - 3
1 tablespoon olive oil - 4
0 kg 5 g cooked spinach - 5
0 litre 3 ml cream - 6
3 Eggs - 7
0.4 oz butter - 8
0.9 oz grated cheese - 9
salt - 10
pepper
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 18 min. | 25 min. | 43 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Stage 2 - 1 min.
Pour 1 tablespoon olive oil into a frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add the chopped shallot.
Salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Add the chicken pieces and mix well.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Add 0 kg 5 g cooked spinach.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Add 0 litre 3 ml cream, salt and pepper again then mix well. Turn down the heat and leave to thicken gently.
Stage 6 - 4 min.
Meanwhile, break 3 Eggs into a bowl, salt and pepper, then whisk together.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
Put a small frying pan on medium heat and melt 0.4 oz butter. Pour in the beaten eggs.
Stage 8 - 4 min.
Gently pull the eggs from the edge into the centre with a soft spatula until they are just barely set.
Turn off the heat.
Turn off the heat.
Stage 9 - 2 min.
Stage 10 - 1 min.
Spread the chicken and spinach mixture on top.
Stage 11 - 1 min.
Top with the grated cheese.
Stage 12 - 20 min.
Bake for about 20 minutes.
Remarks
Do take care not to overcook the eggs in stage 8 or they will dry out in the oven.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,017 Kcal or 4,258 Kj | 437 gr | 61 gr | 227 gr |
| 51 % | 168 % | 6 % | 34 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 181 Kcal or 758 Kj | 78 gr | 11 gr | 40 gr |
| 9 % | 30 % | 1 % | 6 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 339 Kcal or 1,419 Kj | 146 gr | 20 gr | 76 gr |
| 17 % | 56 % | 2 % | 11 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 3 people : 2.23 €
- Per person : 0.74 €
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: Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Salmon and spinach quiche, Spinach brik parcels, Langres-style spinach, Spinach on toast with bechamel, ... All |
 | Cooked chicken: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rice and peas, Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms, Surprise bread, Chicken Brussels pie, Avocado, artichoke and chicken salad, ... All |
 | Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate cake, Mushroom tart, Grapefruit moelleux, Vol-au-vent, Quick chicken curry, ... All |
 | Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Endive gratin with cancoillotte, Endives , Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese, Stuffed artichokes au gratin, Baker's pizza, ... All |
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