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 2 people, you will need:
- 1
1⁄3 cup cooked chicken - 2
1⁄3 shallot - 3
1 tablespoon olive oil - 4
½ cup cooked spinach - 5
1⁄3 cup cream - 6
2 eggs - 7
½ tablespoon butter - 8
1 tablespoon grated cheese - 9
salt - 10
pepper
How long does 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 ½ cup cooked spinach.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Add 1⁄3 cup cream, salt and pepper again then mix well. Turn down the heat and leave to thicken gently.
Stage 6 - 4 min.
Meanwhile, break 2 eggs into a bowl, salt and pepper, then whisk together.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
Put a small frying pan on medium heat and melt ½ tablespoon 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 |
| 561 Kcal or 2,349 Kj | 34 gr | 9 gr | 57 gr |
| 28 % | 13 % | 1 % | 9 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 149 Kcal or 624 Kj | 9 gr | 2 gr | 15 gr |
| 7 % | 4 % | <1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 281 Kcal or 1,176 Kj | 17 gr | 4 gr | 29 gr |
| 14 % | 7 % | <1 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 1.50 €
- Per person : 0.75 €
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: Spinach Mornay, Thin spinach and potato tart, Spinach and Comté Loaf, Baked eggs with chicken and spinach, Spinach and ricotta ravioli, ... All |
 | Cooked chicken: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Valay salad, Lemony chicken and radish salad, Beans with tomatoes, Quick chicken curry, Potimarron (chestnut pumpkin) "au gratin", ... All |
 | Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: "BN style" chocolate-filled biscuits, Potato and cheese pie, Spaghetti with smoked salmon, Tuna pasta, Nanou's tuna tart, ... All |
 | Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pollack Parmentier, Cheese tart, Bolognaise lasagne, Gratin of beet tops and potatoes, Salmon and Spinach Gratin, ... All |
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