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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 16^th 2020

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 0 kg cooked chicken
2 ¹⁄₃ shallot
3 1 tablespoon olive oil
4 ½ cup cooked spinach
5 0 litre cream
6 2 Eggs
7 ½ tablespoon butter
8 1 tablespoon grated cheese
9 salt
10 pepper

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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.

Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette

Cut 0 kg cooked chicken into small pieces.

Prepare ¹⁄₃ shallot.

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.

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 0 litre 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.

Stage 9 - 2 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Tip the omelette into a buttered gratin dish.

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
683 Kcal or 2,860 Kj	293 gr	41 gr	152 gr
34 %	113 %	4 %	23 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
182 Kcal or 762 Kj	78 gr	11 gr	40 gr
9 %	30 %	1 %	6 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
342 Kcal or 1,432 Kj	147 gr	20 gr	76 gr
17 %	56 %	2 %	12 %

% 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: Celery, Milk, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 2 people : 1.50 €
Per person : 0.75 €

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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: Langres-style spinach, Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Baked eggs with chicken and spinach, Salmon and Spinach Gratin, Spinach and hard-boiled egg gratin, ... All
	Cooked chicken: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crispy rolls with chicken and leek, Chicken Brussels pie, Quick chicken curry, Cauliflower, chicken and avocado salad, Baked eggs with chicken and spinach, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Creamy rice with spinach, Tuna pasta, Creamy polenta with green asparagus, Sliced cauliflower with 3 cheeses, Chocolate-verbena cream, ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cauliflower and chickpea purée, Mornay onion tart, Spinach Mornay, Endive gratin with cancoillotte, Celeriac and mushroom gratin, ... All

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