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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 12 people, you will need:

1 400 g cooked chicken
2 2 shallots
3 4 tablespoons olive oil
4 600 g cooked spinach
5 400 ml cream
6 12 Eggs
7 40 g butter
8 100 g grated cheese
9 salt
10 pepper
Total weight: 2,250 grams

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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 400 g cooked chicken into small pieces.

Prepare 2 shallots.

Stage 2 - 1 min.

Pour 4 tablespoons 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 600 g cooked spinach.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Add 400 ml cream, salt and pepper again then mix well. Turn down the heat and leave to thicken gently.

Stage 6 - 4 min.

Meanwhile, break 12 Eggs into a bowl, salt and pepper, then whisk together.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Put a small frying pan on medium heat and melt 40 g 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
4,069 Kcal or 17,036 Kj	1,750 gr	245 gr	908 gr
203 %	673 %	23 %	138 %

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 %

% 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 12 people : 8.92 €
Per person : 0.74 €

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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: Spinach and cauliflower with sesame béchamel sauce, Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Salmon and spinach quiche, Spinach and hard-boiled egg gratin, Spinach fritters, ... All
	Cooked chicken: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cauliflower, chicken and avocado salad, Beans with tomatoes, Lemony chicken and radish salad, Avocado, artichoke and chicken salad, Baked eggs with chicken and spinach, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Nanou's apple and almond cake, Spinach à la Lorraine, Curried prawn risotto, Baker's chicken and potato tart, Bounty-style tart for Alison, ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Frichti from Bruxelles, Layered Leek and Egg Gratin , Quick stuffed courgettes, Ham pasta bake, Endives , ... All

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