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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 6 people, you will need:

1 1 cup cooked chicken
2 1 shallot
3 2 tablespoons olive oil
4 1 ¹⁄₃ cup cooked spinach
5 1 cup cream
6 6 eggs
7 1 ½ tablespoon butter
8 ¼ cup grated cheese
9 salt
10 pepper

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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 1 cup cooked chicken into small pieces.

Prepare 1 shallot.

Stage 2 - 1 min.

Pour 2 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 1 ¹⁄₃ cup cooked spinach.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Add 1 cup cream, salt and pepper again then mix well. Turn down the heat and leave to thicken gently.

Stage 6 - 4 min.

Meanwhile, break 6 eggs into a bowl, salt and pepper, then whisk together.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Put a small frying pan on medium heat and melt 1 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
1,670 Kcal or 6,992 Kj	103 gr	26 gr	171 gr
83 %	40 %	2 %	26 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
148 Kcal or 620 Kj	9 gr	2 gr	15 gr
7 %	4 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
278 Kcal or 1,164 Kj	17 gr	4 gr	28 gr
14 %	7 %	<1 %	4 %

% 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 6 people : 4.46 €
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 on toast with bechamel, Langres-style spinach, Pan-fried cheese, egg and spinach toastie, Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto, Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise", ... All
	Cooked chicken: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Avocado, artichoke and chicken salad, Hot sesame-cream chicken tartines, Potimarron (chestnut pumpkin) "au gratin", Cauliflower, chicken and avocado salad, Beans with tomatoes, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Purée of Jerusalem artichokes with foie gras, Potimarron and Parmesan tart, Individual creamy endive gratins, Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto, Gratin Dauphinois, ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Salmon and Spinach Gratin, Spinach Mornay, Stuffed mushrooms au gratin, Spinach on toast with bechamel, Breton Pie, ... All

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