Chilli chicken and spinach gratin
A classic combination of chicken and spinach is pepped up with chilli spices and balanced with a velvety bechamel sauce, topped with cheese and browned in the oven.
28K 3 3.7
Last modified on: May 23th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:For 3 people, you will need:
- 1
238 ml chicken breast - 2
2 tablespoons olive oil - 3
1 tablespoon chilli spices - 4
400 ml fresh spinach - 5
25.8 ml butter - 6
200 ml Bechamel sauce - 7
25 ml grated cheese - 8
salt - 9
pepper
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 45 min. | 50 min. | 1 hour 35 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Cut 238 ml chicken breast into medium-sized chunks.
Stage 2 - 7 min.
Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a large frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add the chicken, salt and pepper.
Fry until lightly browned all over.
Fry until lightly browned all over.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Turn off the heat, then add 1 tablespoon chilli spices and mix well to coat the chicken evenly with the spices.
Stage 5 - 30 min.
Prepare 400 ml fresh spinach, but leave raw.
Stage 6
Melt 25.8 ml butter in a large frying pan on high heat.
When good and hot add enough fresh spinach all at once to fill the pan.
Be careful: the water left on the leaves will spit at first, so take care not to get scalded.
When good and hot add enough fresh spinach all at once to fill the pan.
Be careful: the water left on the leaves will spit at first, so take care not to get scalded.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Stir with a spatula until the spinach has shrunk down. as shown in the photo.
You have just "wilted" the spinach in butter – another cooking method.
Wilt all the spinach like this in batches, transferring it to a plate when done.
You have just "wilted" the spinach in butter – another cooking method.
Wilt all the spinach like this in batches, transferring it to a plate when done.
Stage 8 - 2 min.
Preheat the oven to 410°F (210°C).
Butter a gratin dish and spread half the spinach in the bottom.
Salt and pepper.
Butter a gratin dish and spread half the spinach in the bottom.
Salt and pepper.
Stage 9 - 1 min.
Add the chicken pieces.
Stage 10 - 3 min.
Spread half the bechamel sauce on top.
Stage 11 - 1 min.
Add the rest of the spinach; salt and pepper again.
Stage 12 - 3 min.
Finish with the remaining sauce and scatter grated cheese over the top.
Stage 13 - 40 min.
Bake for about 40 minutes until the top is nicely browned.
Your gratin is ready.
Your gratin is ready.
Remarks
You can make the bechamel sauce richer by adding grated cheese (it then becomes a Mornay sauce).
If you are using cooked spinach, skip stages 5 to 7.
If you are using cooked spinach, skip stages 5 to 7.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,305 Kcal or 5,464 Kj | 64 gr | 44 gr | 97 gr |
| 65 % | 24 % | 4 % | 15 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 146 Kcal or 611 Kj | 7 gr | 5 gr | 11 gr |
| 7 % | 3 % | <1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 435 Kcal or 1,821 Kj | 21 gr | 15 gr | 32 gr |
| 22 % | 8 % | 1 % | 5 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 3 people : 6.07 €
- Per person : 2.02 €
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)
 | Fresh spinach: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tex-Mex chicken burger, Koulibiak in pie dish, Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, Baby spinach salad, Rice and fresh spinach salad, ... All |
 | Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Purple artichokes in a cheesy gratin, Stuffed artichokes au gratin, Gratin slices with spinach, Spinach on toast with bechamel, Spiced butternut gratin, ... All |
 | Chicken breast: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Couscous, Taos hotpot, Coq au vin, Beetroot and fried chicken salad, Chicken breasts with tarragon, ... All |
 | Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Duck Parmentier, Grilled ham and bechamel sandwiches, Breton galettes (pancakes), Chard and potato gratin, Cheese Soufflé, ... All |
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