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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.

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Last modified on: May 23^th 2021

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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

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Time required for this recipe:

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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.

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 4 - 1 min.

Transfer to a plate and set aside.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Remarks

You can replace the béchamel sauce with a Mornay sauce.

If you're using cooked spinach rather than fresh, omit steps 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
1,309 Kcal or 5,481 Kj	82 gr	98 gr	143 gr
65 %	31 %	9 %	22 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
146 Kcal or 611 Kj	9 gr	11 gr	16 gr
7 %	4 %	1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
436 Kcal or 1,825 Kj	27 gr	33 gr	48 gr
22 %	10 %	3 %	7 %

% 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: Milk, Gluten

How much will it cost?

For 3 people : 6.07 €
Per person : 2.02 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Fresh spinach: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Rice and fresh spinach salad, Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, Baby spinach salad, Mixed vegetable curry, Fresh spinach with cream, ... All
	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach and hard-boiled egg gratin, Spinach Croque-monsieur , Ham "friand" pie, Escalope cordon bleu, Spinach on toast with bechamel, ... All
	Chicken breast: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chicken nems, Sliced chicken with mushrooms and broccoli, Thai-style Chicken with Cashew Nuts, Chorba, Taos hotpot, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate cereal bars, Langoustine sabayon tart, Baked apples from St Aubin le Vertueux, Galette Charentaise, Citrus tart, ... All

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