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 12 people, you will need:
- 1
952 ml chicken breast - 2
6 tablespoons olive oil - 3
4 tablespoons chilli spices - 4
1 litre 600 ml fresh spinach - 5
103.2 mls butter - 6
800 mls Bechamel sauce - 7
100 mls 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 952 ml chicken breast into medium-sized chunks.
Stage 2 - 7 min.
Pour 6 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 4 tablespoons chilli spices and mix well to coat the chicken evenly with the spices.
Stage 5 - 30 min.
Prepare 1 litre 600 ml fresh spinach, but leave raw.
Stage 6
Melt 103.2 mls 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 |
| 4,950 Kcal or 20,725 Kj | 255 gr | 175 gr | 359 gr |
| 248 % | 98 % | 17 % | 54 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 139 Kcal or 582 Kj | 7 gr | 5 gr | 10 gr |
| 7 % | 3 % | <1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 413 Kcal or 1,729 Kj | 21 gr | 15 gr | 30 gr |
| 21 % | 8 % | 1 % | 5 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 24.16 €
- Per person : 2.01 €
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: Mixed vegetable curry, Tex-Mex chicken burger, Baby spinach salad, Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, Pistachio and spinach pesto, ... All |
 | Chicken breast: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chorba, Chicken breasts with tarragon, Chicken breasts in a potato crust, Vol-au-vent, Baker's chicken and potato tart, ... All |
 | Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Italian style gratin, Gratin "grilled inside", Gratin slices with spinach, Thin spinach and potato tart, Small green vegetables in Mornay sauce, ... All |
 | Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach Croque-monsieur , Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms, Thin spinach and potato tart, Cauliflower and chickpea purée, Spicy roast cauliflower gratin, ... All |
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