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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 6 people, you will need:

1 1 lb + 0.8 oz chicken breast
2 3 tablespoons olive oil
3 2 tablespoons chilli spices
4 1 lb + 12.2 oz fresh spinach
5 1.8 oz butter
6 0 kg 14 g Bechamel sauce
7 1.8 oz grated cheese
8 salt
9 pepper

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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 1 lb + 0.8 oz chicken breast into medium-sized chunks.

Stage 2 - 7 min.

Pour 3 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 2 tablespoons 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 1 lb + 12.2 oz fresh spinach, but leave raw.

Stage 6

Melt 1.8 oz 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
2,483 Kcal or 10,396 Kj	163 gr	196 gr	272 gr
124 %	63 %	18 %	41 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
140 Kcal or 586 Kj	9 gr	11 gr	15 gr
7 %	4 %	1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
414 Kcal or 1,733 Kj	27 gr	33 gr	45 gr
21 %	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 6 people : 12.08 €
Per person : 2.01 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Fresh spinach: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Fresh spinach with cream, Baby spinach salad, Mixed vegetable curry, Pistachio and spinach pesto, Rice and fresh spinach salad, ... All
	Chicken breast: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Greek salad with chicken, Lille style chicken, Chicken "cantina", Sautéed turmeric chicken with mushrooms, Warm chicken salad, ... All
	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach on toast with bechamel, Montlebon toast, Ham and endives au gratin, Potato and broccoli gratin, Stuffed artichokes au gratin, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Scrambled eggs with langoustines and asparagus tips., Green bean purée, Winemaker's toast, Crisp apricot and pistachio tart, Potato and broccoli gratin, ... All

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