Pan-fried cheese, egg and spinach toastie
Here's a new French twist on the famous American grilled cheese. This version plays on the great combination of spinach and eggs.
38 K 4.8/5 (4 reviews)
40 min.
Easy
8 people
6 IngredientsLast modified on: August 15th 2021
For 8 people, you will need:
- 1
4 eggs - 2
2 tablespoons olive oil - 3
16 slices bread - 4
100 g butter - 5
600 g cooked spinach - 6
300 g cheese - Total weight: 2,030 grams
Change measures:
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 20 min.
Cooking: 20 min.
All in all: 40 min.
If you start now, at , you will finish around : ?.Change start time
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: .Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 7 min.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Butter 16 slices bread.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Put a large frying pan on medium heat and add the bread slices, butter side down.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Fry all the slices until browned.
Stage 5 - 4 min.
Top half the fried bread on the un-fried side with egg.
Stage 6 - 4 min.
Add the spinach.
Stage 7 - 4 min.
Top with slices of cheese (Brie here).
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Finish the sandwich with a second slice of bread and press down gently.
Stage 9
Put back in the pan on low heat...
Stage 10 - 5 min.
...and cover.
This is just to reheat the centre and melt the cheese.
This is just to reheat the centre and melt the cheese.
Stage 11
You may need to do this in batches, depending on the size of your pan.
Stage 12
Serve piping hot, whole or cut in two.
Remarks
You can use a different cheese instead of Brie, such as Camembert.
Keeping: Should be eaten immediately.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 1,350 RDI=520 % | 9,390 RDI=890 % | 480 RDI=70 % | 4,390 RDI=220 % | 18,370 RDI: 220 % |
| Per 100 g | 70 RDI=30 % | 460 RDI=40 % | 20 RDI=4 % | 220 RDI=10 % | 910 RDI: 10 % |
| Per person | 170 RDI=70 % | 1,170 RDI=110 % | 60 RDI=9 % | 550 RDI=30 % | 2,300 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 people : 6.40 €
- Per person : 0.80 €
Change currency: 
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)
Cooked spinach
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Salmon and spinach quiche, Spinach and cashew brik rolls, Salmon and Spinach Gratin, Scrambled eggs with butter-fried bread and fresh spinach, Asparagus and spinach gratin, ... See them all 36
Cheese
Like these other recipes: Bisto-style canapés, Warm cauliflower salad with two cheeses, Kérinou slices, Crispy potato galette with leeks, Potato and cheese pie, ... See them all 30
Butter
Like these other recipes: Gratin slices with spinach, Chocolate rolls (petits pains), Caramelised apple custards, Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée), How to prepare spinach, ... See them all 479
Bread
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: "Buttonhole" quail eggs, Comtoise endive salad, Tartine du pêcheur , Auvergnat tartines, bread-crust quiche, ... See them all 75
Other recipes you may also like
Real custard sauce (crème anglaise)
Real custard or vanilla sauce consists of egg yolks beaten with sugar and cooked slowly in vanilla milk. It is the base or the accompaniment for many desserts. January 17th 2018436 K 24.3 45 min.
Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream)
Quite similar to crème anglaise but much thicker. It is used in many pastries like choux pastry (pâte à choux) or millefeuille. January 27th 2017777 K 313.8 40 min.
You should not add raisins to recipes dry
Used straight from the packet raisins are too dry and hard. February 21th 2011276 K4.1 40 min.
How to prepare cabbage
Cabbage can be used cooked or raw, whole leaves or in julienne. Here is how to prepare a cabbage julienne. December 31th 20131.14 M 13.4 45 min.
Biscuit de Savoie sponge cake
Biscuit de Savoie is not a "biscuit" in the English sense, just a very light sponge cake. It is delicious plain, but it can also be filled with cream, fruit, etc. December 23th 2014122 K5 1 hour 8 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com
Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2025-10-12)
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post a comment or question
Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.