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.
33 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
½ cup butter - 5
2 2⁄3 cups cooked spinach - 6
1 1⁄3 cup cheese
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 20 min.
Cooking: 20 min.
All in all: 40 min.
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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 €
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This recipe uses (among others)
Cooked spinach
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Scrambled eggs with butter-fried bread and fresh spinach, Spinach fritters, Fish terrine with spinach and tomatoes, Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk, Tagliatelle New Zealand style, ... See them all 36
Cheese
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Butter
Like these other recipes: Moist chocolate cake, Nanou's egg rice, Basic cake batter - the French way, Gingerbread, Winemaker's toast, ... See them all 474
Bread
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Nanou's red cabbage salad, Montbenoit's canapés, Harichou salad, Greek style sandwiches, Tournedos Rossini, ... See them all 74
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