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.
31 K 4.8/5 (4 reviews)
40 min.
Easy
12 people
6 IngredientsLast modified on: August 15th 2021
For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
6 eggs - 2
3 tablespoons olive oil - 3
24 slices bread - 4
2⁄3 cup butter - 5
4 cups cooked spinach - 6
2 cups cheese
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 24 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 | 2,020 RDI=780 % | 14,090 RDI=1,330 % | 720 RDI=110 % | 6,580 RDI=330 % | 27,560 RDI: 330 % |
| 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 12 people : 9.60 €
- 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: Spinach Croque-monsieur , Scrambled eggs with butter-fried bread and fresh spinach, Creamy spinach and potato gratin, Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Spinach à la Lorraine, ... See them all 36
Cheese
Like these other recipes: French toast "cordon bleu", Poitevin twist, Asparagus and spinach gratin, Hamburgers, Potato and cheese pie, ... See them all 30
Butter
Like these other recipes: Chocolate muffins, Linzer torte, Baked sea bass fillet with lemon and tarragon, Far Normandy-Brittany, Clementine cake, ... See them all 472
Bread
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bistro-style red endive salad, Greek style sandwiches, Bistro celery salad, Corn salad with croutons, Caesar salad, ... See them all 73
Other recipes you may also like
Tomato ladybirds
Tomatoes filled with a tuna mayonnaise and rice mixture, in a fun ladybird shape that kids will love, served with a puree of fresh garden peas. A good way to encourage them to eat vegetables.February 21th 2011283 K 14 1 hour 50 min.
How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron)
Here is how to prepare a pumpkin for use in a recipe like the delicious potimarron soup.February 21th 2011411 K4.6 25 min.
Oat shortbread biscuits
Little biscuits with home-made oat flour (made from rolled oat flakes).February 21th 2011285 K 15 2 hours 45 min.
Celeriac soup with mustard
This delicious creamy soup is very quick to make.May 4th 2012155 K4.6 45 min.
Grandma Solange's biscuits
These biscuits are very simple to make and delicious with tea or coffee. They are easy enough for children to enjoy making them.November 12th 201470 K4.1 45 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com
Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2025-07-06)
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.