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Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise"

Name: Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise"
Prep time: 6 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 40 g onion; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 250 g peeled and chopped tomatoes; Thyme; 125 g tinned (canned) chickpeas; 300 g cooked spinach; 30 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano); Salt; Pepper

An Italian-style combination of spinach, chick peas and tomatoes, flavoured with thyme and Parmesan.

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Duration

20 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: June 15^th 2022

Step by step recipe Ingredients Duration Nutritional facts Cost Comments

For 4 people, you will need:

1 40 g onion
2 3 tablespoons olive oil
3 250 g peeled and chopped tomatoes
4 Thyme
5 125 g tinned (canned) chickpeas
6 300 g cooked spinach
7 30 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
8 Salt
9 Pepper
Total weight: 790 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

6 min.

Cooking

15 min.

All in all

20 min.

Preparation 6 min.

Cooking 15 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise" : Stage 1

Prepare and finely slice 40 g onion.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 1 min.

Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise" : Stage 2

Pour 3 tablespoons olive oil into a large saucepan on medium heat. When good and hot add the onion.

Salt, pepper, and cook for 1 minute without colouring.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 8 min.

Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise" : Stage 3

Add 250 g peeled and chopped tomatoes and the leaves from a few sprigs of thyme. Salt and pepper again.

Bring to the boil and leave to reduce slightly.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 1 min.

Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise" : Stage 4

Add 125 g tinned (canned) chickpeas...

Stage 5 - ⌛ 3 min.

Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise" : Stage 5

...then 300 g cooked spinach.

Mix and cook just long enough to reheat the spinach.

Stage 6

Serve with a little Parmesan grated over the top.

Remarks

You can use pecorino or a mature, dry goat's cheese instead of Parmesan.

Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	10 g RDI=16 %	15 g RDI=6 %	13 g RDI=18 %	106 kcal RDI=5 %	445 kJ RDI=5 %
Per person	21 g RDI=32 %	31 g RDI=12 %	26 g RDI=36 %	210 kcal RDI=11 %	879 kJ RDI=11 %
Whole recipe	84 g RDI=130 %	125 g RDI=47 %	106 g RDI=146 %	840 kcal RDI=42 %	3,517 kJ RDI=42 %