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Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise"

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

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Last modified on: June 15^th 2022

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 0.7 oz onion
2 2 tablespoons olive oil
3 0 kg 4 g peeled and chopped tomatoes
4 thyme
5 0 kg 2 g tinned (canned) chickpeas
6 0 kg 5 g cooked spinach
7 0.5 oz Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
8 salt
9 pepper

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
6 min.	12 min.	18 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Prepare and finely slice 0.7 oz onion.

Stage 2 - 1 min.

Pour 2 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.

Add 0 kg 4 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.

Add 0 kg 2 g tinned (canned) chickpeas...

Stage 5 - 3 min.

...then 0 kg 5 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

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
488 Kcal or 2,043 Kj	42 gr	63 gr	61 gr
24 %	16 %	6 %	9 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
121 Kcal or 507 Kj	10 gr	16 gr	15 gr
6 %	4 %	1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
244 Kcal or 1,022 Kj	21 gr	31 gr	30 gr
12 %	8 %	3 %	5 %

% 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

How much will it cost?

For 2 people : 1.54 €
Per person : 0.77 €

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