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 15th 2022
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3 tablespoons 
3 tablespoons 
1 cup peeled and chopped tomatoes
2⁄3 cup tinned (canned) chickpeas
1 1⁄3 cup 
2 tablespoons Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
How long does it take?
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 2 - 1 min.
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.
Salt, pepper, and cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Stage 3 - 8 min.
Add 1 cup 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.
Bring to the boil and leave to reduce slightly.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Add 2⁄3 cup tinned (canned) chickpeas...
Stage 5 - 3 min.
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 |
| 747 Kcal or 3,128 Kj | 30 gr | 45 gr | 61 gr |
| 37 % | 12 % | 4 % | 9 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 95 Kcal or 398 Kj | 4 gr | 6 gr | 8 gr |
| 5 % | 1 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 187 Kcal or 783 Kj | 8 gr | 11 gr | 15 gr |
| 9 % | 3 % | 1 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 3.03 €
- Per person : 0.76 €
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: Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Spinach brik parcels, Parcels of fish fillet in spinach, Thin spinach and potato tart, Spinach and cashew brik rolls, ... All |
 | Peeled and chopped tomatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Veal Marengo, Rice à l'italienne, Pissaladière with puff pastry, Sausage rougail, Tomato sauce (for pizzas), ... All |
 | Tinned (canned) chickpeas: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chickpea salad, Couscous, Lebanese-style chickpea salad, Chorba, Hummus, ... All |
 | Onion: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Comtoise stuffed tomatoes, Soup Cornouaillaise, Filet mignon with mustard and tarragon sauce, Cauliflower tabouleh, Cretan Bread, ... All |
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