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Creamy rice with spinach

For this simple recipe, rice is mixed with a shallot cream before adding cooked spinach.

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Last modified on: May 28^th 2023

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 1 shallot
2 2 tablespoons olive oil
3 200 g cream
4 300 g cooked rice
5 300 g cooked spinach
6 20 g grated cheese (optional)
7 salt
8 pepper
Total weight: 855 grams

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6 min.	12 min.	18 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Prepare and slice 1 shallot.

Stage 2 - 1 min.

In a large saucepan over medium heat, pour in 2 tablespoons olive oil and when hot add the shallot, salt and pepper.

Cook for 1 minute without browning.

Stage 3 - 7 min.

Add 200 g cream, salt and pepper again, stir and bring to a boil.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Add 300 g cooked rice and mix.

Stage 5 - 4 min.

Finish with 300 g cooked spinach, mix again and leave the spinach to warm up.

Check the seasoning.

Stage 6

Serve with a sprinkle of grated cheese on top.

Remarks

The proportions of the recipe are very indicative, do not hesitate to adapt.

Keeping

A few days in the refrigerator, protected by a plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,345 Kcal or 5,631 Kj	20 gr	44 gr	134 gr
67 %	8 %	4 %	20 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
157 Kcal or 657 Kj	2 gr	5 gr	16 gr
8 %	1 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
336 Kcal or 1,407 Kj	5 gr	11 gr	34 gr
17 %	2 %	1 %	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 4 people : 2.01 £
Per person : 0.50 £

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked rice: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crunchy salad, Prawn salad with a crunch, Glazed mushrooms with plain rice, Quick stuffed courgettes, Comtoise stuffed tomatoes, ... All
	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach Mornay, Spinach fritters, Asparagus and spinach gratin, Spinach and ricotta ravioli, Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spaghetti with smoked salmon, Purée of Jerusalem artichokes with foie gras, Stock-pot fish , Chocolate tart, Du Barry soup, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Warm lentil salad, Escalope of veal in a cream sauce, Cockles and cabbage with smoky cream sauce, Feta and spinach brik pie, Eggs with green asparagus and Parmesan cheese, ... All

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