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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
3,853 Kcal or 16,132 Kj	89 gr	266 gr	377 gr
193 %	34 %	25 %	57 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
451 Kcal or 1,888 Kj	10 gr	31 gr	44 gr
23 %	4 %	3 %	7 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
963 Kcal or 4,032 Kj	22 gr	66 gr	94 gr
48 %	9 %	6 %	14 %

% 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 : 2.60 $
Per person : 0.65 $

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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: Rice and fresh spinach salad, Rice à l'italienne, Rice with spring greens, Madras rice, Grilled fillet of salmon with corn-salad cream, ... All
	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk, Scrambled eggs with butter-fried bread and fresh spinach, Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Spinach Croque-monsieur , Pan-fried cheese, egg and spinach toastie, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Potimarron (chestnut pumpkin) "au gratin", Crunchy verrines, Pan-fried salmon with white cabbage, Country-style spring pasta, Mushroom velouté, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cretan-style salmon , Rabbit with mustard, Roast Brussels sprouts with sage and lemon, Curried mussels with cabbage, Lumberjack turnovers, ... All

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