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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 12 people, you will need:

1 3 shallots
2 6 tablespoons olive oil
3 1 lb + 5.1 oz cream
4 3 lb + 2.7 oz cooked rice
5 1 lb + 15.7 oz cooked spinach
6 2.1 oz grated cheese (optional)
7 salt
8 pepper

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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 3 shallots.

Stage 2 - 1 min.

In a large saucepan over medium heat, pour in 6 tablespoons olive oil and when hot add the shallot, salt and pepper.

Cook for 1 minute without browning.

Stage 3 - 7 min.

Add 1 lb + 5.1 oz cream, salt and pepper again, stir and bring to a boil.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Add 3 lb + 2.7 oz cooked rice and mix.

Stage 5 - 4 min.

Finish with 1 lb + 15.7 oz 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
4,036 Kcal or 16,898 Kj	59 gr	131 gr	402 gr
149 %	17 %	9 %	45 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
157 Kcal or 657 Kj	2 gr	5 gr	16 gr
6 %	1 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
336 Kcal or 1,407 Kj	5 gr	11 gr	34 gr
12 %	1 %	1 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2700 k-calories or 11300 k-joules by day for a man (change to a woman).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 12 people : 6.02 £
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: Madras rice, Montagnon rice, Rice and peas, Rice and purple-sprouting broccoli salad, Baby broad beans and peas with rice and mascarpone , ... All
	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Scrambled eggs with butter-fried bread and fresh spinach, Langres-style spinach, Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise", Spinach and Comté Loaf, Spinach Mornay, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) purée, Celeriac and mushroom gratin, New tiramisu, Chicken and mushroom pie, Hot sesame-cream chicken tartines, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Baked potatoes with poached egg and tuna sauce , Pork Chops with Rosemary, Baked salmon fillet, The strange gratin, Risotto-style celeriac, ... All

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