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Potato and broccoli gratin

A very simple recipe: a layer of potatoes, a layer of broccoli, bechamel sauce and grated cheese.

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Last modified on: September 21^th 2011

Keywords for this recipe:Potatoes Broccoli Gratin Bechamel sauce

For 3 people, you will need:

1 350 g potatoes
2 250 g broccoli
3 125 g Bechamel sauce
4 10 g butter
5 50 g grated cheese
6 salt
7 pepper
Total weight: 785 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
1 hour 31 min.	30 min.	2 hours 1 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 40 min.

Potato and broccoli gratin : Photo of step #1

Peel and cook 350 g potatoes in a pan of salted water.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Potato and broccoli gratin : Photo of step #2

When they are tender (check by piercing with a knife: the blade should pass through to the middle easily), drain and, when completely cooled, cut into pieces and spread evenly in a buttered gratin dish.

Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).

Stage 3 - 35 min.

Potato and broccoli gratin : Photo of step #3

Prepare 250 g broccoli (see how to do this here) and lay evenly over the potatoes.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Potato and broccoli gratin : Photo of step #4

Spread the 125 g Bechamel sauce over the top.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Potato and broccoli gratin : Photo of step #5

Finish by scattering 50 g grated cheese and bake in the oven for about 30 minutes...

Stage 6 - 30 min.

Potato and broccoli gratin : Photo of step #6

...until the top is nicely browned. You can put the dish under the grill briefly to finish browning.

Remarks

For the grated cheese, I advise you to try a mature Cheddar, which gives an excellent flavour.

Keeping

After cooking, a few days in the fridge. .

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
870 Kcal or 3,643 Kj	31 gr	103 gr	38 gr
44 %	12 %	10 %	6 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
111 Kcal or 465 Kj	4 gr	13 gr	5 gr
6 %	1 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
290 Kcal or 1,214 Kj	10 gr	34 gr	13 gr
15 %	4 %	3 %	2 %

% 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).

How much will it cost?

For 3 people : 2.13 €
Per person : 0.71 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Turnip top soup, Truffade original, Hotpot my grandmother's way , Potato gratin, Warm Leek and Potato Salad, ... All
	Broccoli: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Two-cheese vegetable gratin, Sliced chicken with mushrooms and broccoli, Sautéd broccoli with ham, Broccoli savoury custard, Light Broccoli Soup, ... All
	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Harvest Gratin, Thin spinach and potato tart, Montlebon toast, Spinach and hard-boiled egg gratin, Stuffed artichokes au gratin, ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: White bean gratin "à l'italienne", Stuffed mushrooms au gratin, Spinach and hard-boiled egg gratin, Ham pasta bake, Bolognaise lasagne, ... All

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