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Spinach Mornay

This gratin is made with a layer of pre-cooked spinach, then sliced hard-boiled eggs and a Mornay sauce (an enriched bechamel with cheese).

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Last modified on: February 27^th 2019

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For 12 people, you will need:

1 90 g butter
2 1 kg 500 g cooked spinach
3 12 hard-boiled eggs
4 600 g Bechamel sauce
5 300 g grated cheese
6 150 g grated cheese (optional)
Total weight: 3,090 grams

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15 min.	25 min.	40 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C)

Butter a gratin dish.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Spread 1 kg 500 g cooked spinach in the bottom.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Slice 12 hard-boiled eggs and arrange on top of the spinach.

Stage 4 - 4 min.

Mix 600 g Bechamel sauce and 300 g grated cheese, then pour over the eggs.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

For a browner top, you can add a little more more grated cheese.

Stage 6 - 25 min.

Bake in the oven for about 25 minutes until nicely browned on top.

Remarks

This recipe is very approximate, so do feel free to adapt the quantities to whatever you have to hand.

Keeping

Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,925 Kcal or 16,433 Kj	202 gr	167 gr	332 gr
196 %	78 %	16 %	50 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
127 Kcal or 532 Kj	7 gr	5 gr	11 gr
6 %	3 %	1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
327 Kcal or 1,369 Kj	17 gr	14 gr	28 gr
16 %	6 %	1 %	4 %

% 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, Egg, Gluten

How much will it cost?

For 12 people : 11.29 €
Per person : 0.94 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach and cauliflower with sesame béchamel sauce, Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette , Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise", Pan-fried cheese, egg and spinach toastie, Baked eggs with chicken and spinach, ... All
	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin "grilled inside", Bolognaise lasagne, Asparagus and spinach gratin, Spinach Croque-monsieur , Endives , ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach on toast with bechamel, Spicy roast cauliflower gratin, Layered Leek and Egg Gratin , Stuffed baguette , Breton Pie, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fruit crémeux, Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream), Smoky sausage and mash, Breton galettes (pancakes), Oat financiers for Louise, ... All

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