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).
10,8413.2/5 for 6 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: February 27th 2019
For 12 people, you will need:
- 0
½ cup butter - 1
6 1⁄3 cups cooked spinach - 2
12 hard-boiled eggs - 3
2 2⁄3 cups Bechamel sauce - 4
1 1⁄3 cup grated cheese - 5 2⁄3 cup grated cheese (optional)
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 15 min. | 25 min. | 40 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Keeping:
Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Spread 6 1⁄3 cups 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 2 2⁄3 cups Bechamel sauce and 1 1⁄3 cup 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.
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 |
| 121 Kcal or 507 Kj | 6 gr | 5 gr | 10 gr |
| 6 % | 2 % | <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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 12.79 €
- Per person : 1.07 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach brik parcels, Salmon and Spinach Gratin, Crispy spinach rolls, Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Spinach on toast with bechamel, ... All |
 | Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach and hard-boiled egg gratin, Montlebon toast, Spinach on toast with bechamel, Moussaka, Italian style gratin, ... All |
| Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Vegetable clafoutis, Gougères, Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, Mushroom Pancakes au Gratin, Moussaka, ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Filo leeks and cheese tart, Roscoff loaf, Breton Pie, Milk rolls, Diamond biscuits, ... All |
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