Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 6 people, you will need:

• 1 200 g cooked chicken
• 2 1 shallot
• 3 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 300 g cooked spinach
• 5 200 ml cream
• 6 6 eggs
• 7 20 g butter
• 8 50 g grated cheese
• 9 salt
• 10 pepper
• Total weight: 1,125 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
18 min.	25 min.	43 min.

Step by step recipe

• 1: Cut 200 g cooked chicken into small pieces.
  Prepare 1 shallot.
• 2: Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add the chopped shallot.
  Salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute without colouring.
• 3: Add the chicken pieces and mix well.
• 4: Add 300 g cooked spinach.
• 5: Add 200 ml cream, salt and pepper again then mix well. Turn down the heat and leave to thicken gently.
• 6: Meanwhile, break 6 eggs into a bowl, salt and pepper, then whisk together.
• 7: Put a small frying pan on medium heat and melt 20 g butter. Pour in the beaten eggs.
• 8: Gently pull the eggs from the edge into the centre with a soft spatula until they are just barely set.
  Turn off the heat.
• 9: Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
  Tip the omelette into a buttered gratin dish.
• 10: Spread the chicken and spinach mixture on top.
• 11: Top with the grated cheese.
• 12: Bake for about 20 minutes.

Remarks

Do take care not to overcook the eggs in stage 8 or they will dry out in the oven.

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