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Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette

A simple omelette treated more like a gratin: the omelette forms the bottom layer in the dish, topped with chicken and spinach in a cream sauce and browned in the oven.

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Last modified on: August 16^th 2020

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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

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18 min.	25 min.	43 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette

Cut 200 g cooked chicken into small pieces.

Prepare 1 shallot.

Stage 2 - 1 min.

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.

Stage 3 - 1 min.

Add the chicken pieces and mix well.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Add 300 g cooked spinach.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Add 200 ml cream, salt and pepper again then mix well. Turn down the heat and leave to thicken gently.

Stage 6 - 4 min.

Meanwhile, break 6 eggs into a bowl, salt and pepper, then whisk together.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Put a small frying pan on medium heat and melt 20 g butter. Pour in the beaten eggs.

Stage 8 - 4 min.

Gently pull the eggs from the edge into the centre with a soft spatula until they are just barely set.

Turn off the heat.

Stage 9 - 2 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Tip the omelette into a buttered gratin dish.

Stage 10 - 1 min.

Spread the chicken and spinach mixture on top.

Stage 11 - 1 min.

Top with the grated cheese.

Stage 12 - 20 min.

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.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,670 Kcal or 6,992 Kj	103 gr	26 gr	171 gr
83 %	40 %	2 %	26 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
148 Kcal or 620 Kj	9 gr	2 gr	15 gr
7 %	4 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
278 Kcal or 1,164 Kj	17 gr	4 gr	28 gr
14 %	7 %	<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: Celery, Milk, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 4.46 €
Per person : 0.74 €

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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: Crispy spinach rolls, Spinach brik parcels, Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise", Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk, Parcels of fish fillet in spinach, ... All
	Cooked chicken: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rice and peas, Quick chicken curry, Surprise bread, Beans with tomatoes, Crispy rolls with chicken and leek, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mushroom tart, Mushroom velouté, Clementine Chantilly, Apple macaronade, Lobster Thermidor, ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Ham pasta bake, Potato and two ham gratin, Italian style gratin, Aperitif rolls, Chard and potato gratin, ... All

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