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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Grade this recipe: Last modified on: August 16th 2020
For 6 people, you will need:
- 0
200 g cooked chicken - 1
1 shallot - 2
2 tablespoons olive oil - 3
300 g cooked spinach - 4
200 ml cream - 5
6 eggs - 6
20 g butter - 7
50 g grated cheese - 8
salt - 9
pepper - Total weight: 1,125 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 18 min. | 25 min. | 43 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:
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
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.
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.
Turn off the heat.
Stage 9 - 2 min.
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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,942 Kcal or 8,131 Kj | 101 gr | 26 gr | 171 gr |
| 97 % | 39 % | 2 % | 26 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 173 Kcal or 724 Kj | 9 gr | 2 gr | 15 gr |
| 9 % | 3 % | <1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 324 Kcal or 1,357 Kj | 17 gr | 4 gr | 28 gr |
| 16 % | 6 % | <1 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 4.46 €
- Per person : 0.74 €
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: Baked eggs with chicken and spinach, Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Feta and spinach brik pie, Eggs "en cocotte" with spinach, Spinach Omelette, ... All |
| Cooked chicken: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Beans with tomatoes, Chicken and Avocado Salad, Chicken Brussels pie, Hot sesame-cream chicken tartines, Baked eggs with chicken and spinach, ... All |
| Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Courgettes (zuchinis) , Chocolate tart, Stock-pot fish , Fisherman's Ragout, Mushroom Pancakes au Gratin, ... All |
| Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Oxtail Parmentier, French onion soup, Aperitif rolls, Gratin slices with spinach, Potimarron (chestnut pumpkin) "au gratin", ... All |
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