Pan-fried cheese, egg and spinach toastie
Here's a new French twist on the famous American grilled cheese. This version plays on the great combination of spinach and eggs.
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Last modified on: August 15th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
2 eggs - 2
1 tablespoon olive oil - 3
8 slices bread - 4
50 g butter - 5
300 g cooked spinach - 6
150 g cheese - Total weight: 1,015 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 19 min. | 17 min. | 36 min. |
At what time:
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 7 min.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Butter 8 slices bread.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Put a large frying pan on medium heat and add the bread slices, butter side down.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Fry all the slices until browned.
Stage 5 - 4 min.
Top half the fried bread on the un-fried side with egg.
Stage 6 - 4 min.
Add the spinach.
Stage 7 - 4 min.
Top with slices of cheese (Brie here).
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Finish the sandwich with a second slice of bread and press down gently.
Stage 9
Put back in the pan on low heat...
Stage 10 - 5 min.
...and cover.
This is just to reheat the centre and melt the cheese.
This is just to reheat the centre and melt the cheese.
Stage 11
You may need to do this in batches, depending on the size of your pan.
Stage 12
Serve piping hot, whole or cut in two.
Remarks
You can use a different cheese instead of Brie, such as Camembert.
Keeping
Should be eaten immediately.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,233 Kcal or 5,162 Kj | 84 gr | 280 gr | 115 gr |
| 62 % | 32 % | 26 % | 17 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 121 Kcal or 507 Kj | 8 gr | 28 gr | 11 gr |
| 6 % | 3 % | 3 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 308 Kcal or 1,290 Kj | 21 gr | 70 gr | 29 gr |
| 15 % | 8 % | 7 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 3.19 €
- Per person : 0.80 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach and ricotta ravioli, Feta and spinach brik pie, Asparagus and spinach gratin, Spinach Omelette, Baked eggs with chicken and spinach, ... All |
 | Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pan-baked hash brown (Hash-brown casserole), Winemaker's toast, Potato wallets, The strange gratin, Endive and cheese salad with croutons, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Couscous, Little apple and verbena tarts, Elsa's Comtoise galette, Chicken Brussels pie, Toasted-flour biscuits, ... All |
 | Bread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Croque-monsieur gourmand, Mushrooms on toast, French style, Beetroot salad with cashew nuts, Italian toast, bread-crust quiche, ... All |
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