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Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise"

An Italian-style combination of spinach, chick peas and tomatoes, flavoured with thyme and Parmesan.

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Last modified on: June 15^th 2022

Keywords for this recipe:Spinach Tomato Thyme Chick peas Italy Milan

For 4 people, you will need:

1 40 g onion
2 3 tablespoons olive oil
3 250 g peeled and chopped tomatoes
4 thyme
5 125 g tinned (canned) chickpeas
6 300 g cooked spinach
7 30 g Parmigiano reggiano (Parmesan)
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 790 grams

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6 min.	12 min.	18 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise" : Photo of step #1

Prepare and finely slice 40 g onion.

Stage 2 - 1 min.

Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise" : Photo of step #2

Pour 3 tablespoons olive oil into a large saucepan on medium heat. When good and hot add the onion.

Salt, pepper, and cook for 1 minute without colouring.

Stage 3 - 8 min.

Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise" : Photo of step #3

Add 250 g peeled and chopped tomatoes and the leaves from a few sprigs of thyme. Salt and pepper again.

Bring to the boil and leave to reduce slightly.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise" : Photo of step #4

Add 125 g tinned (canned) chickpeas...

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise" : Photo of step #5

...then 300 g cooked spinach.

Mix and cook just long enough to reheat the spinach.

Stage 6

Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise" : Photo of step #6

Serve with a little Parmesan grated over the top.

Remarks

You can use pecorino or a mature, dry goat's cheese instead of Parmesan.

Keeping

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

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
747 Kcal or 3,128 Kj	30 gr	45 gr	61 gr
37 %	12 %	4 %	9 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
95 Kcal or 398 Kj	4 gr	6 gr	8 gr
5 %	1 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
187 Kcal or 783 Kj	8 gr	11 gr	15 gr
9 %	3 %	1 %	2 %

% 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).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 3.03 €
Per person : 0.76 €

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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 Croque-monsieur , Spinach brik parcels, Eggs "en cocotte" with spinach, Salmon and spinach quiche, Thin spinach and potato tart, ... All
	Peeled and chopped tomatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sausages with baked beans, French style, Rice à l'italienne, Veal Marengo, Tomato sauce for pizzas, White bean gratin "à l'italienne", ... All
	Tinned (canned) chickpeas: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cauliflower and chickpea purée, Chickpea salad, Green hummus, Lebanese-style chickpea salad, Hummus, ... All
	Onion: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mexican salad, Sautéed pork with mushrooms in a cream sauce., Creamy Winter Vegetable Soup, Seven-hour lamb, Potato and two ham gratin, ... All

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