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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

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For 12 people, you will need:

1 120 g onion
2 9 tablespoons olive oil
3 750 g peeled and chopped tomatoes
4 thyme
5 375 g tinned (canned) chickpeas
6 900 g cooked spinach
7 90 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 2,370 grams

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6 min.	12 min.	18 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Prepare and finely slice 120 g onion.

Stage 2 - 1 min.

Pour 9 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.

Add 750 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.

Add 375 g tinned (canned) chickpeas...

Stage 5 - 3 min.

...then 900 g cooked spinach.

Mix and cook just long enough to reheat the spinach.

Stage 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.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,241 Kcal or 9,383 Kj	91 gr	134 gr	184 gr
83 %	26 %	9 %	21 %

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

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
187 Kcal or 783 Kj	8 gr	11 gr	15 gr
7 %	2 %	1 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2700 k-calories or 11300 k-joules by day for a man (change to a woman).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 12 people : 7.78 £
Per person : 0.65 £

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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: Salmon and Spinach Gratin, Spinach on toast with bechamel, Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk, Pan-fried cheese, egg and spinach toastie, Thin spinach and potato tart, ... All
	Peeled and chopped tomatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tomato sauce (for pizzas), Pissaladière with puff pastry, Veal Marengo, Polpete, Chicken "cantina", ... All
	Tinned (canned) chickpeas: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Green hummus, Couscous, Cauliflower and chickpea purée, Cauliflower and chickpea salad, Chorba, ... All
	Onion: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Veal Marengo, Tomato sauce (for pizzas), Individual creamy endive gratins, Potato tortilla (Spanish omelette), Potimarron and celeriac autumn soup, ... All

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