BAKED SPINACH AND EGGS

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Make and share this Baked Spinach and Eggs recipe from Food.com.

Provided by ImPat

Categories     Breakfast

Time 40m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

cooking spray (olive oil)
180 g spinach (English leaves stems removed)
1 tablespoon olive oil spread (light)
2 1/2 tablespoons plain flour
2 cups skim milk
1/2 cup cheese (grated fat-reduced tasty or cheddar)
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
6 eggs (room temperature)
4 spring onions (finely chopped)
1 pinch cayenne pepper
4 slices sourdough bread (toasted and lightly buttered to serve)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 180C (160C fan forced).
  • Lightly spray 4 x 1 cup capacity oven proof dishes with oil.
  • Place spinach and 1 tablespoon water in a medium saucepan over moderate heat and cook and stir for 3 minutes or until wilted and then drain and cool.
  • Using hands, squeeze excess liquid from spinach and chop coarsely.
  • Melt spread in a small saucepan over moderate heat and add flour and cook and stir for 1 minute or until bubbling and remove from heat and gradually stir in milk and increase heat to moderately high and cook stirring constantly until mix boils and thickens slightly and then remove from heat and stir in cheese and nutmeg until smooth.
  • Whisk in 2 of the eggs until well combined and then add spinach and onion to cheese sauce.
  • Pour mix into prepared dishes and using the back of a spoon make a slight indent at the centre of each dish and break an egg into each indent.
  • Place ramekins on a baking tray and sprinkle with cayenne pepper and bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until eggs are just set and then stand for 5 minutes before serving with buttered toast.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 422.4, Fat 12.4, SaturatedFat 5.1, Cholesterol 290.5, Sodium 681.9, Carbohydrate 51.1, Fiber 3.1, Sugar 2.5, Protein 26.6

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